Hope they can survive. They have the best selection of magazines about.

IMO they need to ditch the DVD/CD areas (or offer the space as a concession to HMV or the like).

Wesley Owen, the Christian bookshop chain, is up for sale, ~500 jobs to go

500 staff face axe as religious book shops up for sale

Christian charity forced to put Wesley Owen on the block


surely God won't allow it to fold? is He going to do something about it?

The staff "are working diligently and praying vigilantly for a successful outcome". They could use some divine intervention.

our closest store already has the ' everything must go , closing down sale ' banners out

Have Adams come out of administration now? The Derby store is still open, but the Burton one is closed, but pointing customers to the Lichfield store, bizarrely enough.

I must admit that the range of clothes they've had in there recently have been much better than the ones they had when the administration business started. We've bought a few bits for our little ones in there.

Adams went bust with the recession. A good number of stores shut down. I've seen some open as they pushed a few back. So the ones that are still open are not in administration.

I could be wrong but I think when they went ito administration some of them where saved from closure and came out of administration and the rest got closed down

The Works has re-opened some stores too

Just after the news about Borders Books closing here's another chain going bust:

http://www.retail-week.com/retail-se...009196.article

D2 the fashion shop. Yet another major and high profile loss to the high street.

Portsmouth FC

http://www.retail-week.com/retail-se...009390.article

Some good news is D2 has been saved and all stores have been bought back.

I think Britain is going to close down soon.

What's D2?

Well I went past a Adams today and there where notes on the door saying they had gone int administration again on 22nd january i wonder if they will be so lucky this time

Positive news to hear Adams will be back with 40 stores:

http://www.retail-week.com/city/supp...012621.article

Sign of the recovery on the High Street?

I see Faith appear to have gone bust.

More good news.

MFI have been bought back here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...makes-comeback

So that's Adams back, MFI back, 'Alworths' in all the market towns maybe not all bad then. How about bring back Borders and Zavvi next?

Zavvi is back as a website, I don't think it'll return to the highstreet though.

I reckon Pontins may be on the edge!

Given Pontins is in administration I think you might be right

Vulnerable or teetering on the breek

Focus DIY
Dorothy Perkins as a stand alone outlet
Carphone warehouse
Bella Pasta
paperchase
Seat Cars

I can see some of these happening but some of them I wouldnt have even considered before you mentioned them

Dorothy Perkins really, are they struggling is that a guess or do you know?

I didn't know Focus was struggling or is that just a rumour

Carphone Warehouse, you're joking right!!

all these closed shops, will be taken over by CHARITY SHOPS..