So I was in Gw this morning...

On Jan 1, 3:53 pm, "Kevin Milner" <dontspa....RemoveThis@ihatespam.net> wrote:
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> On Dec 31, 9:54 am, Matt C <n....RemoveThis@noway.jose> wrote:
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> > d_a_la....RemoveThis@hotmail.com wrote in news:25732970-3b64-4b23-a015-589480c6e317@
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> > > On Dec 30, 12:49 pm, Matt C <n....RemoveThis@noway.jose> wrote:
> > >> Mostly looking to see if they have a "this company is in
> > >> administration"
> > >> sign in the window (yet)
>
> > > I'm guessing that you are in the UK then ? (I was going to put a
> > > smiley but it seemed inappropriate (even by the standards of RGMW !))
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> > > Dave
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> > Why, the signs already up in the States?
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> > Yeah, I'm in the UK, Liverpool.
> > The GW is round the corner from Zavviand Woolworths, and almost opposite
> > Clinton Cards,
> > Half the shops in town have a sign up with their Christmas opening hours,
> > the other half have the date the store will close down.
> >I'm actually in South Manchester and our local Arndale shopping
> >precinct currently seems to be having something closing on a frequent
> >basis ( we even lost our McDonalds recently) that's why I thought you
> >were in the UK as it sounded so familiar.
>
> The last GW store in Massachussets closed sometime between when I swore
> never to buy another GW product (still haven't, yay me!) in June or so and
> when I went back to that mall in November. Its a very dodgy looking piercing
> studio now.
> The weird thing is the mall was rather run down before, and now it seems to
> have a lot more stores and activity.

Judging from the Mall of Georgia store (still fairly busy with good
foot traffic being across from the Apple store) the staffing level is
way too high. If you can have 2 people helping customers and some one
still sitting at the table painting who doesn't get up when you just
want to buy a White Dwarf, there is something wrong. No, it's not the
fact that I still buy White Dwarf, that's a separate issue.

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On Dec 31, 9:54 am, Matt C <n....DeleteThis@noway.jose> wrote:
> d_a_la....DeleteThis@hotmail.com wrote in news:25732970-3b64-4b23-a015-589480c6e317@
> 40g2000prx.googlegroups.com:
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> > On Dec 30, 12:49 pm, Matt C <n....DeleteThis@noway.jose> wrote:
> >> Mostly looking to see if they have a "this company is in
> >> administration"
> >> sign in the window (yet)
>
> > I'm guessing that you are in the UK then ? (I was going to put a
> > smiley but it seemed inappropriate (even by the standards of RGMW !))
>
> > Dave
>
> Why, the signs already up in the States?
>
> Yeah, I'm in the UK, Liverpool.
> The GW is round the corner from Zavviand Woolworths, and almost opposite
> Clinton Cards,
> Half the shops in town have a sign up with their Christmas opening hours,
> the other half have the date the store will close down.

>I'm actually in South Manchester and our local Arndale shopping
>precinct currently seems to be having something closing on a frequent
>basis ( we even lost our McDonalds recently) that's why I thought you
>were in the UK as it sounded so familiar.

The last GW store in Massachussets closed sometime between when I swore
never to buy another GW product (still haven't, yay me!) in June or so and
when I went back to that mall in November. Its a very dodgy looking piercing
studio now.
The weird thing is the mall was rather run down before, and now it seems to
have a lot more stores and activity.