wh smith buys modelzone

[Agrippa]

In the central Glasgow branch of WHS there were 2 suits at the door, a lot of the locals looked wary thinking they were store detectives, or even worse the polis, however they were just flogging gas or electricity .
Personally WHS doesn't bother me, I brace myself for the patter, " Do you want a receipt, do you want a bag,
would you like to buy a giant Toblerone half price."

PS it's also one of the few places where you can get Mad magazine!

[joe cassidy]

Smiths may not be doing OK in the UK but they seem to be doing well in India.

It may only be a franchise operation but they have shops in all the international airports.

Mention of Woolworths as being the starting point of many a modelling hobby made me feel nostalgic. They also used to sell postage stamps (for collectors) - what ever happened to that hobby ?

Finally, in reply to EP, analogue is fighting back. Vinyl records are becoming more and more available, at least in Paris where I live (I bought a new record player last year). Having said that, Virgin Megastore in France ceased trading this year due to the Amazons of this world.

Dommage ! I like to handle the goods before buying.

Best regards,


Joe

[EtchedPixels]

Finally, in reply to EP, analogue is fighting back. Vinyl records are becoming more and more available

Same here but vinyl is a fringe market mostly about collectors and very limited runs  - won't keep WH Smiths alive

Alan

[MikeDunn]

Same here but vinyl is a fringe market mostly about collectors and very limited runs  - won't keep WH Smiths alive

It didn't do them that much good when it was mainstream !