Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 7,938
Amazon provide excellent service with goods I want delivered to my door. What's not to like? Why tax innovation and success?
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,231
The long and short of that article is : Labour still have no plans how to level the playing field, but here's some free stuff for the youngsters if you vote for us!
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,860
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Paul M- Registered: 1 Feb 2016
- Posts: 393
The scaffolding was erected by Folkestone Scaffolding Co.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Paul M wrote:The scaffolding was erected by Folkestone Scaffolding Co.
Another N. T. Rix company.
Paul M- Registered: 1 Feb 2016
- Posts: 393
Just checked and so it is.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Getting back to Amazon, what happens when they have driven all their rivals out of the High Street and they have no need to keep prices low?
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,231
howard mcsweeney1 wrote:Getting back to Amazon, what happens when they have driven all their rivals out of the High Street and they have no need to keep prices low?
Nothing Howard they are the retailer not the manufacturer!
Not forgetting of course that they are not in competition with the high street (there Is no competition) they are however in competition with other online retailers, there are hundreds and more coming online all the time.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,860
Interesting scaffolding have to check voting over past year lol
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Thought it would slow down after Christmas but the Hermes van still arrives every morning to decant parcels into a Slovakian registered van, never takes less than half an hour so plenty of work for the driver.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 7,938
howard mcsweeney1 wrote: plenty of work for the driver.
Another example of the growth of low paid low skilled 'last-mile jobs'.
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/01/10/the-outlook-is-dim-for-americans-without-college-degrees"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Noticed that work has started on the floors above "Nifties" so presumably planning permission has been given for flats there.
Andy B
- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,741
The shop is still filled with rotting food.
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Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,481
On the M&S theme, Deal and Ashford branches are going to close.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,018
Oh dear
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,803
If anyone wants to see the state of the ex Heart Foundation shop and building opposite St Mary's it was featured on Homes Under The Hammer this morning about 31mins in.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0c086kr/homes-under-the-hammer-series-22-episode-65-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 7,938
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
Dover Pilot- Registered: 28 Jul 2018
- Posts: 345
The question is, was it worth losing both Dover and Deal high street strores for the St James' foodhall?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
A couple of points to make on the subject, firstly M & S are having a major restructuring and 16 others were announced today. Secondly Deal has quirky shops and eating places that appeal to those who have a second home there and any M & S shopping they would do during the week near their home or workplace.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,018
Probably not.The one in. Biggin Street kept us near the other shops.Smiths. Boots Super drug .I have just had my Tesco delivery .No buses to bother with.