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Gemini73 wrote:We've an independent burger bar in Cheltenham called Real Burger. Not particularly cheap and I've only been a few times, but damn they cook up some tasty burgers and their chips are out of this world.

Winckle wrote:I've never even heard of FOPP.

Jenuall wrote:

Winckle wrote:I've never even heard of FOPP.

It's good, but I prefer fap myself.

Winckle wrote:I've never even heard of FOPP.

Winckle wrote:

Jenuall wrote:

Winckle wrote:I've never even heard of FOPP.

It's good, but I prefer fap myself.

I think they sell very specialist films.

BBC News wrote:Marks & Spencer has reported falling clothing and food sales and warned that it sees little improvement in sales this year.

Like-for-like sales, which strip out the impact of new stores, were down 2.2% for the six months to the end of September.

Food sales were down 2.9% and clothing and home sales slid 1.1%.

M&S warned trading conditions for the remainder of the financial year will remain "challenging".

"We are expecting little improvement in sales trajectory," the firm said.

M&S chief executive Steve Rowe told the BBC that food was "trading behind our expectations", but the retailer was "reshaping" its business with prices lowered on hundreds of food items.

"What we are doing is making sure we protect the magic of M&S," he said.

However, he said the retailer was "continuing to review" its store closure programme and did not rule out further closures, especially as one-third of its business would be online in future.

NickSCFC wrote:In positive news "Drive-Thru" coffee shops appear to be booming, two are currently under construction in my city.

American Starbucks and now American-owned Costa (now part of the Coca-Cola corporation)seem to be the only ones in the game though.

I wonder if this will become an increasing trend following Brexit, British household names either failing or being sold out to American megacorporations.

Jenuall wrote:Can't stand those bloody drive through places. If you happen to be one of the people actually in the shop you get treated as a second class citizen whilst they serve all the people in cars!

NickSCFC wrote:

KK wrote:That does look very American.

Drumstick wrote:Brighton Marina recently developed a new area for 5 restaurants. Those plots ended up being taken by TGI Fridays, Five Guys, Bella Italia, Las Iguanas and a Brazilian restaurant that I can't remember the name of which has already closed down.

This frustrates me a little because the restaurant area already caters for Italian and American food with Zizzy and Prezzo, American with Coast to Coast and Frankie and Benny's. There's also a Wetherspoons, an Indian joint and a Cafe Rouge. Couldn't one of the plots have been a Caribbean place, or Thai cuisine? You know, stuff that isn't already catered for.

Jenuall wrote:Can't stand those bloody drive through places. If you happen to be one of the people actually in the shop you get treated as a second class citizen whilst they serve all the people in cars!

Preezy wrote:

Jenuall wrote:Can't stand those bloody drive through places. If you happen to be one of the people actually in the shop you get treated as a second class citizen whilst they serve all the people in cars!

Povvo scum get what you deserve

Drumstick wrote:Brighton Marina recently developed a new area for 5 restaurants. Those plots ended up being taken by TGI Fridays, Five Guys, Bella Italia, Las Iguanas and a Brazilian restaurant that I can't remember the name of which has already closed down.

This frustrates me a little because the restaurant area already caters for Italian and American food with Zizzy and Prezzo, American with Coast to Coast and Frankie and Benny's. There's also a Wetherspoons, an Indian joint and a Cafe Rouge. Couldn't one of the plots have been a Caribbean place, or Thai cuisine? You know, stuff that isn't already catered for.