Long Eaton's Focus/Do it all, has finally bitten the dust. The residual stock is being sold at knock down prices. The staff will lose their jobs, that for me is the saddest part, particularly in these unstable economic times.
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The position of this store has always puzzled me. It's poor road links and it's off centre position always seemed odd. With the old Long Eaton Advertiser building nearby having planning consent for residential use, perhaps this blow to the local economy could be turned to advantage if any further use of the site includes a better connection with Main Street and the Town Centre. In the meantime I have suggested to Erewash that the Council secure a short term lease of the car park to keep it open to the general public and to deter anti-social behaviour.
It is a somewhat ironic that Wickes, at one time owned by Focus Do It All, pushed them into fourth place behind B & Q and Homebase.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I understand of the 178 stores some have been bought by their rivals and safeguarded some of the 4000 odd jobs but sadly Long Eaton is not one of them.
Like many of the shops in Long Eaton could it be turned into a charity 'superstore'.