(04 Nov 2016, 12:47 pm)Michael wrote Marks & Spencer to axe dozens of high street stores in Rowe revamp

http://news.sky.com/story/marks-spencer-...p-10644351

Does not surprise me. All you have to do is read mumsnet to see how badly wrong they're getting their clothing. The women's wear is all bad polyester interpretations of high fashion - an d per una. It doesn't matter how old you are - Per Una is for older women than you.

The food, OTOH, is going from strength to strength. I'm a big fan - I can buy higher welfare meat far cheaper and better quality than in the big 4 and their ready meals and easy to prepare food, which I often have to rely on to get 3 different meals on the table while the boys are rioting or I'm struggling with my own difficulties (I bloody burnt myself when I had all these things going on at once, the other day!) are good quality with few additives. (Waitrose cakes are nicer though - they avoid palm oil and glucose-fructose syrup and use actual butter and sugar!)

I reckon the Durham store will be for the chop. or at least cut down to a small simply food, as the clothing section is crap and has been superceded by the arnison centre store, but the food hall always busy. I reckon they'll move out of town in Sunderland, too. Stockton and Darlo both also seem to have clothing sections that are merely walked past to get to the food.