Borders are down.

[BoredBloke]

That's pretty sad - we use borders a lot for audio books for my son as they tend to have a pretty big range. We use audible also, but there are times when it's nice for him to go in and buy one every now and then.

[Sysman]

If landlords gave cheap rents to some interesting, independent shops to act as anchor tenants for the whole street, they would get more punters and better rents overall. Councils don't help either with punitive parking charges.

Punitive parking charges happened 20 years ago where I lived. Along with many others I started shopping in another town where parking was free as long as you spent a couple of quid in the shops there. No contest.

[wobbegong]

Borders administration likely 'within hours'

I am genuinely feeling quite sad about seeing them go. <boo-hoo emoticon>

Going . . . going . . . GONE!

[TimberWolf]

Borders administration likely 'within hours'

I am genuinely feeling quite sad about seeing them go. <boo-hoo emoticon>

[swamp]

Shop rents and business rates in the UK are scandalous. This means only the stack 'em high, sell 'em cheap brigade and charity shops (who don't have to pay) get a chance on the high street.

If landlords gave cheap rents to some interesting, independent shops to act as anchor tenants for the whole street, they would get more punters and better rents overall. Councils don't help either with punitive parking charges.

[snaw]

This country is getting worse day after day. I may simply stop leaving home at all.

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It's the same everywhere, internet is killing the high street of most advanced economies. I miss it from an aesthetic viewpoint, and there's something nice about browsing through bookshelves looking for books to buy. But I can save shedloads off amazon, and by 90% of my books from it these days.

[threaded]

Shop rents and business rates in the UK are scandalous. This means only the stack 'em high, sell 'em cheap brigade and charity shops (who don't have to pay) get a chance on the high street.

If someone could structure a company like Borders as a charity, they'd stand in line to make an awful lot of money.

[MrMark]

Shame, I used to like going in there to read their books. Still Waterstone's may be just as good. Hope they keep the comfy chairs.

I quite liked Borders but you can see why they're in the sticky brown stuff. Can't earn much from the trendy student/grad set who'd spend an hour reading a book (which they didn't buy) before heading off for a flappycruppocino in the coffee shop. Most folk would tend to buy books/CDs via Amazon or even Tesco.

This country is getting worse day after day. I may simply stop leaving home at all.

[TimberWolf]

Shame, I used to like going in there to read their books. Still Waterstone's may be just as good. Hope they keep the comfy chairs.

[DimPrawn]

Borders are down.

Have been since 1997.

[alreadypacked]

They have already closed some of their stores, can't be long for the rest.

[Jeebo72]

Mrs Jeebo bought £50 worth of book tokens from them yesterday!

[Tingles]

Mrs T got an email lastnight saying they were about to go under within 24hours.

[MrMark]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8376394.stm