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    Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years.

    I think I should do the same, I just expected a little better but its the internet so I should know better. That a bit obvious if we already do things we cant do them again, the things that we dont do I have made a note of and we are looking into them speaking to suppliers to get them in...
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    Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years.

    I agree with most of what you have said and thanks again for taking the time to to help me out. I will provide a updates once I have some.
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    Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years.

    1. I have offered some basic information, no one has really ask of anything in detail, also I did say I dont run or work at the shop so like dont know as much as I would like but could find out if asked. 2. I'm not sure what else I could have said, I was honest, A lot of what was suggested has...
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    Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years.

    OK, you have replied before what help did you offer ? How was this helpful to anyone Or the of any help ?
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    Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years.

    Seam we have another one who randomly jumps in with a reply to seam cleaver without reading all the post . This was my reply I was also clear I appreciated all the help I was given. I do agree I've had some good advice and I'm grateful to them (they should know who they are) I also had a...
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    Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years.

    I'm not sure what we will be doing till next week when I'm not working and see the option If the store is kept as is we know we need to make some changes but I think the better option would be for my parents to take it easy now and just rent the place but that would be down to them.
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    Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years.

    I'm starting to think you dont like me.just because I dont agree with you. This is a business forum so i expected some business owners to reply, I did get some good advice but not really busness advice. I have already said I'm the 3rd gen so I'm not sure what you have gathered but I have no...
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    Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years.

    Thanks, also to clear up, im not thinking of totally get rid of them just reduce them to the items that sell, some item we get sent and have never sold.
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    Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years.

    Thanks and I really do appreciate all the help you guys have offered and all of you have took the time to offer suggestion. what I meant by the comment was because this was a business forum was hoped someone may have faced a similar issue personally and/or with experience of something similar...
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    Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years.

    Thanks we will give it a try. to be honest when I posted on the forum was hoping someone may have faced this issue and would have some advice on what could be done.
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    Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years.

    Thanks, Well I have been considering a few options 1. Make the shop feel larger easier to move around in, at the moment I feel it has too much and not a lot of room. Would you go to a shop that has more choice and less room or more room to move and less choice. 2. I have been thinking about...
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    Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years.

    I think so too and to show that nothing can be done im going work at the shop on one of my days off to get the best idea, see it running and see whats possible if anything. in the likely case nothing can be done we will just need to closes and move on.
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    Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years.

    Thanks for the reply but I'm assuming you did not read my last reply, I did say we sell cold drinks all the drinks we sell are cold inc the 2 liter bottles, we also sell ice cream ice pops, frozen food lot more, We have more choice products then all of the other stores except one who is 3 times...
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    Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years.

    Thanks ill let them know. We already do all the basics you could thinks of inc frozen lollies frozen food, Cold drinks in the 2lt ones, basic fruit veg, sacks of 25kg sack of potatoes, all chocs, crisps, sweets, basic meds, newspapers and mags , paypoint (topups, pay bills) We have tried a...
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    Family run general store / newsagents may close after 35 years.

    Sole Trader, assets I assume it will only be the shop stock and equipment., I dont know all the liabilities. Its by my family not me so I dont have all the details 1. We tried once a few years ago but most of it stayed on the shelf for ages or went out of date so we never tried again...
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