And here goes another one
This is Bonmarché - the womenswear retailer that fell into administration in October. Its situated at the other end of the street from Debenhams.
The Yorkshire-based firm has 312 outlets around the UK, selling clothes at the lower-priced end of the market, predominantly aimed at women over 50 [probably why my wife won’t set foot in it 😊]. It has been in trouble for some time and is closing a number of its less profitable stores. Folkestone is one of those, and one has to wonder whether being on the coast plays a part in that. It’s not as if you can draw a circle around the town and call that a viable catchment area since half would be sea. Now that the ferries have stopped running we get few people from Europe over to do a spot of shopping.
And here goes another one
This is Bonmarché - the womenswear retailer that fell into administration in October. Its situated at the other end of the street from Debenhams.
The Yorkshire-based firm has 312 outlets around the UK, selling clothes at the lower-priced end of the market, predominantly aimed at women over 50 [probably why my wife won’t set foot in it 😊]. It has been in trouble for some time and is closing a number of its less profitable stores. Folkestone is one of those, and one has to wonder whether being on the coast plays a part in that. It’s not as if you can draw a circle around the town and call that a viable catchment area since half would be sea. Now that the ferries have stopped running we get few people from Europe over to do a spot of shopping.