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Screenshot: Morning Joe If there’s one thing New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants you to know about the student protests on the campuses of Columbia University and City College of New York, it’s not that the students are justifiably upset about the ongoing genocide in Palestine. No, after nearly 300 people [...]read moreNude Cruise, Boarding Planes Suspicious Bike Chains In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

Car owners prefer independent repair shops, chains to dealers – CR

March 23, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto car, chains, dealers, independent, owners, prefer, Repair, shops

This may be one of those survey results that prompts a hearty “duh” from the average car-savvy reader, but Consumer Reports released a report Wednesday suggesting that owners prefer independent repair shops and chains to dealerships when it comes time to take their cars in for repairs. Repairs being the key word here; we’re not [...]read moreCar owners prefer independent repair shops, chains to dealers – CR

Car owners prefer independent repair shops, chains to dealers – CR

March 21, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto car, chains, dealers, independent, owners, prefer, Repair, shops

This may be one of those survey results that prompts a hearty “duh” from the average car-savvy reader, but Consumer Reports released a report Wednesday suggesting that owners prefer independent repair shops and chains to dealerships when it comes time to take their cars in for repairs. Repairs being the key word here; we’re not [...]read moreCar owners prefer independent repair shops, chains to dealers – CR

After Matches, now Frasers Group puts kidswear chains into administration

March 20, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Business administration, chains, Frasers, Group, kidswear, Matches, puts

Business spring cleaning continues at Frasers Group with the UK retail giant now placing kidswear brands Base Childrenswear, Kids Cavern and Flannels Junior into administration. Flannels Junior This comes just a week after the group appointed administrators for digital fashion retailer Matches. Kroll joint administrators Michael Vincent Lennon and Benjamin John Wiles are handling the [...]read moreAfter Matches, now Frasers Group puts kidswear chains into administration

UK store openings driven by coffee shops as many chains close

March 20, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Beauty chains, close, Coffee, driven, openings, shops, store

UK retail continues to lose physical stores at an alarming rate. There was a net decrease of 5,000 stores across the UK last year, amounting to a rate of 14 per day over the year, a report by accountancy firm PwC claims. Photo: Pexels And although the 9,138 new openings last year was the highest [...]read moreUK store openings driven by coffee shops as many chains close