Another blow for St Helens town centre high street as Birthdays card shop closes

8:50am Monday 23rd July 2012 in News

A CARD shop has closed in St Helens town centre after becoming the latest victim of the recession.

The Birthdays store on Church Street was part of the Clintons Cards group that went into administration earlier this year.

In June 397 stores Clintons stores, including the St Helens branch at Church Square was saved following a rescue deal by Lakeshore Lending Limited.

However, no buyer could be found for the Birthdays store, which was a subsidiary of Clintons, and it has now ceased trading.

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frankly says...
11:51am Mon 23 Jul 12

shame, but on the bright side another pound shop is due to open..we then will have 4..lol

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Everard Edbutt says...
1:37pm Mon 23 Jul 12

As a regular customer of this store (I have at least one birthday a year as does my wife) this is bad news.
It is also bad news as the shop will probably stay vacant for many moons.
Then as frankly says when it opens it will probably be a pawnbroker or £1 shops...
MInd you the way it's going in town if it isn't one of the above, it'll end up as a Chinese buffet and I love noodles.

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papyt says...
1:46pm Mon 23 Jul 12

this is just a sign of the times,you can buy a card from as little as a few pence from some outlets so buying an overpriced one from this type of shop was always going to be low on people priorities,and with all the latest technological strides forward i think more people just send a e-card or text messages.

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the dr who says...
2:14pm Mon 23 Jul 12

there are too many card shops. the prices are silly and you can get them a lot cheaper. feel sorry for the staff. but its not a surprise

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pitbullboxing says...
2:29pm Mon 23 Jul 12

I feel for the staff , it's not their fault , but as said above the one around the corner is much cheaper.

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frankly says...
11:40am Wed 25 Jul 12

as i said earlier the pound shop near the market is re opening..So how come we need another one of those ?

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retro 1 says...
6:08pm Wed 25 Jul 12

think we need more clothes shops in the town centre ,every1s walkin round with the same type of clothes on,eg leggins and outsized t-shirts

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papyt says...
8:26am Thu 26 Jul 12

or the fat blokes/women in an ill fitting saints top,even when there is no game on WHY!!!!!.

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