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Originally Posted by cathidaw
Iwent into Quiksave in Ball hill Coventry on Monday.There was hardly anything on the shelves- beautifully stacked piles of beans, pickles, and tinfoil. Exactly what the average shopper needs for a hungry family.
Iasked the manager if they were closing and he said he didnt think so-they were waiting for stock. But they havent had stock for ages. I heard a rumour last year that Morrisons were taking over but then pulled out.
I went in for eggs which they hadn't got but I was given a free carrier bag to take home a cream egg. They used to be 4p.
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The one on Ball Hill has been like this for months. It was up for auction last year.
Some background: Kwik Save was bought by Somerfield, who rebranded some KwiK Save stores as Somerfield, closed a few more (The one on Binley Road is going to be demolished and turned into a LIDL) and then sold the remains of Kwik Save to a bunch of people called "BTTF". BTTF have cashflow problems, and therefore can't get the stock. They managed to secure 50 million from investors, but it seems they still have cash flow problems.
The site on Ball Hill I would have thought would be a prime site, but Ball Hill looks to be in decline, with all the high profile stores closing down and being replaced by bargain stores. A while back they tried to open stuff like Delis and Thai restaurants, but they all closed down. I notice D&A have shut down, and the fireplace store is now a 99p store, and the nice Pizza Place now advetises "Eastern Fried Chicken"... Lot of closed down shops. Shame.
[Lived on Ball Hill for 4 years in the late 1990s, early 2000s - moved away to the other side of the city, and it was like moving to a different town altogether]