Sunday, August 05, 2012

Inverurie has a Poundland - why not Nairn?

Inverurie's Poundland pictured above. Wouldn't one like that look just perfect over at the Bus Station? Does Nairn need a Poundland? Poll over in the Gurn sidebar.
Speaking of the Bus Station, the polemic continues, demonstrating faultlines in the community on what should be done with site. If you haven't read the comments yet (there's over 30 of them now) you can do so on this article here.

12 comments:

50p said...

Hmm... I'm not too keen as on my visits to the store I tend to spend a lot more than £1 on crap that I don't really need (can't resist a bargain!)

What I'd really like to see in Nairn is a weekly market selling local veg and other produce please

Graisg said...

Yes a weekly market - the Gurn has called for that often enough. It would be so good for the town.

Anonymous said...

POUNDLAND!! we are not made of money in Nairn you know!

50c said...

Nairn is more of a Nickel and Dime sort of place

Anonymous said...

yes nickel and dime

How about adapted 'Homes for Heroes' on the bus station site

envy time said...

This could be the start of a very long wish list, although I have to say Poundland wouldn't be on mine.

Inverness has a skating rink - why not Nairn?

Fochabers has a by pass - why not Nairn?

London has the Olympics - why not Nairn?

Eric has a red tie - why not Nairn?

Portugal has sunshine - why not Nairn?

Folk in Forres are happy - why not Nairn?

Anonymous said...

Who says folk in Nairn aren't happy?

Anonymous said...

What a bunch of snobs. I would be glad of a Poundland coming to Nairn or better still Home Bargains. Nickel and Dime are not that cheap!

Anonymous said...

i would love to see a pound land open up in nairn but sadly this will never ever happen unless it has a hairdresser's and coffee shop inside of it too.

never happy said...

You could open a shop in Nairn that gave away fivers and some folk would still gurn about it! 'Why can't they give away tenners' etc

APTSec said...

Rise and rise of Poundland: Middle England's love affair...

More than 4 million shop in the budget store each week...;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2167834/40m-Poundland-Budget-chain-cashes-recession-profits-soar.html

We're quids in at Poundland..

Annual sales to April £780 million and 2000 jobs to be created...

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/4407005/Were-quids-in-at-Poundland.html

...Poundland has delivered a major coup by appointing former Tesco finance director Andrew Higginson as its non-executive chairman, taking the business a step closer to a possible stock market listing...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/11/poundland-appoints-tesco-boss-chairman

Well their business model seems to be profitable

Anonymous said...

Yes, they give them away in Inverness. Typical Highland Council with their centric policy and Nairn losing out as a result.
I demand that Nairn has its own Local Authority like Inverness, so we can then justifiably moan about a true Nairn council.
I remember in the Olden Days when Nairn did have a council, life was infinitely better, the council actually gave away £20 notes to all and we all wore our rose tinted spectacles with pride!