Pak walkout threat!
  • andy

    http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/content/islington/gazette/news/story.aspx?brand=ISLGOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsislg&itemid=WeED11%20Feb%202009%2010%3A59%3A29%3A043

    Decimate the street is a bit strong. If Pak's move out,there will always be cows feet.

  • Fin
    Let 'em go I say. Although we could end up with a row of empty shops, especially in the current environment, worth the risk for the chance of a bit of diversity at that end of the street. Never liked the fact that one business owned so many shops all next to each other.
  • unaestheticunaesthetic
    the wig shops are terrifying. like return to oz.
  • hellojo
    For a million a year, they could buy themselves a car park nearby. Or do a deal with John Jones or something.
    I love their supermarket! One of the only ones with no meat smells and a great range
  • Colette
    It never occurred to me that it would be possible to spend more than an hour in the Pak emporium. I might try it.
  • underscore_cue
    Ye... what a load of bollocks!

    As if you would spend an hour looking through bins full of sketchy badly packaged conditioner etc. and if you were so bothered you'd go and move the car somewhere else or put another pay and display ticket on it.
  • tosscat

    I could spend an hour in there.

    And why would you drive to Pak? Is it a destination shop?

  • David

    "During the summer, we have churches organising trips."

    Awesome. Clearly a destination shop, like a holy star in the night but for pretend hair rather than prophets of God.

    But its a nonsense argument isn't it? If you've got 5-6 spaces outside your shop, you'd rather them turnover every hour to get more custom wouldn't you? If the shopper could stay three hours, they'd do exactly the same as they do now in Pak but then use the extra time to hit Tesco's or whatever else is on their list.

  • underscore_cue
    sounds more like he's decided to close down the shops and its easier to blame the council than just say he's had enough and isn't making any money!
  • bennyfromtheblok
    I love this bit....
    "shops frequented by the likes of....footballer Ashley Cole" Thats reason enough to shut them down.
    I think the area would be better off without Paks - 1 shop fair enough but it's just too much. It's not losing money because of parking restrictions, I'd say you can get all those products much cheaper online and when the credit crunch bites maybe just the 1 wig will do.
  • underscore_cue
    one wig will do ;-) you tell it like it is
  • Duncan
    Maybe we can get Vista to turn the whole of Paks into a cinema.
  • Ian

    The wig shops prevailed. Turns out all the fuss was over two parking bays and an hour's extension.

    I have mixed feelings about their victory...

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