"Tom Lucas" k wrote in
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It's the greed that will kill them all. They had a good niche selling
parts but there wasn't a huge amount of money in it - although there was
plenty to keep the stores open. They then branch out into areas that are
sewn up by other suppliers specialising in those areas and wonder why
they aren't selling anything anymore. It's the drive to dominate all the
market places which is typical of middle management ambition who are
just looking for something to put on their CV for the next job rather
than a sensible decision about the nature and direction of the company.


So true, but that actually offers hope. It only takes a bit of realisation
on the part of the public, and of shareholders, and these blinkered
agressive egoists with more ambition than sense will become unemployable.