While shoppers buy their last presents on Christmas eve in Oxford Street, London one more shop hits the wall of insolvency. Financial experts in the UK are predicting that mid January will see up to 15 high street retailers go bust. Already with several days to go in 2008 the numbers are stacking up. Every day seems to add to the gloom with iconic retailer Woolworths now in its death throws. These photos show the perfume store clearing the decks. Look beyond the obvious. On the edges of the pictures people are thinking about buying or sampling the wears.Monday, 29 December 2008
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While shoppers buy their last presents on Christmas eve in Oxford Street, London one more shop hits the wall of insolvency. Financial experts in the UK are predicting that mid January will see up to 15 high street retailers go bust. Already with several days to go in 2008 the numbers are stacking up. Every day seems to add to the gloom with iconic retailer Woolworths now in its death throws. These photos show the perfume store clearing the decks. Look beyond the obvious. On the edges of the pictures people are thinking about buying or sampling the wears.
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