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<blockquote data-quote="Gumball" data-source="post: 155378" data-attributes="member: 1714"><p>Look around, you don't see many pipe smokers out and about in the UK. So this means that pipe products are a niche market, which is okay for an online retailer but makes life very difficult for the average B&M.</p><p></p><p>Assume he does not own the freehold on the shop, and that he has probably been hit by rising rents as well as local business taxes. Add to that employee costs, and increasing costs for all the utilities. I doubt very much that he is using the profits from the sale of baccy to build a swimming pool on his private estate. More likely he is keeping his head just above water. </p><p></p><p>I have one B&M in my local area, and to be honest I think he is probably only just staying afloat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gumball, post: 155378, member: 1714"] Look around, you don't see many pipe smokers out and about in the UK. So this means that pipe products are a niche market, which is okay for an online retailer but makes life very difficult for the average B&M. Assume he does not own the freehold on the shop, and that he has probably been hit by rising rents as well as local business taxes. Add to that employee costs, and increasing costs for all the utilities. I doubt very much that he is using the profits from the sale of baccy to build a swimming pool on his private estate. More likely he is keeping his head just above water. I have one B&M in my local area, and to be honest I think he is probably only just staying afloat. [/QUOTE]
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