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		helsinkiandrew on April 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: There’s a 30-year old dead Rabbit in Seven Sisters... Remember the name but not the store - according to Wiki they closed in 1995. I have to give them credit for making a valiant effort though: > Rumbelows had been losing £12 million yearly, and had never made a profit in its 24 years of existence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumbelows

dspillett on April 12, 2024 | [–]

> losing £12 million yearly, and had never made a profit in its 24 years of existence

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