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One more credit insurer abandons Maplin Electronics

John Brown (no body) Silver badge

"Once we are left with an Amazon monopoly we will all be worse off."

It was a sad day when Goughs in South Shields closed, The sons carried on after their father died, but there was not enough business to pass it on to their kids. Same with the Red Radio Shop on Sunderland. Even Tandy, at a push, usually had components. Now there's only Maplin and the writing is on the wall for them.

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