Freezing cold shops, other establishments.

[Lawrence McGinty]

I live in a smallish village and visited my biggest store which is a COOP. An hour later I had to go to a Bargain Booze to get a tin of cat food I forgot.

 

Both these stores were absolutely freezing when entering and the staff were wearing wooly hats, scarves and fingerless gloves.

 

It was warmer outside than instore.

 

Because I live in a village these store are not huge so about a third of their size are fridges and freezers stocking goods, which adds to the cold.

 

However, I've not noticed this in previous years, as in, even in mid-winter, the heating of the store usually compensates for the chill outside and the internal fridges and one doesn't really notice it as it's regulated to be comfortable for staff and the shopper.

 

Today was exceptional in these stores, it was absolutely freezing in both with winter hardly beginning yet.

 

Both stores said their heating system had packed up. Anyone else suspect this is rubbish and they are just saving on fuel bills?

 

The COOP group are in trouble as a whole, are they going bust?