It was cold, bleak, biting weather: foggy withal: and he could hear the people in the court outside go wheezing up and down, beating their hands upon their breasts, and stamping their feet upon the pavement stones to warm them.

Oct 01,  · A report by political consultancy WPI Strategy says more than 8, chain stores shut on high streets, shopping malls and retail parks in the first six months of Around 90, retail jobs. 1 day ago · “It’s simply not right that suburban retailers should be forced to shut for six out of 10 days over the Christmas/New Year period.” Business SA in August backed away from its previous position on shop trading hours reform, withdrawing support for the State Government’s push for full deregulation and advocating for a more modest change.

Oct 01,  · A report by political consultancy WPI Strategy says more than 8, chain stores shut on high streets, shopping malls and retail parks in the first six months of Around 90, retail jobs. Once upon a time -- of all the good days in the year, on Christmas Eve -- old Scrooge sat busy in his counting-house. It was cold, bleak, biting weather: foggy withal: and he could hear the people in the court outside go wheezing up and down, beating their hands upon their breasts, and stamping their feet upon the pavement stones to warm them.