In this episode, Dani and Si dive into the rise and fall of British Home Stores (BHS), blending nostalgia with a sharp look at corporate responsibility and the changing high street.

They start with childhood memories of rainy Saturdays, fluorescent lighting, and the unmistakable smell of carpet and cafeteria food, before unpacking how a once-solid British institution, founded in 1928, collapsed in less than a century.

The conversation explores Sir Philip Green’s role in turning a healthy pension surplus into a £571 million deficit while extracting hundreds of millions for himself and his family, the controversial £1 sale to serial bankrupt Dominic Chappell, and the devastating impact on employees, pensioners, and town centres across the UK.

Danny and Si also zoom out to the bigger picture: the rise of online shopping and fast fashion, the decline of anchor tenants on the high street, and the shift in consumer spending from “stuff” to experiences. With their usual mix of humour, clear explanation, and pointed opinion, they ask whether BHS was doomed by market forces alone -or whether greed and poor leadership sealed its fate.

About Simon and Danielle:

Simon and Danielle are both business owners, based in the East Midlands, who met through mutual business contacts and who share a love of all things business.

Simon runs Skylight Media – Award-winning experts in Website Design, E-commerce & Marketing running since 2003.

Danielle runs Goldspun Support – a multi-faceted support service for fractional directors and small business owners across the globe, running since 2009.

Since they first met Simon and Danielle have spent a ridiculous amount of time talking about the subjects that interest them – usually over a drink in the pub – and they decided that now was the time to bring these conversations to a wider audience and invite them to join the chat.

Both Simon and Danielle are successful business owners in their own rights with big plans for the future but will never lose their love of talking all things business… and the pub.