{"id":5536,"date":"2014-03-29T13:36:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-29T13:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cakeswithfaces.co.uk\/?p=5536"},"modified":"2014-03-29T13:36:55","modified_gmt":"2014-03-29T13:36:55","slug":"david-goliath-closes-uk-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cakeswithfaces.co.uk\/blog-2\/david-goliath-closes-uk-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"David &#038; Goliath Closes UK Stores &#8211; Is Cute Not Popular Any More?"},"content":{"rendered":"[boxed_content type=&#8221;coloured&#8221; custom_bg_colour=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_text_colour=&#8221;#444444&#8243; pb_margin_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;]\n<h3><a href=\"\/shop\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11446\" src=\"https:\/\/cakeswithfaces.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/funny-t-shirts-cute-gifts.jpg\" alt=\"Funny T-Shirts &amp; Cute Gifts\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cakeswithfaces.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/funny-t-shirts-cute-gifts.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cakeswithfaces.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/funny-t-shirts-cute-gifts-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"sf-button large pink slightlyroundedarrow \" href=\"\/shop\" target=\"_self\"><span>Shop Now<\/span><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Colourful t-shirts and accessories brand David and Goliath has recently closed all of its UK stores.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidandgoliathtees.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David and Goliath<\/a> had high-profile shops in Covent Garden. Carnaby Street, Westfield Startford, Bluewater and the Bullring in Birmingham. All of them are sadly now closed. Their website says the Covent Garden and Carnaby Street stores will be relocating, and that &#8220;Due to challenging real estate conditions in the London area, larger retail chains are forcing us to look for new locations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>David and Goliath still have shops around the world, in places as exotic as Dubai, Hawaii, the Philippines and even Kuwait. They&#8217;re a brand well-known for fun, colourful designs, and lots of Cakes with Faces customers also like their t-shirts (and so do we!).<\/p>\n<h3>Does this mean the UK doesn&#8217;t like cute any more?<\/h3>\n<p>Are we tired of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cakeswithfaces.co.uk\/shop\">colourful t-shirts<\/a>\u00a0and wearing fun designs?<\/p>\n<p>At Cakes with Faces we certainly hope not, and our great weekend at MCM Birmingham Comic Con, together with feedback from our customers and our online orders suggest it&#8217;s not true.<\/p>\n<h3>Support Independent Designers<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s difficult for independent brands to compete with large chains. This is where you can help: Support the independent brand and colourful designs you love. Remember them when you&#8217;re looking for presents, or when you have a bit of spending money, and support the designers you love!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[\/boxed_content] [spb_products title=&#8221;Funny T-Shirts&#8221; asset_type=&#8221;latest-products&#8221; category=&#8221;tshirts&#8221; carousel=&#8221;no&#8221; product_size=&#8221;standard&#8221; item_count=&#8221;24&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[boxed_content type=&#8221;coloured&#8221; custom_bg_colour=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_text_colour=&#8221;#444444&#8243; pb_margin_bottom=&#8221;no&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8221;first last&#8221;] Colourful t-shirts and accessories brand David and Goliath has recently closed all of its UK stores. David and Goliath had high-profile shops in Covent Garden. Carnaby Street, Westfield Startford, Bluewater and the Bullring in Birmingham. All of them are sadly now closed. Their website says the Covent Garden and Carnaby Street stores [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[436],"tags":[392],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>David and Goliath Closes UK Stores - Is Cute Not Popular Any More?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Colourful t-shirt brand David and Goliath has closed its UK shops in Covent Garden, Carnaby, Bluewater, Westfield Stratford and Birmingham.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cakeswithfaces.co.uk\/blog-2\/david-goliath-closes-uk-stores\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"David and Goliath Closes UK Stores - Is Cute Not Popular Any More?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Colourful t-shirt brand David and Goliath has closed its UK shops in Covent Garden, Carnaby, Bluewater, Westfield Stratford and Birmingham.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cakeswithfaces.co.uk\/blog-2\/david-goliath-closes-uk-stores\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cakes With Faces\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cakeswithfaces\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-03-29T13:36:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cakeswithfaces.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/funny-t-shirts-cute-gifts.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Amy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cakeswithfaces\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cakeswithfaces\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Amy\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cakeswithfaces.co.uk\/blog-2\/david-goliath-closes-uk-stores\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cakeswithfaces.co.uk\/blog-2\/david-goliath-closes-uk-stores\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Amy\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cakeswithfaces.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/2363c13443be9dba53775f0066a9c092\"},\"headline\":\"David &#038; 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