ANOTHER closure has brought the total number of empty units in Gloucester's main shopping area to 49.
Birthdays shut the doors of its Eastgate Shopping Centre branch, which includes a Pure Party outlet, on Sunday, with the loss of eight jobs.
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GONE: Pure Party and Birthdays shop in Eastgate Shopping Centre.
It is part of the Clinton Cards group which is in administration.
A spokesman said there were no plans to close the Gloucester or Stroud branches.
Figures from the city council show 10 shops within the central shopping area have closed since January, when 39 of the 308 units were empty.
Kayleigh-Anne Hampton, 24, from Brockworth, said of the latest closure: "It can just join the rest of the empty shops. There's lots."
Joanne Batt, 23, of Painswick Roadsaid: "It's not so bad it's gone because we have got Clintons and Card Factory."
Kirsty Barclay, 21, from Painswick Road said: "There will be more shutting.
"Shopping here is too expensive as most people are on benefits."
Aaron James, 34, from Stonehouse, said: "It's quite shocking so many places are closing.
"The only thing that seems to be opening is 99p shops."
Dave Robinson, 62, from Tredworth said: "I'm not surprised. Gloucester is dead for shopping and something needs to be done."
Activities
Rob Key, 40, of Hucclecote said he often shopped in Birthdays and will miss it.
Secretary of Gloucester City Centre Community Partnership Barry Leach said: "We are holding our own but need to do better.
"We need more activities so the city centre is not just about shopping."
City council leader Paul James said there was "not a lot" the council could do about national closures.
He added: "I absolutely agree we need to make the city centre about more than shopping."
He pointed out upcoming events in the city centre, including the night market, Hat Festival and Food Festival.
Holy moly! Rumer Willis exposes her rear in a pair of ripped jean shorts while shopping - Daily Mail
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Hipster grunge fashion may be all the rage on catwalks and glossy magazine spreads this year, but Rumer Willis proved today that there is definitely such a thing as taking ripped jeans too far.
The 23-year-old daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis experienced a wardrobe malfunction when her derrire came out of the very distressed denim shorts she was wearing while shopping at West Elm in Los Angeles.
Rumer was the very picture of 1995 grunge in her black-and-white plaid shirt and brown cowboy boots and, after thoroughly browsing the modern furniture store on Beverly Boulevard, she settled on an embroidered sea-green pillow.
Over-exposed: While shopping at West Elm today, Rumer Willis experienced a wardrobe malfunction thanks to the distressed denim shorts she was wearing
Busting at the seams: The 23-year-old daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis ran into trouble when her right butt-cheek came out of her ripped jean shorts
The House Bunny actress recently debuted a darker hairdo with blue extensions courtesy of Great Lengths, the same company Christina Ricci used when she was tired of her chin-length bob.
However, Rumer's new black hair looked curly and dishevelled as she exited West Elm carrying her big black purse and the shopping bag carrying her precious new pillow.
The eldest Willis-Moore daughter recently joined Demi, Bruce, and sister Scout, 20, for her 18-year-old sister Tallulah's high school graduation earlier this month.
Pillow shopping: After thoroughly browsing the modern furniture store on Beverly Boulevard, she settled on an embroidered sea-green pillow
Hipster grunge fashion: Rumer was the very picture of 1995 grunge in her black-and-white plaid shirt and brown cowboy boots
'My baby sis graduating,' Rumer said, tweeting a picture of a cap-and-gowned Tallulah to her 178,000 followers.
Rumer once dropped out of USC after one semester, and Scout, who's currently studying at Brown University, was recently arrested for underage drinking.
New hair! The House Bunny actress recently debuted a darker hairdo with Great Lengths blue extensions
Rather than university, the Whole Nine Yards actress has instead focused on her craft, appearing in films From Within, Sorority Row, Wild Cherry, and guest appearances on several TV series including a recent role as a pot dealer on Comedy Central's Workaholics.
She'll next star alongside Billy Zane and Dominic Purcell in horror-thriller The Ganzfeld Experiment, which comes out next February.
The budding chanteuse also took to the stage last month to belt out rock songs and jazz standards at Hollywood hot-spot The Sayers Club where she's performed three times this year.
Rumer dropped a dramatic amount of weight lately, and many believed it was due to the stress of her 49-year-old mother's split with 34-year-old husband Ashton Kutcher.
However, it appears there could be another reason behind Rumer Willis' rapidly shrinking frame -- she might soon become the face of Australian designer Charlie Brown's newest collection.
She already appeared in a campaign for haute couture label Badgley Mischka last year.
I'm with dave sampson. She has nice legs and bottom. I'm no spring chicken and 90% of the men I've known would prefer a great figure over a great face. Lets face it, beauty fades, but fat doesnt. Lets also hope she has a sparkling personality.
- Jess, US, 20/6/2012 10:14
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