High Street chain collapse sweepstake

james2001 · Thu 10 May, 2018 23.55

Is that the end of the Bunning's conversions, then?

WillPS · Fri 11 May, 2018 15.38

james2001 wrote: Thu 10 May, 2018 23.55 Is that the end of the Bunning's conversions, then?

I'd imagine so, not heard anything in a fair few months.

Martin Phillp · Fri 11 May, 2018 18.04

Are the existing Bunnings conversions up for sale too?

thegeek · Sat 12 May, 2018 09.19

If you're not in the vicinity of a Bunnings, you may have missed another of their Aussie imports: flyers filled with line drawings of their offers. I particularly like the ones of the flowers, gives you a great sense of the colours you'll get.

I've got a branch about a mile up the road. Still not been. I've been to Screwfix loads though.

Martin Phillp · Sat 12 May, 2018 11.39

Poundworld is set to be put up for sale.

https://news.sky.com/story/poundworld-f ... e-11368776

gottago · Sat 12 May, 2018 13.08

I can’t remember if it was this thread where WHSmith was being discussed but their appalling pricing is finally making the news.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-44084638

They’re blaming it on a pricing error but I don’t believe that for a second. £7.99 for toothpaste is entirely believable from them.

Martin Phillp · Sat 12 May, 2018 13.31

I believe the hospital shops come under the Travel part of the business, where marking up prices is usual.

tillyoshea · Sat 12 May, 2018 16.25

Re the first line of that BBC article: "WHSmith has admitted it made more than £700 by selling single tubes of toothpaste for £7.99 in a hospital."

WHS has admitted that it sold 89 tubes @ £7.99. That's quite different to "making" more than £700, unless the cost price is circa 12p per tube even before non-stock costs are taken into account. Also not sure why they needed to include the Twitter opinion of a BBC presenter and an accusation about "price gouging" as a result of "NHS outsourcing" from an IT engineer on Twitter.

bilky asko · Sat 12 May, 2018 19.34

thegeek wrote: Sat 12 May, 2018 09.19 If you're not in the vicinity of a Bunnings, you may have missed another of their Aussie imports: flyers filled with line drawings of their offers. I particularly like the ones of the flowers, gives you a great sense of the colours you'll get.

I've got a branch about a mile up the road. Still not been. I've been to Screwfix loads though.

When, in comparison to B&Q (my nearest Homebase is about 22 miles away), Screwfix has a better range of items in stock, hardly any waiting or queueing time, usually better prices, and isn't on the busiest road in the area, it's a no-brainer to go there.

WillPS · Wed 16 May, 2018 09.58

tillyoshea wrote: Sat 12 May, 2018 16.25 Re the first line of that BBC article: "WHSmith has admitted it made more than £700 by selling single tubes of toothpaste for £7.99 in a hospital."

WHS has admitted that it sold 89 tubes @ £7.99. That's quite different to "making" more than £700, unless the cost price is circa 12p per tube even before non-stock costs are taken into account. Also not sure why they needed to include the Twitter opinion of a BBC presenter and an accusation about "price gouging" as a result of "NHS outsourcing" from an IT engineer on Twitter.

The accusation on there are about magazines being marked up is interesting - I've never seen that before...

barcode · Tue 22 May, 2018 10.16

Thats even more M&S stores to go... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44197128

The stores being closed
Bayswater
Fleetwood (Outlet store)
Newton Abbot (Outlet store)
Clacton
Holloway Road
Darlington
East Kilbride
Falkirk
Kettering
Newmarket
New Mersey Speke
Northampton
Stockton
Walsall