Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Posted: 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.
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Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Posted: Fri 11 May, 2018 15.38
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Posted: Fri 11 May, 2018 18.04
Are the existing Bunnings conversions up for sale too?
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Posted: 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.
I've got a branch about a mile up the road. Still not been. I've been to Screwfix loads though.
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Posted: Sat 12 May, 2018 11.39
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Posted: 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.
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.
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Posted: 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.
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Posted: 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.
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.
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Posted: Sat 12 May, 2018 19.34
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.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.
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Posted: Wed 16 May, 2018 09.58
The accusation on there are about magazines being marked up is interesting - I've never seen that before...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.
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Posted: 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
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