And now Blockbuster goes Bust

[Bill]

i think you are right. my shop is not really internet friendly, we need humans to measure and fit carpets. what does happen though is the radio/phone shop, the florist and even the jewelers will all be gone soon as people stay at home and order from their armchair. this means people just wont visit our town centre, i could be giving carpets away but there will nobody around to see them. thank goodness for the loyal customer base i have, but i fear i will struggle as "new blood" gets thinner on the ground.

Discounts for City fans?

Just trying to help you here....

That sounds a good idea but you can bet De Niro has cut his carpet prices down to the bare bones already to try to boost trade.

Iknow lads who run a carpet shop in Droylsden and they are worried, they are not struggling but have definately seen a downturn lately

yeh things are tight, as i say i'm lucky due to 30 years trading you get a decent customer base, if they are skint though they can't shop for carpets. its food and mortgage first and who can blame them.
i try to buy right and then sell right, best way imo.

 

[SWP's back]

There are still retailers up end last year/start of this.

Currys/PC World
Argos
Asos (up 41%!!!!!!!)

(just going off reported figures from yesterday)

 

[scotty123]

There are still retailers up end last year/start of this.

Currys/PC World
Argos
Asos (up 41%!!!!!!!)

(just going off reported figures from yesterday)

Currys/PC World up off demise of Comet, dog eat dog, woof wooof

 

[squirtyflower]

There are still retailers up end last year/start of this.

Currys/PC World
Argos
Asos (up 41%!!!!!!!)

(just going off reported figures from yesterday)

Next had a announced a profit of £660 million, give or take a quid or two

 

[SWP's back]

There are still retailers up end last year/start of this.

Currys/PC World
Argos
Asos (up 41%!!!!!!!)

(just going off reported figures from yesterday)

Next had a announced a profit of £660 million, give or take a quid or two

Sports Direct up 13%.

Just goes to show that companies that adapt and appeal to their customer base will still grow. Those badly run will wither and fall.

 

[Josh Blue]

There are still retailers up end last year/start of this.

Currys/PC World
Argos
Asos (up 41%!!!!!!!)

(just going off reported figures from yesterday)

Surprised with the first two.

 

[SWP's back]

There are still retailers up end last year/start of this.

Currys/PC World
Argos
Asos (up 41%!!!!!!!)

(just going off reported figures from yesterday)

Surprised with the first two.

I was with Argos also to be honest.

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Seems they are trying to make themselves more modern.

 

[Seosa]

Another space for Poundland to "expand" in to. In about 20 years the high street will be call the pound street

Brilliant.

 

[Josh Blue]

There are still retailers up end last year/start of this.

Currys/PC World
Argos
Asos (up 41%!!!!!!!)

(just going off reported figures from yesterday)

Surprised with the first two.

I was with Argos also to be honest.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.retailhumanresources.com/retail-news/latest-retail-news/detail/8976/argos-finds-its-feet-in-digital-makeover?utm_source=NBE&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news_by_email" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.retailhumanresources.com/ret ... s_by_email</a>

Seems they are trying to make themselves more modern.

Do you think Argos might be gearing up for becoming a 100% internet sales based company? Could be a beneficial plan for the future.

 

[stony]

They've got Far Cry 3 on special for £27 so I went in for only the second time in my life. Despite them having 5 shiny boxes proudly displaying it for sale, it was out of stock. I could have bought a pre-owned copy for £35, yes you read that right. New copy £27, pre owned £35 and they wonder why they're going bump.