Soldato
No it's not. It's owned by some Australian group who made a complete hash of the takeover. Totally ****** it up.
Probably won't go bust, they've got enough cash, but the brand might disappear
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Probably won't go bust, they've got enough cash, but the brand might disappear
It's super confusing isn't it, the way these companies keep changing hands. I thought Sainsbury's owned Homebase a few years ago, when they were actually owned by HRG.
Soldato
I think homebase were in on the nectar points setup, so understand the confusion
Soldato
Bunnings bought Homebase and is currently rebranding all the stores, my local store was a huge improvement afterwards as well.
Homebase is quite good. They sell a lot of stuff that is too big /heavy to ship cheaply via courier.
I've bought plant pots that were significantly more expensive on amazon.
I dunno who will be next. But it is amazing smiths is still going.
Maybe Holland and Barrett. So overpriced and niche. Maybe carpetwright.
So many must start to fall soon.
I've bought plant pots that were significantly more expensive on amazon.
I dunno who will be next. But it is amazing smiths is still going.
Maybe Holland and Barrett. So overpriced and niche. Maybe carpetwright.
So many must start to fall soon.
Associate
Dreams, that’s my guess.
Soldato
Hope so they are one of the worst companies I have ever dealt with. Customer service is terrible.
I would guess one of the furniture companies
Associate
Probably vision express aswell, about time people wised up to paying hundreds of pounds for overpriced glasses.
I don't know how pc world and Curry's even survive I legit go in to look at things in real life for then to Google and instantly find cheaper and buy.
Homebase is now owned by Bunnings and in the middle of a programme of work to convert over the stores to their brand name. Apparently they did just make a loss though.
I think they are a good bet to go under within the next 2 to 5 years.
Man of Honour
Maybe we should bin the idea of a "high street" and change most of it to housing instead. What's the point of large globs of charity shops, pound shops, fast food shops and niche shops that go out of business in a few months? We could probably cut the size of "high streets" in half and still have more shops than people actually use.
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I wonder if PCWorld are being propped up by manufacturers peddling their products like HP, Lenovo etc. Without PCWorld their product window to the public would shrink.
I think Currys and PCworld should drop their names and relaunch as just one large merged shop.
I'm 100% in agreement in areas where the high street is already dead/dying. In my town it hasn't reached that point, although the "churn" factor is certainly high. But here we aren't living in the charity shop/betting shop/estate agent dystopia just yet. Over the road in Helston they very much are (which is a shame, I grew up in Helston, but it's not the same place now).
Nah it's cool. You seem to be quite bitter about something, so I'll leave you to your misery and get on with life.
