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maplin

  • 13-06-2018 04:08PM
    #1
    gerry5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭


    hi are maplin still open as i heard the shop was to close


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  • #2
    damoth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭damoth


    They are closed down now. Not sure when exactly they finished.


  • #3
    jaxxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,225 ✭✭✭jaxxx


    damoth wrote: »
    They are closed down now. Not sure when exactly they finished.


    Must've been either yesterday or today, I was out there on Monday and it seemed to be open.


  • #4
    steveon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    If they didn't double their English prices here they mite have had some chance of surviving. A shame for any store to close...its the staff I feel sorry for as there was a nice bunch of helpful lads there.


  • #5
    Cookiemunster
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 13,087 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cookiemunster


    steveon wrote: »
    If they didn't double their English prices here they mite have had some chance of surviving. A shame for any store to close...its the staff I feel sorry for as there was a nice bunch of helpful lads there.

    It had nothing to do with the prices in the Irish stores. The whole Maplin group collapsed and is no longer trading.


  • #6
    steveon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    Cookiemunster wrote: »
    It had nothing to do with the prices in the Irish stores. The whole Maplin group collapsed and is no longer trading.

    I am aware of that but again if they didnt over charge they would have sold more and therefore there profits would have probably been better and saved some stores...over charged poor sales shops closed simple..


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  • #7
    Cookiemunster
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 13,087 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cookiemunster


    steveon wrote: »
    I am aware of that but again if they didnt over charge they would have sold more and therefore there profits would have probably been better and saved some stores...over charged poor sales shops closed simple..

    They had 6 Irish stores out of over 200. Prices in Ireland didn't bring down the company.


  • #8
    steveon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    Cookiemunster wrote: »
    They had 6 Irish stores out of over 200. Prices in Ireland didn't bring down the company.

    the prices didnt exactly help sent loads of people there over the years and most people ended up buying cheaper elsewhere

    tried doing a trade account no way would they do it so yes prices were a big factor in their own demise....and charging double the english prices was definetly a factor as slow sales as a result.


  • #9
    Cookiemunster
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 13,087 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cookiemunster


    steveon wrote: »
    the prices didnt exactly help sent loads of people there over the years and most people ended up buying cheaper elsewhere

    tried doing a trade account no way would they do it so yes prices were a big factor in their own demise....and charging double the english prices was definetly a factor as slow sales as a result.

    They collapsed due to issues in the UK retail market. 6 Irish stores out of over 200 stores had no affect. No matter what they charged in Ireland. It's not actually that difficult to understand.


  • #10
    Stab*City
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭Stab*City


    steveon wrote: »
    the prices didnt exactly help sent loads of people there over the years and most people ended up buying cheaper elsewhere

    tried doing a trade account no way would they do it so yes prices were a big factor in their own demise....and charging double the english prices was definetly a factor as slow sales as a result.

    Hey i get your point even if others fail to. :rolleyes:


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