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sniperdude · 9th Jan 2013, 15:09

didn't really see this coming personally, but thinking about it they were always to expensive
in comparison to other retailers

http://news.sky.com/story/1035613/je...-administrator

Mankz · 9th Jan 2013, 15:33

Poor Jessops.

Hello possible cheap lenses?

Krikkit · 9th Jan 2013, 15:42

Doubt it! They'll shunt stock across to the branches they're keeping unless they're really desperate. Shame though, they do provide good service.

LennyRhys · 9th Jan 2013, 15:56

And they knew that it was inevitable - our local store has won several awards and the guys knew that they couldn't compete with online prices, but it didn't stop them from trying to make the business work. I'm amazed that they have survived for this long.

G0UDG · 9th Jan 2013, 15:58

They recently opened a new branch in the Hanley stoke on trent potteries shopping center, it seems to be doing well so far depsite thier high prices, Ive not seen any major discounts in price from them thats for sure

Votick · 9th Jan 2013, 17:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mankz

Poor Jessops.

Hello possible cheap lenses?

+1

Kovoet · 9th Jan 2013, 18:03

Feel sorry for the store staff.

dead beat · 9th Jan 2013, 23:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by LennyRhys

And they knew that it was inevitable - our local store has won several awards and the guys knew that they couldn't compete with online prices, but it didn't stop them from trying to make the business work. I'm amazed that they have survived for this long.

This.

sniperdude · 11th Jan 2013, 15:49

all stores are to close down as of tonight Booo

rollo · 11th Jan 2013, 17:10

This does not come as a shock in anyway, There are cheaper places for high end camera stuff than jessops.

HMV will follow it in the next few weeks.

UK retail scene is just not doing well.

Krikkit · 11th Jan 2013, 17:31

Really wasn't expecting the whole chain to shut - what are they doing with all the stock? Bit of a shame really, as it's one of the few cam retailers left on the high street.

dire_wolf · 11th Jan 2013, 19:07

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Material · 14th Jan 2013, 20:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by rollo

This does not come as a shock in anyway, There are cheaper places for high end camera stuff than jessops.

HMV will follow it in the next few weeks.

UK retail scene is just not doing well.

Rollo calls it like a boss - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21021073

rollo · 15th Jan 2013, 09:12

Was a virtual guarentee I heard rumours they were going to fail there bank loans which means the next step is admin. They have called them in early I guess the sales have failed to boost money any significant amount.

Early jan they also stopped pre orders which was a warning sign.

9th Jan 2013, 15:09	#1
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Mankz dat steak Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW1H Posts: 13,519	Poor Jessops. Hello possible cheap lenses?

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sniperdude Supermodder Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Posts: 373	all stores are to close down as of tonight Booo __________________ 2500k @4.1Ghz /BeQuiet Dark rock advanced / Gigabyte Z68 UD4 /8GB Corsair Vengeance /MSI twin frozr GTX 670 /Audigy 4 Platinum Pro /128GB+64GB Crucial M4's /Antec P182 /BeQuiet Dark Power Pro 650W.

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rollo I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,553	This does not come as a shock in anyway, There are cheaper places for high end camera stuff than jessops. HMV will follow it in the next few weeks. UK retail scene is just not doing well.

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Krikkit Super Moderator Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lancs, UK Posts: 22,022	Really wasn't expecting the whole chain to shut - what are they doing with all the stock? Bit of a shame really, as it's one of the few cam retailers left on the high street. __________________ The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Zlad!, The Wut?!, The Kempness

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15th Jan 2013, 09:12	#14
rollo I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,553	Was a virtual guarentee I heard rumours they were going to fail there bank loans which means the next step is admin. They have called them in early I guess the sales have failed to boost money any significant amount. Early jan they also stopped pre orders which was a warning sign.