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nirofo 01-03-10 00:56

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Originally Posted by Alex1994 (Post 42306)
I guess they have to run actual shops, which means paying real staff, something which Amazon doesn't have to do. It's a vicious circle, as they lose customers they put in smaller orders for goods from manufacturers which means they get smaller bulk discounts, which in turn pushes up their prices.

They need to learn when to cut their losses, if a particular shop is consistently not doing very well then they should close it and use the resources saved to make sure the shops that are doing well continue to do so. Some cities have more than one shop, why, there are only so many customers they can serve. If mail order is doing so well for other companies, then that's probably an outlet that Jessops should pay more attention to, if they can't compete they can only lose.

nirofo.

TheNissanMan 03-03-10 20:41

You can still haggle quite aggressively in Jessops as well...

I've bought a good couple of bits and bobs in there and haven't once paid full price, they know the prices are available on line and will do what they can to keep business in the store.

I'ld rather pay a little bit more and have a face to talk to if any problems occur than from a website with no comeback...

surfg1mp 04-03-10 19:01

saw an article in a photograpy mag about how jessops are having a shake up and closing the shops that arnt doing well. Cant see many shops being left open.

Rudra Sen 05-03-10 08:06

May be off topic here but..
I would like to know which could the right place in London to buy 10 stop ND filter?

surfg1mp 05-03-10 09:03

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen (Post 42403)
May be off topic here but..
I would like to know which could the right place in London to buy 10 stop ND filter?

only slightly off topic...........:eek:

google is your friend.....;)

Rudra Sen 05-03-10 09:13

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Originally Posted by surfg1mp (Post 42404)
google is your friend.....;)

I'll go with word of mouth here. Google will only throw some names and that's not enough for me. Members experiences have better value in this case. They can suggest some names and I can tell my person to pick it up.

surfg1mp 05-03-10 10:41

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen (Post 42405)
I'll go with word of mouth here. Google will only throw some names and that's not enough for me. Members experiences have better value in this case. They can suggest some names and I can tell my person to pick it up.

fair shout...:cool:

Don Hoey 05-03-10 10:54

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen (Post 42405)
I'll go with word of mouth here. Google will only throw some names and that's not enough for me. Members experiences have better value in this case. They can suggest some names and I can tell my person to pick it up.

Hi Rudra,

Long long time since I was in London but this is a link to Calumet who are pro dealers so no junk.
http://www.calumetphoto.com/ctl?ac.u...o.CompStoreLoc

Scroll down the page to find UK stores. Click on a London branch and a new window will open giving phone/fax numbers so you can check if they stock it also a map and full address for directions for whoever may pick the item up.

Don

Rudra Sen 05-03-10 11:54

Thanks Don. I'll check this out soon.

Don Hoey 05-03-10 12:10

Rudra,

Another London pro dealer
http://www.teamworkphoto.com/

Phone and address at the bottom of the page.

Don


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