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Old 21-06-07, 07:15
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The city has announced that 81 stores and 550 jobs will go in the UK within the next 6 weeks.

Nailed by Warehouse express et al one assumes ?
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Old 21-06-07, 07:55
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Nailed by any shop which offers good service, and sensible prices.

It seems to me that in the last decade the specialist shop has started to exert influence. I'm thinking about WE, Digital Depot, Digital Direct, Purdeys and so on. These are all one up from the old small photographic shop that was so common before Jessops swallowed them up.
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Old 21-06-07, 09:03
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In the new year I had calculated that each store on average was losing £2k per week. I am surprised that it has taken so long for this sort of action to stem the hemoraging of cash.
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OK, I've slated Jessops in the past, but on reading this news I thought how sad it is. I really hope I dont read an article in the future where they say they couldn't attract the right store staff, bla, bla. Actually, to contradict myself, it seems to be they couldn't attract the right staff, "at senior management level"! This is exactly what happens if you refuse to listen to your customers & furthermore confuse & rip off your customers.
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roll on super sale prices!!
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May I politely remind those here, that many using this site, and others who are active here might be employees of the group.
It's a bitter enough pill to swallow already, but for those wanting to forget 'work' and indulge in a pastime shared with others here, it's very difficult to find that others not employed by the group are not sensitive to those folks who might just be being made redundant in the near future.

For those interested in the latest hard factual news on the subject, rather than personal opinion and jibes, please visit here;

http://www.jessops.com/corporate/

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I think it's sad news,although they aren't the cheapest where else am I going to go and be able to order stuff to try out?The bunch of folks that work in my local Jessops are a great crowd and as friendly and knowledgeable as you could wish for...I will be sorry if they go....
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Well Jessops deserve to go! All you ever got with them was the chance to look at the product, handle, try it, and even have a bit of practice with your own memory card and study the results on-screen at home (as I did with 20D). Much better is buying on-line, where you buy it unseen and untried and if it's not suitable, send it back and get a credit note which hope you can exchange it for something that you want (as happened with me and lens).
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Old 21-06-07, 21:55
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Well Jessops deserve to go! All you ever got with them was the chance to look at the product, handle, try it, and even have a bit of practice with your own memory card and study the results on-screen at home (as I did with 20D). Much better is buying on-line, where you buy it unseen and untried and if it's not suitable, send it back and get a credit note which hope you can exchange it for something that you want (as happened with me and lens).
I totally disagree.
Surely that’s the point of a shop, to give you the opportunity to handle, look at and try the products. It is much better for the customer if they can handle the product before they buy, that way you get the chance to decide if the product is the right one, and you can also compare different models. Buying blind you don’t know what your going to get and if the item is not suitable you’ve got all the hassle of returning it, plus additional postage costs.
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