dawny1970 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Quote: Originally Posted by dawny1970 i take it that you were laughing when you typed your reply!!! Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android John Lewis, Atkinsons, Debenhams, Marks & Spencer, Currys etc etc all operate successfully in the city centre and have for years. They all sell bulky goods. Explain to me how they don't have a problem with access, when they are situated right in the city centre, but you seem to think another store would have problems when it could be situated directly on the inner ring road? and you know how exactly how mamy bulky goods they sell as opposed to light electrical and easily portable goods??, has scc done a survey? or are you in fact guilty as with scc of making assumptions!! Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planner1 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 and you know how exactly how mamy bulky goods they sell as opposed to light electrical and easily portable goods??, has scc done a survey? or are you in fact guilty as with scc of making assumptions!! Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android They are businesses and they fill a significant part of their stores with bulky goods. They wouldn't sell them if it wasn't profitable to do so. Where does the amount of such goods that any store sells come into the argument? The Next homestore would sell a range of goods, not just large items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 They are businesses and they fill a significant part of their stores with bulky goods. They wouldn't sell them if it wasn't profitable to do so. Where does the amount of such goods that any store sells come into the argument? The Next homestore would sell a range of goods, not just large items. AFAIK if you order something bulky from John Lewis eg cooker, fridge (both of which we've bought from them in the last year) they are delivered from a warehouse out near Meadowhall rather than from the store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawny1970 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Quote: Originally Posted by Planner1 They are businesses and they fill a significant part of their stores with bulky goods. They wouldn't sell them if it wasn't profitable to do so. Where does the amount of such goods that any store sells come into the argument? The Next homestore would sell a range of goods, not just large items. AFAIK if you order something bulky from John Lewis eg cooker, fridge (both of which we've bought from them in the last year) they are delivered from a warehouse out near Meadowhall rather than from the store. hpw dare you memtion delivery from meadowhall? everything bulky comes from city centre, scc and planner1 said so!!, so its the council law and dont you dare forget it ok......rofl Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCOnoob Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) OK children. wind your necks in. YOU raised the question of buying not delivery. Distribution warehouses are very different to retail floorspace. Secondly, John Lewis, Atkinsons, Debenhams and to add to the list BHS, TJ Hughes and TK Maxx also sell "bulky goods" which plenty of people shopping in there seem to have no issue with. Its not mission impossible to carry a bag of bedding/cookware/housewares or even clothing. All of it can be classed as "bulky" and all of it is purchased in town/city centres up and down the country with no issues. To be honest, I find carrying a handful of goods (bulky or other) from one end of Meadowhall to the other absolutely no different to walking from Fargate up to my car. Edited June 22, 2013 by ECCOnoob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibbles Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 hpw dare you memtion delivery from meadowhall? everything bulky comes from city centre, scc and planner1 said so!!, so its the council law and dont you dare forget it ok......rofl Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android Your entire argument has far too many holes in it for me to bother with and your attempt at sarcasm in response to a reasonable counter merely highlights your shortcomings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawny1970 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Quote: Originally Posted by dawny1970 hpw dare you memtion delivery from meadowhall? everything bulky comes from city centre, scc and planner1 said so!!, so its the council law and dont you dare forget it ok......rofl Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android Your entire argument has far too many holes in it for me to bother with and your attempt at sarcasm in response to a reasonable counter merely highlights your shortcomings. i asked planner1 to quantify bulky goods from city centre seeing as he was so adement that he was right, im still waiting for him to show stats to prove his argument, now when talking about bulky goods we are referring to beds cookers and the like sizes, not clothes and hand held goods, they are not bulky by definition!! Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planner1 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 i asked planner1 to quantify bulky goods from city centre seeing as he was so adement that he was right, im still waiting for him to show stats to prove his argument, now when talking about bulky goods we are referring to beds cookers and the like sizes, not clothes and hand held goods, they are not bulky by definition!! Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android And I asked you what relevance the amount of bulky goods sold by anyone has to the discussion at hand? How exactly do you think the Council might know the quantities that retailers sell of any type of goods. It's commercially sensitive information which I am sure the retailers do not wish to give out. As well as all the other bulky goods retailers which have been mentioned as trading successfully in the city centre, Have you also noted that DFS appear to be trading quite happily, right next to the inner ring road, a short distance from the site in question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalman Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 As well as all the other bulky goods retailers which have been mentioned as trading successfully in the city centre, Have you also noted that DFS appear to be trading quite happily, right next to the inner ring road, a short distance from the site in question? All those bulky goods dealers who are trading successfully like T J Hughes who have er... closed down. Is it not also the case that you don't go to DFS and then load a sofa into the back of your car afterwards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 And I asked you what relevance the amount of bulky goods sold by anyone has to the discussion at hand? How exactly do you think the Council might know the quantities that retailers sell of any type of goods. It's commercially sensitive information which I am sure the retailers do not wish to give out. As well as all the other bulky goods retailers which have been mentioned as trading successfully in the city centre, Have you also noted that DFS appear to be trading quite happily, right next to the inner ring road, a short distance from the site in question? The "showrooms" are city centre based but aren't most "bulky" goods delivered from distribution centres outside the city centre. For example the cooker we bought last year from John Lewis was delivered from here; http://www.store-locations.co.uk/john_lewis/sheffield-store-s9-1tn.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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