JFKvsNixon Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 There are not many high street businesses doing well- a lot are looking at going in to retail parks as high street is dying. Online sales will continue to grow and so does the dominance of supermarkets like Tesco and Asda. From what I have read, more was spent online at Christmas then at stores. M&S are about to announce poor sales up to 29th December. I thought that Tesco has had a really bad year, with their profits falling for the first time in 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenRivers Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 How come some of these High Street chains apparently collapse but are then still around? Apparently La Senza went bust but it is still going. Same with Clinton's. And Game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 How come some of these High Street chains apparently collapse but are then still around? Apparently La Senza went bust but it is still going. Same with Clinton's. And Game. They get bought out by someone else Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I'm surprised they've lasted this long. As camera phones improve, fewer people are bothering with a deicated camera. Digital Camera Sales Decline Due to Smartphone Cameras and Photography Apps The old school darkroom enthusiast is virtually extinct. Plus, buying online is often much cheaper. Me too. For all the reasons you mention. I spent year and half at college studying photography - just before the digital age swooped in. Waste of time that was! I could spend half a day in the dark-room perfecting a print that could now be done in a few seconds on a computer. I'd like to think it could get bought up like Leah says with the others, but I just can't see enough market these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 They might well get bought and go the same way as some of the others, as said above, with online shopping. Off the top of my very sleepy head, the ones I can think of that are still going, now with online only stores, would be Woolworths (last time I looked it appeared they had been bought by Shopdirect group who own Littlewoods), Adams, and Peacocks. Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 ...has become the latest retail casualty: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20958659 Casualty of what, though? The recession, their own inefficiency or the tendency of shoppers to buy online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Casualty of what, though? The recession, their own inefficiency or the tendency of shoppers to buy online? Probably a combination of all three plus technological changes..eg better cameras on smart phones.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYKWIA Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I think Jessops have been in trouble for a while. I'm sure I read not so long ago that Canon pumped several million £'s into the business to help them out. I find it interesting that the likes of Jessops and last year Jacobs been unable to survive, but an independent store like Harrisons on London Rd seem to be doing just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 There's no market for them anymore really. You can't run a chain of shops to serve a very small number of camera enthusiasts, especially as they don't buy new gear very often. The writing was on the wall when people switched to cheap digital camera's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I think Jessops have been in trouble for a while. I'm sure I read not so long ago that Canon pumped several million £'s into the business to help them out. I find it interesting that the likes of Jessops and last year Jacobs been unable to survive, but an independent store like Harrisons on London Rd seem to be doing just fine. Maybe some of the Jessops shops will survive.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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