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Cobra said:Yep its in Bradboune Drive, Tilbrook, near the red bull main factory / offices
No showroom though, tiny trade counter by my experience.
Cobra said:Yep its in Bradboune Drive, Tilbrook, near the red bull main factory / offices
No showroom though, tiny trade counter by my experience.
Slight difference - one is providing a public service (transport), the other is not providing a public service.
It failed to meet customers' needs/expectations, so they decided to treat themselves elsewhere.
big soft moose said:to be honest i wasnt that suprised - the only way for a bricks and mortar camera shop to succesfully compete with internet shops and grey importers , is for it to charge higher prices but justify them by offering exemplary service in every aspect of the customer experience and indepth knowledge in all its staff which keeps the customer coming back despite the higher prices
thats doable in a one outlet small business but much harder to acheive for a large chain and the customer experience with jessops was variable at best, with some shops having great knowledgeable staff, but others seemingly full of clueless halfwits.
It stopped being a public service when it was privatised.
Sorry, but what the hell has operating a private business got to do with the Government?
Why SHOULD a private business be propped up via some form of punitive tax just because of where they've chosen to set up shop?
Business works on the basis of supply and demand - if they can't manage to cater for either/both, then they need to rethink their approach, not rely on some artificial levelling mechanism.
STAFF EDIT : Comments removed. That was overstepping the mark and making it personal
Adam_M said:I have a better idea.
Camera shop hooters.
Isn't that "Focus on Imaging" when the models are brought out to demonstrate the latest bit of kit?
Dylanlewis2000 said:Amazon has a warehouse. This warehouse can be located in the middle of nowhere, with cheap rent, no show room, and a few employees. .
Amazon currently has 12 very large warehouse on the UK mainland, and a global staff of just under 14,000. If you saw the BBC news film of the inside of an Amazon warehouse you have seen it surprisingly much less automated than you'd think.
I bought lots of my gear from Jessops at Meadowhall here in Sheffield and the staff were great and no other shop here could beat them for prices, now all we are left with is Harrisons and their astronomical prices.
what about sheffield photo centre on eccy rd?
But realistically, when they don't pay corporation tax, and don't have high street stores, they are going to be able to undercut places like Jessops.
Ofcourse they are paying corporation tax....Just not in the UK...
If Jessops had invested in an international operation, then they too could have choosen where they pay their corporation tax. It is all part of the international tax treaties.
If anything the UK government should make it more competitive for multi national companies to base themselves here, such that we get a small percentage of a lot of turnover, instead of a large percentage of basically nothing...
But regardless of that, none of this would have saved Jessops...
The Greek said:Cant understand why people give gift vouchers, whats wrong with cash? In my days you would get a few quid in a Christmas/Birthday card.
Its not the first time this has happen, and Im sure it wont be the last.
acetone said:Amazon currently has 12 very large warehouse on the UK mainland, and a global staff of just under 14,000. If you saw the BBC news film of the inside of an Amazon warehouse you have seen it surprisingly much less automated than you'd think.
There are many reasons as to why the government should step in. They are the ones who are in charge of the country! For shops to have a retail presence on the high street they do have higher over heads, which does not make them as competitive to run. Although I understand your point about it being a ‘punitive tax’ let’s just face facts here for one moment.
r1flyguy said:Our local jessops in Redditch totally revamped their shop not more than a couple of months go!!!!
So when I popped in there for a look around I was quite surprise that a week later this was announced!
Soory Dylan, but you really need to get a grip of reality.
First off, the government are not in charge of the country - we are, if only we'd realise it! We vote these turkeys in every few years to run the country's services, etc.
But that's immaterial - as I said previously, private enterprise is just that. If it can't stand on its own two feet and merit, then it must rethink its strategy or wither and die.
The reason Jessops failed is because they couldn't attract enough trade either online or passing footfall, which has been dwindling for quite some time now for a variety of reasons (parking charges, getting parked, fuel costs, same old stores as every other town).
The high street is unlikely to ever return to past times, save for Christmas or other occasions, and if Jessops hadn't buried their head in the sand like they did, they could've survived, albeit with fewer stores - but as we've seen what point is it being able to crow about having nearly 200 stores, when you go to the wall?
Ofcourse they are paying corporation tax....Just not in the UK..
They probably pay an absolute pittance in corporation tax. But I don't blame Amazon for that. They wanted to open up operations in the EU. The largest single market in the world. And as part of EU laws they can have only one corporate base. Crucially you get to decide which country that is. And remember, the whole point of the EU single market is any European company is taxed once in their 'home' country.
So you are Amazon US. You are coming to Europe. Do you base yourself in the UK where you would pay 30% corporation tax? Or Luxembourg where the headline rate is similar but the powers that be will bend over backwards to do a secret special deal with you which will effectively bring that 30% down to near 0%?
Dylanlewis2000 said:Of course, let me just get a grip. I forgot we have the powers to create and enforce laws. And I suppose the recent child benefit withdrawal was down to the people because they wanted it to happen and not the government? – Get real. Yes we vote them in, but we have limited power and in my mind, that means they are in control.
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acetone said:Well I for one wanted it to happen if fact I don't think they went far enough, not by a long chalk.
Agreed, but the government has a keen interest in enterprise within this country. It needs to succeed. If it doesnt then we may as well give up now. The private sector needs the public sector and vice versa.
Amazon already offer a system where you can pick up goods from a pre-determined place. In the US they are trialling a "same day" service for this.
Not department stores, but they are starting to roll out "Amazon lockers". These are in local shops and you get emailed a code and a locker number to open it. Also, they use collect+ - chances are you have a local newsagents or similar who will accept the parcel for you, and then you can collect it in the evening.Amazon have also made noises about taking a small counter in department stores (cheap rent) where you can pick up goods ordered online.
They already offer that in the UK to your home if you live within certain areas.
from Domestic Deliveries:
Available to areas within the M25 and certain postcodes in Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea
Take that as you will, but to me Amazon same day to Nottingham no longer exists.
An "internet tax" simply isn't going to work, Amazon etc will simply ship from another country instead of here, losing ten times the number of jobs that that the Jessops collapse did.
The fact so many charity shops thrive on the High Street by being exempt from business rates just shows how much they handicap a business.
They are not exempt, but get a bloody big reduction.
I enquired about a lovely high st retail location for a studio last year and was ready to sign, but the landlord was a total and complete **** and then a charity jumped in and took it from under my feet. Just what the high st and the local council need - more charity shops!
Charitable and non-profit making organisation relief
In brief, the reliefs are a mandatory 80% relief on occupied properties, for which the charity must actively apply. An additional discretionary relief, of up to 20%, can also be applied for. The zero rating relief for unoccupied properties will apply where a property is unoccupied but will, when next occupied, be used wholly or mainly for charitable purposes (or those of a community amateur sports club).
Aren't these click and collect stores just another name for Argos?
Dave1 said:Lower rents (even if it has to be legislated rent control) and lower business rates for smaller businesses (a sliding scale on turnover would probably be fairest) so a small photography shop employing 3 or 4 people pays a small amount considering how little the local council does for them while the large multinational like Tesco down the road pays a large amount.
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Quite a lot of what you say sound ok, but a sliding scale on turn over, sell a couple of 1Dx or D4 and the odd 600mm and your turn over will be pretty large, but a small profit.