webber Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) Due to customer demand we are revising our shop opening times for 2014. Monday 9 am to 4:30 pm Tuesday 9 am to 4:30 PM. Wednesday 9 am to 4:30 pm. Thursday 9 am to 7:30 pm. Friday 9am to 4:30 pm. Saturday 9 am to 4 pm. Closed Sundays & Public Holidays. We don't close for lunch. webber Edited January 7, 2014 by webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Any closer to being able to post? Its in the pipeline. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambchop Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Having one day open after 5 is great for us 9-5ers thank you. I will be in soon for a slab of fibre carts for clays. Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Daft question but do you get much trade between 9-12? wouldnt being open 12-7 be better than 9-4:30? Possible issue for deliveries but it seems mad to be open when customers can't shop..... General observation about retail not Norgas in particular.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Norgas opening hours are similar in length to most shops in the North West - open and shut times are about an hour earlier. I think the extended Saturday hours will be productive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 I forgot to mention that we don't close for lunch, so I've edited the OP. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) Daft question but do you get much trade between 9-12? wouldnt being open 12-7 be better than 9-4:30? Possible issue for deliveries but it seems mad to be open when customers can't shop..... General observation about retail not Norgas in particular.... Its a valid point, and you've sort of answered your own question. Norgas Cartridge Co is run alongside and in conjunction with my cylinder gases business which runs along an 8am to 4;30 pm format. Until recently the gun shop lacked a card terminal, this required gun shop customers to use the terminal in the gas showroom, when the gas side closed it was a bit of a pain to open up to accept the payment so I delayed the late night opening, and closed on Saturdays at 1 pm. MY first business venture in the early 80s was as a model eningeering supplier. I operated a late night opening then, it was quite successful, so I'm reasonably confident that the Thursday late night opening will be a winner. I've already got someone coming to collect 10,000 cartridges on Thursday after he finishes work. So that's a good start. OK it's business that I would have done anyway, but its more convenient for the customer. In reality, I've been opening up after hours to allow customers to collect since I started the cartridge business; hopefully formalising the Thursday evening will concentrate these collections and draw in more business. I find it hard to believe that many gun shops still close for lunch and have either half or a full day closed during the week. They obviously make enough out of the hours that they are open and must place less emphasis on customer service than I do. webber Edited January 7, 2014 by webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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