Go Outdoors goes prrrrrhhhh..

[enfieldspares]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53127083

I couldn't find a tyre going flat emoji so prrrrrhhhh will have to do.

Edited June 21, 2020 by enfieldspares

[AVB]

I thought they would be doing a roaring trade what with the focus now on bikes and staycations. But obviously not.

[Jaymo]

Was never a fan of a shop that wouldn’t let you purchase without a ‘membership’

Did get a good discount off some climbing shoes though as my niece once worked there!

[MirokuMK70]

Knocked into a cocked hat by decathlon.

[Vince Green]

Oh No! I love that shop

[oowee]

Only in there yesterday for click and collect and to renew membership card. Place was half empty and I  made the comment 'noy good for volumes they must be struggling'. 

[Raja Clavata]

Price match - 10% has saved me hundreds over the years. They messed me about recently with online orders, as far as I’m aware they are part of the sports direct empire which includes Blacks etc.

[Vince Green]

Their problem as far as I can see is a lot of their sales are one offs. Bought a pair of walking boots from them five years ago. Still lots of use left in them.

who buys more than one tent or airbed?

[Ultrastu]

Ive spent over £500 in there over the last month .

Been planning some longdistance walks with my boy this summer  

Gutted .

[TIGHTCHOKE]

8 hours ago, Ultrastu said:

Ive spent over £500 in there over the last month .

Been planning some longdistance walks with my boy this summer  

Gutted .

Simply not enough, get back and give them more of a boost please.

[Ultrastu]

Bit late now .

Though with a bit of luck there maybe a bit of a decent sale before doors close .

[TIGHTCHOKE]

3 minutes ago, Ultrastu said:

Bit late now .

Though with a bit of luck there maybe a bit of a decent sale before doors close .

Oh yes, there may be a sale, shame as it is the store of choice for well priced camping gear, it all went wrong after JD took them over.

[JohnfromUK]

I think the retail sector was 'evolving' very quickly - and the present closures of the retail premises can only make things worse for those on the 'losing side' ....... namely the high street and shopping centre occupants.

I live in the country (4 miles outside a smallish town with supermarkets and high street shops, 10 miles from a city with major retail outlets) and three things are fairly clear;

1. Small local shops (mainly village and farm shops) who have 'gone the extra mile' - have been very busy, and presumably done well.  My local shops have added 'click and collect', deliveries for the vulnerable, and co-operated with local support groups.  In return, the public have supported them well - and although the goods are expensive - people understand why (convenience, long opening hours, easy parking etc.).  The local ones have also maintained a good active social media presence.
2. The town/city 'high street' shops have been closed (as they had to be), but were already in decline with reduced footfall and sales - for which one might look at high costs (rent and rates), high parking charges for shoppers, difficulties in unloading stocks (in town and city centres).   On retail parks, things have been less bad, but in one local case difficulty in parking is a major issue (others are better).
3. There is no doubt that 'on-line' have mainly done well.  Even in our small village, the van deliveries have increased noticeably - and whether it is 'auction site', major multi national, or just a UK based operation, speed, convenience and cost are all very attractive.

I think we will see this trend continue -

• local shops (despite being expensive), will continue because people are prepared to pay for convenience (and have appreciated the effort in the lockdown)
• People who have tried 'on-line' only for the first time recently (yes, there are some) - have generally been impressed by the ease of use, speed and price - and are likely to be 'converts'
• Local High Streets will become more and more charity shops, coffee shops and a few specialist shops (delicatessens, high value goods, antiques etc.) - for example our local High Street usually has a high tourist footfall, but even that is failing due to remote and expensive parking.

Just my views, but for me, I use local village shops and local supermarkets (Morrisons, Aldi and CoOp) regularly, on line regularly, retail park occasionally (mainly DIY warehouse and electrical 'white goods'), and I have not shopped in a city centre for some years.

[twenty]

That's a shame, I've bought some reasonable fishing tackle from them over the years.

[TIGHTCHOKE]

9 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said:

I think the retail sector was 'evolving' very quickly - and the present closures of the retail premises can only make things worse for those on the 'losing side' ....... namely the high street and shopping centre occupants.

I live in the country (4 miles outside a smallish town with supermarkets and high street shops, 10 miles from a city with major retail outlets) and three things are fairly clear;

1. Small local shops (mainly village and farm shops) who have 'gone the extra mile' - have been very busy, and presumably done well.  My local shops have added 'click and collect', deliveries for the vulnerable, and co-operated with local support groups.  In return, the public have supported them well - and although the goods are expensive - people understand why (convenience, long opening hours, easy parking etc.).  The local ones have also maintained a good active social media presence.
2. The town/city 'high street' shops have been closed (as they had to be), but were already in decline with reduced footfall and sales - for which one might look at high costs (rent and rates), high parking charges for shoppers, difficulties in unloading stocks (in town and city centres).   On retail parks, things have been less bad, but in one local case difficulty in parking is a major issue (others are better).
3. There is no doubt that 'on-line' have mainly done well.  Even in our small village, the van deliveries have increased noticeably - and whether it is 'auction site', major multi national, or just a UK based operation, speed, convenience and cost are all very attractive.

I think we will see this trend continue -

• local shops (despite being expensive), will continue because people are prepared to pay for convenience (and have appreciated the effort in the lockdown)
• People who have tried 'on-line' only for the first time recently (yes, there are some) - have generally been impressed by the ease of use, speed and price - and are likely to be 'converts'
• Local High Streets will become more and more charity shops, coffee shops and a few specialist shops (delicatessens, high value goods, antiques etc.) - for example our local High Street usually has a high tourist footfall, but even that is failing due to remote and expensive parking.

Just my views, but for me, I use local village shops and local supermarkets (Morrisons, Aldi and CoOp) regularly, on line regularly, retail park occasionally (mainly DIY warehouse and electrical 'white goods'), and I have not shopped in a city centre for some years.

I think the pandemic has just increased the speed of the inevitable.

[Centrepin]

Used to be CCC in Sheffield till they took over, prices went up, service down.

Still good stuff though and if I wanted anything I just told them my membership card was at home, gave them a post code and got the "discount" anyway.

They have another local branch in Hathersage that was more like an outlet shop selling stuff off.

I wonder who will step in

[rovercoupe]

Not sad at all if they go, they played the big bully game with suppliers and in the end quite a few brands refused to deal with them mainly because of de valuing there brand and demanding huge trade discounts. 
having run a outdoor shop for 15 years and having a bigger specialist range than them and still having customers say to my face that they will go to go outdoors as it’s bigger (the building) 

last time I went for a look it was half empty of stock and some the advertising signs were incorrect or had misleading information on them which shows how much the staff care or simply don’t know about products. 
 

oh and now I work on a campsite and plenty of people will happily bin a tent, air bed, sleeping bags, stoves and everything else after one weekends of use. It’s shocking. 

[AVB]

I noticed that my local gun shop has closed down for good as well. They were raided just before lockdown and all their non-gun stock stolen and lockdown must have been the final straw. 

[udderlyoffroad]

15 hours ago, MirokuMK70 said:

Knocked into a cocked hat by decathlon.

 

1 hour ago, rovercoupe said:

last time I went for a look it was half empty of stock and some the advertising signs were incorrect or had misleading information on them

 

Indeed, every time I visited the Bristol store, finding out the actual price of something was a bit of a chore.  And although the £5 membership was a bit of a pain - given it was possible to 'save' that in one purchase, it was hardly a problem.  But Joe Public isn't the brightest, so I fail to understand why you'd bother with it in this day and age, surely it acts as a drag on your sales, and that's before you consider the administrative burden/costs.

 

1 hour ago, rovercoupe said:

having customers say to my face that they will go to go outdoors as it’s bigger (the building)

Think those kind of 'customers' probably did you a favour; the use-it-once-and-return-it crowd!

 

 

[Vince Green]

41 minutes ago, AVB said:

I noticed that my local gun shop has closed down for good as well. They were raided just before lockdown and all their non-gun stock stolen and lockdown must have been the final straw. 

Who was that? out of curiosity

Edited June 22, 2020 by Vince Green

[AVB]

38 minutes ago, Vince Green said:

Who was that? out of curiosity

Field, Stream and Covert at Hatfield Heath. 

[Vince Green]

2 hours ago, AVB said:

Field, Stream and Covert at Hatfield Heath. 

Oh thanks, I heard Roding was rocky before the lockdown, I thought it might be them

[bigroomboy]

Go - outdoors was great about 10 years ago. Then it just became a race to the bottom to satisfy the buy a trolley load of cheap **** st Easter and bin it brigade. The problem is those were not the return or loyal customers.

[oowee]

17 hours ago, Ultrastu said:

Ive spent over £500 in there over the last month .

Been planning some longdistance walks with my boy this summer  

Gutted .

Not as gutted as me having just renewed my membership there yesterday (£5 🙂 ). I like the store and have spent a fair bit there myself.

[mossy835]

iv been in there,but wont miss it.