Yet another chain dies; useless government with Brexit just the latest lunacy; this country is being run by morons, many of whom were voted in by our wonderful Democracy. Give loonies back control and watch the country die.

How can it be brexit when we haven't even had it yet? Isnt it more likely that people cant park to get to the shops, and when they do they find that nothing is in stock?

I dont know about the other ones, but I am surprised the one in Southport lasted as long as it did.
You don't go to a department store to pay extra for the same cheap quality you get in Argos or B&M.

At Sportsdirect, Kingston upon Thames today - I bought a pair of posh golf shoes.

The assistant - with a handheld device and earpiece - had the shoes, on my feet, in 4 minutes.

Having communicated with the nearly stockroom - about size, preference and availability.

I tapped my card - and the receipt, with guarantee, was on my phone in seconds.


With a 20% discount code for my next purchase.


Goodbye Mr Humphries...

Can you show us your posh golf shoes please, Barney? I am intrigued.

JK2006 wrote:
Yet another chain dies; useless government with Brexit just the latest lunacy; this country is being run by morons, many of whom were voted in by our wonderful Democracy. Give loonies back control and watch the country die.

I was at their Bournemouth branch recently. It's a dated lay out (Grace Bros came to mind) and it's ridiculously expensive. The clothes are nothing special either.

Nothing to do with Brexit.

It seems they had a major shoplifting problem, in which in Bournemouth is nothing new.

www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18045745....et-shoplifters-free/

Barney wrote:
At Sportsdirect, Kingston upon Thames today - I bought a pair of posh golf shoes.

The assistant - with a handheld device and earpiece - had the shoes, on my feet, in 4 minutes.

Having communicated with the nearly stockroom - about size, preference and availability.

I tapped my card - and the receipt, with guarantee, was on my phone in seconds.


With a 20% discount code for my next purchase.


Goodbye Mr Humphries...





SportsDirect is Godsend for rucksacks and bags for salesman job. They are cheap but good quality. The faux leather bags are handy to carry my samples.

Their cheap trainers are comfy enough for driving long distances.

Beales did a lot aquisitions earlier this century (mainly Bental's stores), but like Woolworth's, BHS etc. neglected to keep up with the times. They were competing against online retailers under a mountain of debt. Their failure was inevitable. Not Brexit's fault this time.

My constant blaming of Brexit is NOT saying that Brexit was or is directly responsible for closures etc. I don't think it matters very much. What is at fault is the stupidity of asking the uninformed public to make a simple decision on a complex question; in fact, government abdicating responsibility. And the fact that the expense and effort of changing is way more than any benefits or problems caused by jumping off a horse in mid race.

The way this country is being run is ridiculous - that's why our economy is collapsing.

It will get much worse.

Sports Direct - soon to be rebranded Frasers - have about 700 outlets, and provide highly efficient and fast sales transactions.

Particularly if you know exactly what you want - and don't need your inside leg measured, and superfluous sales talk.

Low prices (comparable to internet ones), High Street locations and the ability to try the product on - are what the consumer wants.


Wetherspoons and Ryanair/EasyJet have successfully provided similar no-frills services in other businesses.

Just one example. The traditional Fish & Chips; battered cod, peas and chips - is £13.75 at Cafe Rouge in Epsom.

Across the road in Wetherspoons, the exact same meal is £8.50 - £5 less! Same quality/standard.


Retail and service industries will survive - but only those who quickly adapt to fast changing markets.