The Secrets of Sports direct

[andyfraser]

[QUOTE 3665878, member: 45"]I had some of those Karrimor walking shoes a few years ago. The soles wore out in about 4 months.[/QUOTE]
That's bad luck. I practically lived in my boots for the passed two winters. I'll easily get a third out of them. My grey walking shoes are 18 months old and have plenty of life left in them. I don't remember how old my blue ones are but they're the oldest and are starting to wear out. I've had several other pairs too over the years.

 

[classic33]

Ah, not much new then!

The store on Northumberland Street has been 'closing down' for years...

Read the small print on the posters.

 

[classic33]

I use SD for my trainers and the kids because they are cheap. Likewise T shirts for scrapping about in. Works for me

They sell kids there now!!

 

[AndyRM]

Read the small print on the posters.

I don't think there is any! Do they not get around it by having some term that it's not necessarily 'this store' that's closing, just one in the range of shops? I may have made that up.

I wonder how much they'll look at Ashley as a business man. I'll have to wait to find out as MrsRM has commandeered the telly for some Cornish rubbish about a man who doesn't like wearing shirts.

 

[ChrisV]

Sneering at the capabilities of others in a post you haven't spelled correctly, richly comic.

What post are you referring to?

 

[glenn forger]

The one directly above mine.

 

[ChrisV]

What did he spell incorrectly?

 

[classic33]

I don't think there is any! Do they not get around it by having some term that it's not necessarily 'this store' that's closing, just one in the range of shops? I may have made that up.

Should be visible on the poster. There's also no law about how long a closing down sale can last or how many the same shop can have.

 

[AndyRM]

Should be visible on the poster. There's also no law about how long a closing down sale can last or how many the same shop can have.

I'll have a look the next time I'm there and report my findings! Ashley is pretty casual when it comes to little details, you know the small things like whether you're allowed a controlling stake in two football clubs?

 

[classic33]

I'll have a look the next time I'm there and report my findings! Ashley is pretty casual when it comes to little details, you know the small things like whether you're allowed a controlling stake in two football clubs?

Local one was closing down for over five years.

 

[AndyRM]

Local one was closing down for over five years.

Good effort. I suppose it takes a while to shift rubbish shuttlecocks!

 

[Big Dave laaa]

Karrimor used to be good stuff years ago. I have some old KSB boots that have been used and abused for many more years than they should be capable of. Karrimor now owned by SD and churning out overpriced under spec tat. I use SD for the kids school trainers so I'm a bit of a hypocrite but I wouldn't buy anything for myself from there.

 

[classic33]

Good effort. I suppose it takes a while to shift rubbish shuttlecocks!

Moved to new prmises

 

[Biscuitfrisky]

Interesting, they got agency and zero hours contracts mixed up.
although bad it's actually the agencies responsible not sports direct.

 

[mr messy]

Interesting, they got agency and zero hours contracts mixed up.
although bad it's actually the agencies responsible not sports direct.

Strangely there was no elaboration on these 'agencies' and if they were also part of the Ashley empire...