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Title: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: kinkyboots on 11:00:51, 22/06/20
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53127083 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53127083)

To be fair it's never been right since the day JD Sports bought it and took over.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: WhitstableDave on 12:23:59, 22/06/20
I've always liked Go Outdoors because of the range, decent prices and reasonably knowledgeable staff. The Canterbury store is about 8 miles from where I live and I've often walked there and back just to browse and sometimes buy something.

My favourite Canterbury outdoor shop was Cotswold Outdoor, but that closed a few months ago. The staff used to greet me by name; I was very sad to see them go.  :(

There's still Mountain Warehouse of course, and a Trespass shop opened on the high street a few months ago.

Fortunately there's a Rohan store in Canterbury - it's small, but has excellent staff... and gear!  :)
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: gunwharfman on 14:21:28, 22/06/20
Maybe it just confirms that the world we knew at the beginning of the year is dying in front of our very eyes? My wife and I live next door to a large shopping centre but we will not be going back there. For three reasons really, it's usually cheaper for us to buy what we want online, we refuse to become part of the 'shopping herd' that is now demanded of us (it's like coming through passport control at Gatwick!) and its a humiliating experience anyway and we want to try to LIVE through this virus! Over the past weeks, we have both seen too much wacky and crazy behaviour in queues, so for us now, we will always try to buy online!
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: ninthace on 14:54:03, 22/06/20
Maybe it just confirms that the world we knew at the beginning of the year is dying in front of our very eyes? My wife and I live next door to a large shopping centre but we will not be going back there. For three reasons really, it's usually cheaper for us to buy what we want online, we refuse to become part of the 'shopping herd' that is now demanded of us (it's like coming through passport control at Gatwick!) and its a humiliating experience anyway and we want to try to LIVE through this virus! Over the past weeks, we have both seen too much wacky and crazy behaviour in queues, so for us now, we will always try to buy online!
Does that mean we can have HMS Vernon back?
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: WhitstableDave on 15:32:25, 22/06/20
For my wife and me, browsing and shopping for walking stuff is a very pleasurable side to being walkers. Even when there's nothing we really need or want, we like browsing outdoor shops such as Go Outdoors. To us, it's all part of the fun.

With Canterbury having a good number of outdoor shops that are 7-8 miles away, I've frequently used the 'excuse' that I want to go and have a look at or buy something as the basis for a very pleasant solo there-and-back walk.

I'm not against buying things online, but I do like to touch and try on most walking gear. Sometimes I even like to talk to someone about what I'm interested in buying. I've bought a couple of cheap items online from Sports Direct, but the only other walking gear I've bought online have been shoes that are direct replacements for ones I've just worn out.

I can't imagine doing things differently. Last year, I went to Go Outdoors convinced I was going to buy a pair of Merrell Moab Ventilator shoes because I'd read good things about them and thought they'd be ideal. I tried a pair on and immediately knew they weren't for me - I bought a pair of different shoes instead because they felt just right. I don't fancy trying several pairs of shoes in two different sizes by mail order.

As long as there are still shops, I'll keep on using them!
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: rural roamer on 16:00:04, 22/06/20
We have very few decent outdoor shops in our area as it is! Go Outdoors is on the outskirts of Ipswich about 6 miles from us. Ipswich town centre has a Millets and a small individual shop (good if they have what you want). I think there was a Trespass that closed and Cotswold Outdoors closed. There is a Rohan in Woodbridge and for some reason we have 3 Mountain Warehouses very close to each other, one in Woodbridge, one by Dobbies just outside Woodbridge and another on a retail park in Martlesham! We keep thinking they’ll close one soon but they’ve all been open a while now, good for some things but not for decent gear!
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: kinkyboots on 16:27:18, 22/06/20
The reality is that for the vast majority of bricks and mortar retailers the writing has been on the wall for over 30 years since the internet started to grow to the point where these days it's become a necessity of everyday life.

Sadly they've chosen to stick their heads in the sand and continued to believe that they could compete with the online only retailers and keep their bricks and mortar premises as well.

I've said before that apart from a very select few the days of "shops" as we know/knew them are numbered - the state of your local high street is all the evidence you need to see.

What is totally surprising is that most of the manufacturers don't appear to have looked at the bigger picture and moved to direct retailing to the customer cutting the retailers out of the market altogether. To make it successful they just need to offer free returns/exchanges on everything and a much larger slice of the pie would be theirs for the taking. There's clearly enough margin in it to make it a feasible proposition and it could ultimately reduce retail prices for the consumer.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: WhitstableDave on 18:04:43, 22/06/20
It is, I believe, obvious how things are going and have been for some time. That doesn't mean I have to like it.

I think that a forum is an appropriate place to express how we feel about the things that affect us, and local outdoor shops closing down affects me quite significantly.

Of course it was inevitable, because for too many people (in my humble opinion), saving a few quid and not having to go out has trumped personal service, caring about our town centres, and touching and trying goods before buying them. I admit to being contemptuous of those who use retail stores to check out items before buying them online.

Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: richardh1905 on 18:08:44, 22/06/20
I have to say that there are some things that I would just not consider buying online - boots and rucksack spring to mind, as fit is so important.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: Mel on 19:13:56, 22/06/20
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53127083 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53127083)

To be fair it's never been right since the day JD Sports bought it and took over.



Losing GO will be a drop in the ocean for JD Sports.


I feel for the people who work in GO.  Probably furloughed then to come back to this news.  As if times weren't crappy enough  :(



Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: Mel on 19:23:29, 22/06/20
How come the sweary-filter didn't censor "crappy" but did my far less offensive word in the "passing the hours" thread?  ;D
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: SteamyTea on 19:55:20, 22/06/20
Of course it was inevitable, because for too many people (in my humble opinion), saving a few quid and not having to go out has trumped personal service, caring about our town centres, and touching and trying goods before buying them. I admit to being contemptuous of those who use retail stores to check out items before buying them online.
Today, while buying a low value item in store, the assistant tried 3 times to up sell to me.  I started off saying I only wanted the one thing, then restated it, then said no, and no again, then I walked away.  Found a sensible member f staff and complained, politely.
It was only a coffee.
So personal service, no thanks.


Losing GO will be a drop in the ocean for JD Sports.

I feel for the people who work in GO.  Probably furloughed then to come back to this news.  As if times weren't crappy enough  :(
They will just shift the stock, and possibly branding, to other stores in the group, if they don't pre-pack.


The reality is that for the vast majority of bricks and mortar retailers the writing has been on the wall for over 30 years since the internet started to grow to the point where these days it's become a necessity of everyday life.

Sadly they've chosen to stick their heads in the sand and continued to believe that they could compete with the online only retailers and keep their bricks and mortar premises as well.

I've said before that apart from a very select few the days of "shops" as we know/knew them are numbered - the state of your local high street is all the evidence you need to see.

What is totally surprising is that most of the manufacturers don't appear to have looked at the bigger picture and moved to direct retailing to the customer cutting the retailers out of the market altogether. To make it successful they just need to offer free returns/exchanges on everything and a much larger slice of the pie would be theirs for the taking. There's clearly enough margin in it to make it a feasible proposition and it could ultimately reduce retail prices for the consumer.
Most large retailers have been banging on about the high cost of running retail units for decades, the smart ones have already closed down.  Trouble is, our business legal system makes it easier to go into liquidation/receivership/administration, than get out of a landlords lease.
One thing that the 'High Street' has not got to grips with is the changing demographics, they still think that women are free to shop between 9AM and 5:30PM.  I think more than half the workforce is now female.
The worse offenders are the small independents, they still want half day closing.
Penzance would be dead without the chains, they are keeping the town alive, just.



Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: kinkyboots on 20:09:28, 22/06/20
Losing GO will be a drop in the ocean for JD Sports.

I would agree unless we suddenly start to see other parts of the JD Sports group such as Blacks, Millets, Ultimate Outdoors and Tiso start to go the same way in swift succession.

I suppose buying a company and then deliberately running it into the ground is just one way of deliberately getting rid of the competition and gaining market share. I honestly believe them blaming Coronavirus is just a timely and convenient excuse for them to use. Hopefully some of the Go Outdoors staff will be relocated within the remaining companies within the group.

I can't put my finger on it but in my opinion something just hasn't felt right about Go Outdoors since the day JD Sports took over. From what I've seen and read both here and elsewhere of the continual problems with the "new" website and continual lack of stock and taking no decisive action to put things right immediately it may possibly have been the intention all along and just part of the overall master plan.

How come the sweary-filter didn't censor "crappy" but did my far less offensive word in the "passing the hours" thread?  ;D

Less offensive is a very subjective description and mostly depends on where you live in the country but it really depends whether it was an F, B or S word. As it happens it really doesn't matter which it was because as you know Microsoft are never wrong!  ;D
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: WhitstableDave on 20:14:00, 22/06/20
...
It was only a coffee.
So personal service, no thanks.
...

So you'll be buying your coffee online from now on then?  ::)
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: gunwharfman on 20:31:43, 22/06/20
I'm a capitalist so have no guilt feelings whatsoever about checking out items before buying them online. To me, it's the same as going into one shop and buying the same product in another because the second shop is cheaper. For example, in the past, just like going into Cotswolds but then buying the product at GO.

Maybe town centres could become housing estates to avoid building on green sites?
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: SteamyTea on 20:40:55, 22/06/20
So you'll be buying your coffee online from now on then?  ::)
Can usually do that.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: gunwharfman on 20:42:27, 22/06/20
I'd love to give HMS Vernon back.

Where we live the MAJOR benefit to us is that once the shopping centre opened about 17 years ago all vandalism ended on our estate within a day! The twinkling lights of the shops, bars and eating places now attract them like moths to a bulb! The properties over there may be more expensive than here but we no longer have to deal with the urinators, the condom brigade or the needle buddies, they are all now on 'over there!' We now live in a little oasis of desirable properties. Not for us though, we plan to die here.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: WhitstableDave on 22:39:12, 22/06/20
Can usually do that.

Can usually do what?


Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: archaeoroutes on 07:30:25, 23/06/20
What is totally surprising is that most of the manufacturers don't appear to have looked at the bigger picture and moved to direct retailing to the customer cutting the retailers out of the market altogether.
I can get most gear I want direct from manufacturers. Just to name a few in recent years - Buffalo, Paramo, Montane...
Buffalo even custom made stuff for my little kids.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: kinkyboots on 08:11:25, 23/06/20
I can get most gear I want direct from manufacturers. Just to name a few in recent years - Buffalo, Paramo, Montane...

I agree that you can but in my experience most manufacturers currently only sell their goods direct at full RRP (stock clearances excepted) which is clearly aimed at pushing you towards buying from the retailers who almost always offer prices lower than the RRP.

The point I was making is that there is a huge margin between the price the manufacturers sell to retailers at and the so called RRP - it's this price margin that the manufacturers could easily take advantage of by selling direct to the consumer at more realistic prices taking the retailers out of the market.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: archaeoroutes on 08:27:51, 23/06/20
Ah, I see. As I never pay anywhere near full price, that issue didn't occur to me.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: richardh1905 on 08:29:37, 23/06/20
it's this price margin that the manufacturers could easily take advantage of by selling direct to the consumer at more realistic prices taking the retailers out of the market.


The problem then is that they would undermine the outlets that get them the majority of their sales.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: archaeoroutes on 08:37:19, 23/06/20
At retailers I usually get about 20-25% off. Going direct I usually get 40-50% off (when they charge me).
I guess that me wearing something bought at x doesn't really give them much back, but me wearing something made by y does.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: Ridge on 08:50:58, 23/06/20
Maybe town centres could become housing estates to avoid building on green sites?
There are certainly too many retail units and yet they still get built.
Where I work the whole town centre is pretty much 1 big shopping centre, I've never seen all the units full and yet nearly 2 years ago they opened a huge extension the flagship store of which is Debenhams. The Debenhams store is now going to close partly because of the high rents but the rumour is that the centre itself, and its parent company, are in financial trouble so they can't reduce the rents.


We all have to decide what retailers we feel are important enough to spend the money and time to keep open.
My standard clothing is boots/Converse, jeans/shorts, shirt/Tshirt, hoodie/top. The only thing I need to try on in a shop is the boots everything else I can order on line in 10 mins, try on tomorrow and, on the rare occasions that things don't fit or I don't like them, send rejects back for free. As far as I am concerned all clothes shops can close. Walking gear, for me, I like to see so I will go and pay for it in a shop.


Trying to hold back time on the demise of boring shopping is the equivalent of smashing the Spinning Jenny. The world is changing fast and big names will continue to disappear from the high street.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: WhitstableDave on 08:51:36, 23/06/20
At retailers I usually get about 20-25% off. Going direct I usually get 40-50% off (when they charge me).
I guess that me wearing something bought at x doesn't really give them much back, but me wearing something made by y does.

If and when everyone buys directly from retailers there will no longer be outlets in town centres and big stores in retail parks to browse, try and buy, and no people needed to work in these places (people who are often fellow outdoor enthusiasts).

Some, like me, will think that these facilities and people are worth paying extra for. Others, like many here, probably think they're not.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: archaeoroutes on 08:59:57, 23/06/20
Oh, I still buy in shops on those rare occasions I have time. Usually while on holiday, as otherwise it is rather a trek to get to one and I don't have the time. I also do try to include visits to local* outdoor shops and independent cafes in the schedule when I am instructing, bringing a group's worth of custom their way.
* Local to where I'm working at that time. There aren't any outdoor shops local to where I live.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: Jac on 09:01:08, 23/06/20

Maybe town centres could become housing estates to avoid building on green sites?

If only
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: SteamyTea on 09:38:20, 23/06/20
It is interesting how people think that we should only build on brownfield sites.
In the UK, less than 2% of the land area is housing, all urbanisation is less than 10%.
Our cities, in world terms are comparatively low density.
I think the real trouble is that they have grown with little proper planning.


Retail is an odd thing.  The large retailers got pushed out of towns as they were a perceived threat to the smaller retailers.
Now, some towns want the large people to come back, but at a high price.
Now it is easy to get into a circular argument about price and quality, supplying/dictating what the customer wants or not.  But it seems to me that people want convenience over everything else.  Our towns are just not set up for this anymore.


In environmental economics, there are systems to 'value nature'.  I think what needs to happen is that we need to 'value retail' in a similar manner.  Though I think the results would be a bit of a disappointment.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: Birdman on 10:12:41, 23/06/20
I would hate to see them go. Generally I don't like shopping, but Go Outdoors is the one shop where I easily spend browsing 1 hour+ regularly and I have regularly bought things there too. My local Go Outdoors is within walking distance (45 minutes) of my flat, the staff is friendly and they have price-match so you don't have to worry that there are cheaper deals online (I have used their price match -10% plenty of times).

 
However, in recent years they have missed out on hundreds of ££££ from me. Why? Because they decided to not sell my favourite walking boots (Meindl Bhutan) in size 7.5 anymore (and 7 is really too small and 8 really too large). I have bought 5 pairs in the last 7 years, but in recent years I was forced to buy them online from another retailer because of the missing size 7.5 (which they were selling in the past). I have pointed this out to their staff and to Go Outdoors directly several times. Perhaps the more limited sizes range is more profitable for them, but with boots the correct sizing is everything, so they lost me as a footwear customer (and shoes are easily my greatest outdoor expense).

 
Anyway, I hope they will survive.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: gunwharfman on 11:27:06, 23/06/20
I've read that 2% figure before. Where does it come from? Do I believe the figure, no of course not!

Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: forgotmyoldpassword on 11:45:22, 23/06/20
I've read that 2% figure before. Where does it come from? Do I believe the figure, no of course not!


That figure appears to only include the direct earth under the footprint of the house, and does not include drives, paths, gardens and any external spaces.


From what I understand the larger issue is affordable housing is not being promoted for many people, and since 'having a stake in the system' is a huge reason for inter-generational stability, this can only reap problems in the future.  House builders tend to prioritise more expensive, larger homes which forces an under-supply of smaller properties, though the quality of those homes seems to be dropping with more and more build errors.  From my friends who work in that field, the problem is that their 'test home' only has to be built to a high standard and the rest of the project is often more slapdash with glaring faults which do not appear until a buyer has taken over the property.  Because of that I'd always consider a survey worth the money.


Convenience is a major factor as ST says, I don't think you can persist with the high-street model with 1) paid parking in town centres and 2) losing major retailers from that HS as they move to online purchases + returns. 


As for Go Outdoors, it's a real shame but with more and more people comfortable with purchasing online, why would you pay the extra 20% for the identical item when next-day delivery is such a common thing.  The only outdoor stores I now buy from are the independent retailers and try to prioritise those guys.



Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: WhitstableDave on 12:43:37, 23/06/20
I've read that 2% figure before. Where does it come from? Do I believe the figure, no of course not!

I believe it. I think it seems highly likely that about 2% of the UK's land is covered by housing.

Here's a link to a relevant and fascinating study: A_Land_Cover_Atlas_of_the_United_Kingdom_Document (https://figshare.com/articles/A_Land_Cover_Atlas_of_the_United_Kingdom_Document_/5266495)

(Edit: If you wish to include non-housing urban areas such as parks under the 'urban' category, the figure is closer to 5%.)
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: SteamyTea on 13:57:36, 23/06/20
I've read that 2% figure before. Where does it come from? Do I believe the figure, no of course not!
I think it is hidden here, was on previous releases.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/uknaturalcapitalaccounts/2019 (https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/uknaturalcapitalaccounts/2019)
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: Mel on 14:53:59, 23/06/20
 ::) 



Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: Bigfoot_Mike on 15:12:04, 23/06/20
I've read that 2% figure before. Where does it come from? Do I believe the figure, no of course not!


Here are some figures from the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41901294 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41901294)  


As you can see, an overall average figure doesn’t represent the distribution over the UK as a whole. They are also a distortion of the facts, as they don’t show how the roads and buildings carve up the ‘wilder’ land into parcels that may not support larger wildlife populations. If we squeezed the 6% of built on land into a corner of the country, it might be better for wildlife. Also, the large proportion of land identified as farmland gives no indication of amount of hedgerows or wild areas.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: SteamyTea on 16:07:45, 23/06/20
Also, the large proportion of land identified as farmland gives no indication of amount of hedgerows or wild areas.
Or the grading of the land.  A lot of farm land is unproductive.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: Ridge on 16:55:51, 23/06/20
Where I work the whole town centre is pretty much 1 big shopping centre...
    ...the rumour is that the centre itself, and its parent company, are in financial trouble so they can't reduce the rents.
It looks like the rumours were true. Intu, who own 17 shopping centres in the UK including Lakeside and the Trafford Centre, are on the verge of collapse.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53136807 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53136807)
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: kinkyboots on 06:54:10, 24/06/20
The plot thickens as JD Sports buys back Go Outdoors for £56.5 million after pushing it into administration.  ::)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53152566 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53152566)

https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/jd-sports-buys-go-outdoors-18476214 (https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/jd-sports-buys-go-outdoors-18476214)

https://news.sky.com/story/jd-sports-buys-back-go-outdoors-after-pushing-it-into-administration-12013411 (https://news.sky.com/story/jd-sports-buys-back-go-outdoors-after-pushing-it-into-administration-12013411)

https://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2020/06/23/most-jobs-saved-as-jd-sports-buys-back-go-outdoors-business-in-pre-pack-deal (https://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2020/06/23/most-jobs-saved-as-jd-sports-buys-back-go-outdoors-business-in-pre-pack-deal)

Is it just me or does something definitely not smell right here when you consider they originally bought it for £112 million back in 2016?
I just wonder where the other £56 million has mysteriously vanished to?
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: pdstsp on 07:20:27, 24/06/20
This looks like a bog standard pre-pack administration.  Effectively a new company is set up to become GoOutdoors and take over the business of the old go outdoors. It will become a sub tenant on the leases  Then the leases will be renegotiated.  The landlord can accept the new terms or sue the old company, which doesn't have any money apart from the proceeds of the admin sale, which is probably owed to the bank anyway.


JD are a pretty cutthroat outfit, in my experience.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: Lee R on 19:50:26, 24/06/20
Our local one is a couple of miles away. Yes, not the best shop in the world but still okay to have a browse around & pick things up. I certainly wouldn't entertain buying boots/clothes online due to fit/sizing etc that's for sure!
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: BuzyG on 13:58:49, 25/06/20
I have to say that there are some things that I would just not consider buying online - boots and rucksack spring to mind, as fit is so important.
I completely agree.  Also when you want something to work with an existing piece of kit.  Crampons and such. 

Our local Screw Fix always use to ask the regulars to come into the store with a catalogue number and buy in store.  Same offers same prices.  Since Covid19 that has had to change and all ordering is online, pick up at store.  The net result of this, as the store workers are very aware, is that once Covid19 is tamed and it will be, people will continue to order on line and the front desk staff will no longer be required. For customers this means a poorer service.  Those simple short till confirmation conversations will no longer happen.  So we will end up buying the wrong item more often than now and have to return it and reorder.  Small things but it's a slippery slope IMHO and all for the sake of saving a few bob and earning the share holders an extra bottle of bubbly.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: richardh1905 on 15:11:21, 25/06/20
My local builders merchant was happy for me to go up into their loft to rummage around for the right sized galvanised brackets. Pre Covid, that is. Wonder whether they will be so happy in future.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: Skip on 16:30:50, 25/06/20
I feel for the people who work in GO.  Probably furloughed then to come back to this news.  As if times weren't crappy enough  :(

Well said, Mel. I agree.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: fit old bird on 13:38:48, 01/07/20
I've just had a Go Outdoors brochure come in the post. On the cover it says, hundreds of half price deals, and 20% off big brands on footwear and clothing. As I got my last boots from there, the personal attention I got from the assistant found me the right exact comfortable pair, I am tempted to go back and buy another pair of the same make. Some of the deals in the brochure look pretty tempting as well. Notice on the cover says, We have re opened. We have a big store in Scun thorpe

ilona
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: Lee R on 21:40:38, 01/07/20
I've just placed an order for a very cheap, apparently 4 person tent!! Not to camp in, more as a beach/day shelter.
Title: Re: Coronavirus: Go Outdoors set to call in administrators
Post by: gunwharfman on 20:15:26, 02/07/20
Our friend is going to be upset, she practically lives in Cafe Rouge!