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Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 11:03 pm
by kay
Piston wrote:none of you actually know anything and the company is not set to go bust for definite....we took 100,000 in 1 day which is a first for the croydon store...we personally are doing well....these kinds of discussions involving hearsay and unqualified information does a lot of harm and could prevent a buyer from stepping in....
As your store has a good track record, it should have a decent chance of surviving even if someone else ends up taking over the chain (or part of it). I can't see anyone consider closing down or choosing not to snap up a London area store to be honest. Hope it works out for you!
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:34 am
by pk-
just nipped down the road to the tcr one but they don't open til 10
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:36 am
by deamonds
gwa wrote:Ducking cheap!
lol big up the iphone, in full correcting effect
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:38 am
by pk-
wouldn't bother going if you're thinking of it, unless you haven't been in the last week. they've not lowered their prices any more & there's no sale on.
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 6:31 pm
by eastern spin doctor
My store in norwich aint no cheaper. still cheaper than HMV though
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:58 pm
by dom
Piston wrote:Dom wrote:apparently there is no security in most of the stores lol bare shoplifting going on
'apparently'?
this is not true of any stores in the southern region....
none of you actually know anything and the company is not set to go bust for definite....we took 100,000 in 1 day which is a first for the croydon store...we personally are doing well....these kinds of discussions involving hearsay and unqualified information does a lot of harm and could prevent a buyer from stepping in....
i am a manager in the croydon store and should i lose this job and not be able to find another i will have to stop doing my events...therefore less money going into dubstep...
i do find peoples attitude remarkable to others misfortune within the economic downturn....we're all fucked including you unless your job completely cocoons you from the economy...
merry xmas everyone
no one is happy to hear of any workers loosing their jobs and I wouldnt want you to have to stop your night, but its hard not to laugh a little when you hear these big companies are going bust. if capitalism consumes itself and crashes, I for one wont shed a tear.
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:54 pm
by Pistonsbeneath
Dom wrote:Piston wrote:Dom wrote:apparently there is no security in most of the stores lol bare shoplifting going on
'apparently'?
this is not true of any stores in the southern region....
none of you actually know anything and the company is not set to go bust for definite....we took 100,000 in 1 day which is a first for the croydon store...we personally are doing well....these kinds of discussions involving hearsay and unqualified information does a lot of harm and could prevent a buyer from stepping in....
i am a manager in the croydon store and should i lose this job and not be able to find another i will have to stop doing my events...therefore less money going into dubstep...
i do find peoples attitude remarkable to others misfortune within the economic downturn....we're all fucked including you unless your job completely cocoons you from the economy...
merry xmas everyone
no one is happy to hear of any workers loosing their jobs and I wouldnt want you to have to stop your night, but its hard not to laugh a little when you hear these big companies are going bust. if capitalism consumes itself and crashes, I for one wont shed a tear.
so you're not a capitalist?
if our economy becomes much more fucked then we all will be!
if you would be happy to share earnings with others less able than you to do something you are good at then i guess you're not a capitalist!
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:54 pm
by Pistonsbeneath
double post
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:52 pm
by basser
Not exactly any groundbreaking bargains in Bristol.
3 of my mates work there though, which kinda sucks.
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:32 pm
by flashharry
sales vultures....FAIL
make sure u dont knock me over with ur bags of reduced clothes from Next
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:41 pm
by d_three
FlashHarry wrote:sales vultures....FAIL
make sure u dont knock me over with ur bags of reduced clothes from Next
ha ha
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:32 pm
by start : stop
Piston wrote:none of you actually know anything and the company is not set to go bust for definite....we took 100,000 in 1 day which is a first for the croydon store...we personally are doing well....these kinds of discussions involving hearsay and unqualified information does a lot of harm and could prevent a buyer from stepping in....
But your problem is not one of not enough sales but Zavvi cannot cannot get supply of product and have had to change their trade agreements, affecting their cash flow. So although you're doing a great job on the floor it's the backroom where things have gone tits up.
And i wouldn't take it personally that everyone is jumping on the possibility of Zavvi going under and clearing all their stock cheap as chips, everyone is sick of greatly inflated prices that British people have succummed to and so the chance of something cheaper will be leapt on. I hope you do keep your job but if you don't then you have to blame retail culture.
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 7:25 pm
by tr0tsky
Dom wrote: if capitalism consumes itself and crashes, I for one wont shed a tear.
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 8:23 pm
by Pistonsbeneath
Start : Stop wrote:Piston wrote:none of you actually know anything and the company is not set to go bust for definite....we took 100,000 in 1 day which is a first for the croydon store...we personally are doing well....these kinds of discussions involving hearsay and unqualified information does a lot of harm and could prevent a buyer from stepping in....
But your problem is not one of not enough sales but Zavvi cannot cannot get supply of product and have had to change their trade agreements, affecting their cash flow. So although you're doing a great job on the floor it's the backroom where things have gone tits up.
And i wouldn't take it personally that everyone is jumping on the possibility of Zavvi going under and clearing all their stock cheap as chips, everyone is sick of greatly inflated prices that British people have succummed to and so the chance of something cheaper will be leapt on. I hope you do keep your job but if you don't then you have to blame retail culture.
no doubt the debts are racking up as they have been for some time...ive been with the company for eight years now and i need to leave anyway...
the sale actually in place was in place before the administration came into effect and was set even before the collapse of euk....
i dont begrudge bargain hunters at all but it is a bit like the vultures picking at the carcass...its a really tough time being there at the moment and were just waiting to hear this week rly...
3400 losing their jobs is sad and i know so many of them as well...
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 8:58 pm
by magma
Been back in Bristol and the Zavvis barely seem to sell CDs anymore. Fucking awful selection, no wonder they've gone under!
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:06 pm
by Pistonsbeneath
Magma wrote:Been back in Bristol and the Zavvis barely seem to sell CDs anymore. Fucking awful selection, no wonder they've gone under!
nah man theres no margin in cds tbh....our range did used to be much better tho...
we have headhunter, skream, burial, chase & status, photek, bonobo, boards of canada, skepta type stuff in all the time though...
if u went in after euks collapse we werent getting range cd delivered...
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:25 pm
by magma
Yeah, no offense to those that work there obviously... I reckon it's going to be difficult for record shops of any type (apart from increasingly geeky vinyl shops for DJs) to survive against people like Amazon or whoever and I'm a sucker for 3 for £10 DVDs, so the lack of CDs only really bugs me when I'm in emergency need of tunes because I'm stuck visiting my parents, forgot to bring any CDs and was just forced to listen to Basshunter - Jingle Bells by some fuck on Radio One.
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:40 am
by Pistonsbeneath
if anyone on here would like to show support on here there is a facebook group..if not no need to say anything innit
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4 ... 1856626942
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:18 am
by Jak The lad
I work on the Zavvi IT Helpdesk lol. Havn't had anyone crying on the phone just yet. Saying that... nothing has been said regarding the administration here
