Are they still around? Notice their FB and Twitter pages are not functional.
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Bang & Olufsen St Paul's London
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Strange as I passed the store a couple of weeks ago and they were shut with a notice of forfeiture on the inside from the landlord.
They opened again the following week but I heard they were moving to a new premises.
Paul
It appears that they have closed. Their answerphone message redirects you through to B&O UK for outstanding orders.Are they still around? Notice their FB and Twitter pages are not functional.
That's a real shame. Weren't they in a real affluent part of London as well?
That's a real shame. Weren't they in a real affluent part of London as well?
But not near to where the wealthy potential customers lived?
That's a real shame. Weren't they in a real affluent part of London as well?
Or maybe they weren't good at selling Effluent to the Affluent. 😜
Where rent and rates makes it a non starter for an independent; unless they are minted of course!That's a real shame. Weren't they in a real affluent part of London as well?
double edges sword, there is so much residential building work in London you would have thought you could access a percentage but as mentioned rent and rates probably out weigh the additional sales.My friend owns an optician, he had a large busy shop we a decent footprint, after the centre was updated and refurbished his landlords doubled his rent. He had to sell half his shop to save on rent and open additional hours finally he had to sell to a large corporation as he could not make enough money.Most of UK's shopping centres/Malls are owned by financial institutions and their only motivation and want is to maximise their profits, shame we can't follow the same principles for new housing and provide subsidised rent for independents 😜
I would have thought it a good idea to get people in their lunch hours, even if buying the Play products - Years ago I bought a Beocentre 9300 from a dealer opposite Liverpool Street station - I could never understand why they closed as they were really good and also had all the city people wandering in and out. Now the only place for HiFi there is Richer Sounds.
I heard somewhere that there has been a 25% increase over the past couple of years in Independent shops - traders like Butchers, Bakers and Fishmongers - it's encouraging but (and slightly off topic) if we want to see thriving, vibrant, high streets then they should be encouraged, so the idea of a subusidy is not a bad one and lift the parking so that people can park for an hour or two for free. Where I live in Essex you get a parking permit from the council of one per household and parking in the high street is free - we have a fantastic high street with loads of independents and it sustains itself. A far cry from the major towns and cities that are all dominated by clothes, shoes and handbag shops. I've always thought that for the independent B&O shops to survive that there maybe a market for them to sell other complimentary products such as mid century furniture or modern design classics - sort of a one stop shop for people (imho) with style and taste!
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Well said Andrew, even the mighty John Lewis are looking at Franchised Concessionaires in-store; similar to Debenhams, as they are noticing a drop in foot fall and increase in internet traffic.So we need to mix things up and give "a reason to come"
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