Things are looking very bleak for many dealers, and i think it will be a case of survival of the fittest over the next few years at least.

I'm sure it will find its balance though, and once the fat is trimmed off the company will be a lot leaner and stability may return!

Lee

Yep, Mailbox store is re-opening soon, Worcester is closed for good. Products are back with B&O UK. BUT proceed with care - my beef with B&O UK at the moment is that it appears that they're selling these goods to end users, without testing, cleaning or checking the products. Really.

Compare this to Apple. Ex-demo and refurbished products go through an internal testing period, parts replaced (before test), new components such as mouse, cables and so on added to box. Re-boxed.

With the stores, as I've mentioned in the past, 4 stores in one local area is way too much. Take a look through the B&O website and there are still stores in very small towns and way too many for a small territory such as the UK.

The store will be re opening in approx 2weeks.

From what I have heard B&O uk are taking it over and running it, they will possibly be moving out the Mailbox due to high costs on rent and percentages on sales per year!

There has been a few dealers closing up and down the country, its the current climate plus too much monet being spent on advertising thats causing problems.

Good news!

Yesterday I received a mailshot from B&O to tell me that, due to the demise of the Worcester store, my details will be passed to the Cheltenham store.

Today I received one from the Mailbox to say that they have reopened.

Perhaps tomorrow I'll get one saying that the Worcester store is back, since it was the store-room for the Mailbox.

Mark 

And I received one this morning inviting me in for a coffee & to drool over the money saving offers currently available.  Hmm!  Methinks, there will be even better offers in the coming months.

John

The Mailbox store in Birmingham is reopen and has been since July. There is no talks of B & O moving out of the Mailbox shopping center and there never has been. I am one of the lucky ones to be working at the Mailbox B & O store. There is plans for the store and none of it includes moving out due to costs or expenses. The store is doing well and hitting targets. We are going no-where.

Dave