Crawshaw Share Discussion Threads

[maleficent] 09/11/2018 14:06

It's quite simple, those steering the ship, i.e. those at the very top, CEO's and the Board should shoulder some of the blame. They were the ones at the helm.Yes in fairness there are other factors at play such as the decline of the high street. JV was handed a poisoned chalice, with desperate cost cutting taking place before his arrival, giving the appearance of a better gig than he was actually getting. However, blindly opening shop after shop in ill thought out locations, signing up to ridiculous rents for 20 years plus, no computerised stock control system in stores meaning inexperienced/untrained managers blindly ordering stock and having to second guess demand without any history to refer to (through no fault of their own). Meaning they were ever under or over stocked thus couldn't meet demand or had lots of waste.Lack of investment in training and development and in maintaining premises and equipment results in no solid foundations - as the saying goes, the foolish man built his house upon the sand. Those at the vey top were paid good money - in fact they were paid very much over the odds for the size and scale of the business. It seems they could certainly 'talk the talk' but obviously not 'walk the walk'. Sadly the result is hundreds of job losses, most of those people who were only on the (so called) living wage and living hand to mouth. Not to mention those loyal staff who had been at CRAW for many years. All of whom have been treated with disdain with the Administrators statement briefly mentioning that 'with regret' there are redundancies. No thanks for long service or hard work. I sincerely hope (and I'm sure they will) that these people go on to find a decent supportive employer and get the salary, training and support they deserve in their new roles. I'm sure they will in time be thinking 'good riddance to bad rubbish'!

[vicarage13] 09/11/2018 12:09

Who is this buyer ?

[tripplesenior] 09/11/2018 10:09

Scotty boy, spot on with what your saying

[playful] 08/11/2018 20:36

I don't know anything about this buyer but towards the end of last year they had a well respected person involved in the buying department but he resigned before Christmas.

[penciles2] 08/11/2018 20:26

Any one seen derby telegraph people been sick
Outside Crawshaws smell is ranside,awful

[scotty boy] 08/11/2018 20:23

Vicarage 13

Very true words I have stated the same as yourself absolute disgrace

[playful] 08/11/2018 18:59

I do hope this chap gets his hands on our Chorley market stall..

“I want people to be kept in the picture, to help them out. I’m looking at opening it for myself.”

[scotty boy] 08/11/2018 18:53

The problem over the years has not been nc or Jim viggers its been one individual who as bullied and intimidated senior management to believe his methods were the way forward with no experience or skillset to match his ego

[sefton1] 07/11/2018 09:09

ANOTHER DAVIDOSH DISASTER. NO WONDER HE HAS TURNED HIS HAND TO MAKING MONEY BY ORGANISING CONFERENCES INSTEAD, RATHER THAN LOSING MONEY AFTER RAMPING DOGS LIKE THIS. I WARNED YOU ALL A YEAR AGO IN 5368 AND 5484

[optomistic] 05/11/2018 18:32

Will Ranjit, who has a large interest in Crawshaws buy what's left for a pittance?

[scotty boy] 05/11/2018 18:22

It's not all nc fault alot of the problem steams' from buying poor quality product's and short dated items and 2 sisters

[playful] 05/11/2018 15:59

Closures and job losses listed...

[owenski] 05/11/2018 09:04

Ordinary folks done out of their livelihoods by the incompetency of NC and his big ideas, I notice he had a decent pay off when he went.

This used to be a decent working business.

[knigel] 05/11/2018 07:30

Really hard to believe how quickly the business went down hill here. Really sorry for the employees who had such a short warning of this, many probably have been working there for years.

[playful] 05/11/2018 07:26

The joint Administrators have offered the Group's business and assets for sale and have entered into discussions with interested parties with a view to agreeing a sale over the coming weeks. Interested parties who have not yet commenced discussions should contact the joint Administrators for further information - [e-mail] and [e-mail].

[glavey] 05/11/2018 05:08

The Pump?:
"...I actually posted when the share was 3p was that IMHO it had an enterprise value of 9p. What's more, I backed that up with detailed posts."
The Dump?:
"Then, when the shares went to 9p two weeks later I posted in this very board that I had sold."

The quote:
"To remind everyone, he posted this when the price was 3p

"How high does chicken bounce when it falls to the floor?"

his next post then insinuated CRAW was bust!."

[glavey] 05/11/2018 04:47

S1ze 6894,

More? What an egoist!
Still, that news comes as a great relief. I'm not yet ready for that much mirth.

[optomistic] 04/11/2018 21:30

Got a huge pork loin today cut up into individual steaks, cost worked out at 66p a steak. Also a pack of bacon, excellent value. If this factory outlet goes it will be a sad loss to Barnsley.

[scotty boy] 04/11/2018 14:42

2 sisters fresh birds are ok the frozen birds are a disgrace freezer burns and very poor quality

[castleford tiger] 04/11/2018 10:52

owenski

2 SISTERS have oulets in the wholesale chain.
I bought many Mc donald products for sale into catering.

So they dont have to have them.
Cas store closed and stripped.

tiger

[owenski] 02/11/2018 21:16

2S still need an outlet for all those gone off chicken fillets with boot prints and sawdust on them.

[scotty boy] 02/11/2018 18:56

Sorry I completely disagree with your statement I feel you are completely missed guided the problem is over commitments and very poor buying of short date products

[penciles2] 02/11/2018 18:56

Can’t see any high st shops staying open

[playful] 02/11/2018 18:47

I agree KB should be involved in any discussions as the staff know & trust him, so he seems the natural choice to provide a good home to any of our viable high street shops.

As already posted we shareholders have probably lost everything so if we can save shops & jobs thats some consolation and feel confident the CEO is working hard to deliver this.