JJB Sports Share Discussion Threads

[pembury] 21/9/2012 10:17

wonder if the philanthropist club will club together and bid?

[jimrclark] 21/9/2012 10:09

Very interesting - like SR,I do a lot of my shopping online and I usually go through Quidco or Easyfundraising.

However, getting back to JJB - it's been 3 weeks since JJB announced their plans to sell and it doesn't appear that we are anywhere near the deal being closed. The majority of interested parties apparently are still in the mix. Whilst we've heard that SD is the front-runner, I'm not sure anyone really believes that and the leaks regarding an HMRC issue suggest that someone is playing games.

Could we conclude that the first round of offers weren't good enough?

[sir rational] 21/9/2012 09:58

US consumers spend 23% of their disposable income online, slightly higher than the 22% average across 15 countries studied by WorldPay [download page] in an April 2012 report. Online consumers in India were found to spend the greatest share of their disposable income online, at 33%, followed by those in China (31%), Brazil (27%), and the UK (25%). Within the US, 8% of respondents – who were required to have shopped online within the past 6 months – said that they already spend more than 50% of their disposable income online – compared to 11% in the UK (the highest proportion among the countries), and the total sample average of 7%. Read the rest at Marketing Charts

[sir rational] 21/9/2012 09:55

More of an early adopter.

[quidzinn] 21/9/2012 09:46

Then you sir are in the minority !

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[sir rational] 21/9/2012 09:44

Not by me ;-)

[quidzinn] 21/9/2012 09:38

From The Guardian - a few months old but still relevant;

"Online shopping accounts for 17% of the total UK retail market and is likely to increase with the relentless rise of mobile commerce. Growing numbers of retailers are launching or expanding online businesses."

83% is still bought on the High Street ....

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[harrissen] 21/9/2012 09:31

Diamondcorp(DCP) has just started to go in to orbit on news of loan guarantees.

Could multibag from here.

Grossly undervalued!!

[clocktower] 21/9/2012 09:29

In the main the High Street is becoming a shop window for brands who do not mind the customers clicking on-line to buy it. After all the retailers are just buying stock, offering free display for the brands who then cream off the sales directly through web sales when the product is purchased on-line.

[quidzinn] 21/9/2012 09:06

Zeus - agreed re. electricals - a Sony XYZ123-C is the same wherever you buy it (presuming it isn't a Chinese counterfeit from a Sunday Market Trader) ... but people will always want to see and feel and try clothes on in SHOPS and buy what is right there and then !

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[quidzinn] 21/9/2012 09:02

The High Street is for people who want to buy something today that fits and isn't too bothered about waiting in for a fortnight to save 50p.

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p.s. If you haven't ventured out of your bedroom recently I can assure you that the High Streets of this country are still alive.

[zeuseq] 21/9/2012 09:01

Agreed Sir Rat, bargains galore online especially electricals.

Quidzinn clearly not the sharpest tool in the box but a TOOL all the same!

[sir rational] 21/9/2012 08:53

Not any more Quidz.

Shopping online is for the cleverer shopper who realises you only get to spend your money once so why not buy the same thing, more cheaply?

Or a better thing, for the same price.

High St is for losers.

[quidzinn] 21/9/2012 08:23

Shopping online is for dolers who have all day to sit at home watching Sky TV wearing their chavvy tracksuits waiting for the White Arrow van and the JustEat takeaway to arrive ....

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[sir rational] 21/9/2012 08:23

And they've got 20 million to sell lol

[sir rational] 21/9/2012 08:21

The Chans will be happy

[zeuseq] 21/9/2012 08:19

Yeah baby!

[sir rational] 21/9/2012 08:16

Can't see it megoodself Nico

[nico9] 21/9/2012 08:01

tick up coming. paying .44

[maxmarilli] 21/9/2012 07:56

Tax issue sorted....

[sir rational] 20/9/2012 21:14

These days the best outfits offer free return postage so you try it on in the privacy & comfort of your home and if it doesn't fit, send it back.

It's not like old Argos catalogue days lol

[boilerboy] 20/9/2012 21:08

Most people prefer to try things on. Anyway i have my fingers crossed. Always shopped in jjbs. I hope when the UK starts to recover and people can afford to go in nice shops that SD suffer.

[sir rational] 20/9/2012 21:02

You can get nearly everything more cheaply online, Nike, Adidas et al.