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Quote:Asked about our retail operation Adam said that the Club had wanted to keep the shop at the Bransholme Centre which has recently closed and it wasn’t the rent that was the issue but rather the rates, which were apparently crippling long term, but manageable in a short term deal. So, he concluded, all being well, they will repeat the operation at Bransholme again later in the year and hope to reopen again for next Christmas.
We are also looking to move our town centre retail unit and rent a new shop with a much bigger sales area which would let us incorporate a dedicated ticketing facility. That fits in with what I was hearing the other day from a pal who works in St Stephens, who told me that the pod outside St Stephens may be closing because the site has been sold for development.
Quote:Asked about our retail operation Adam said that the Club had wanted to keep the shop at the Bransholme Centre which has recently closed and it wasn’t the rent that was the issue but rather the rates, which were apparently crippling long term, but manageable in a short term deal. So, he concluded, all being well, they will repeat the operation at Bransholme again later in the year and hope to reopen again for next Christmas.
We are also looking to move our town centre retail unit and rent a new shop with a much bigger sales area which would let us incorporate a dedicated ticketing facility. That fits in with what I was hearing the other day from a pal who works in St Stephens, who told me that the pod outside St Stephens may be closing because the site has been sold for development.
The shop needs a radical makeover, its too basic and looks tacky IMO, tge shop basically consists of an entire wall of shirts and not really much else, tge signage and general shopfitting could and should be alot more professional aswell.. and if it was strategically placed, it could be a gold mine
Joined: Nov 30 2014 Posts: 1264 Location: Inside my own head
berro's best mate wrote:The shop needs a radical makeover, its too basic and looks tacky IMO, tge shop basically consists of an entire wall of shirts and not really much else, tge signage and general shopfitting could and should be alot more professional aswell.. and if it was strategically placed, it could be a gold mine
I agree, general design of the place needs to be better and the current shop is a bit too out of the way. I think it definitely needs to be in one of the shopping centres, if the rent is too high in st Stephens which it might be then there is always prospect centre across the road.
Joined: Nov 30 2014 Posts: 1264 Location: Inside my own head
Sebasteeno wrote:Surely it doesn't matter where it is. People who want FC stuff will still go to it even if it was on Hessle Road.
If it was down hessle road I would just go to the shop at the stadium and get FC stuff there, you know why? Cos its closer to the city centre than hessle road.
If the shop lay out is rubbish ( full wall of shirts) it's not going to change with a new location. I think the problem is the lack of merchandise hardly anything for kids and what we have is market stall quality. I know we're not man utd but surely the club can come up with something for younger fans other than over priced shirts
Joined: Aug 01 2005 Posts: 5918 Location: Definately not in the Cuddle Crew
Boys of 82 wrote:If the shop lay out is rubbish ( full wall of shirts) it's not going to change with a new location. I think the problem is the lack of merchandise hardly anything for kids and what we have is market stall quality. I know we're not man utd but surely the club can come up with something for younger fans other than over priced shirts
Bol larks! The shirts decent quality as is most of the other stuff like polos/jackets etc. Were a fecking rugby club not Giorgio Armani
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