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Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishing -
Originally posted by d000hg View Post
I get my jeans from M&S. Primark don't let me do mail order and return.Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View Post
You have a warehouse full of chocolate ready for the Easter rush? Don't worry, the Borrowers WILL find it...
When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View Post
I get my jeans from M&S. Primark don't let me do mail order and return.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View Post
I get my jeans from M&S. Primark don't let me do mail order and return.
I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter manComment
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
Primark seem to have missed the whole internet ordering thing which is mad because I would prefer to order My gaberdine slacks (odd but I like them) and cargo pants from them via the web than actually go there, its full of squealing teenagers.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View Post
I couldn't remember if they had now started online sales during Covid but their sales model appears to be that they don't necessarily know what they will have far in advance. Online selling requires a substantial investment and pre-Covid they didn't seem to need to bother. Other retailers will let you order in any size to the store for free if it's not in stock, I presume Primark doesn't do that either. You go in to see if there's anything you want, next week it probably won't be there any more.
Online selling also will bring substantial business improvements, you cant fudge stock data if its going out of the door at a rate of knots.
It didn't support ordering sizes when I asked.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View Post
You beat me to it. Hotel Chocolat deserve to be in the premium price point, and Thornton's barely compete with some Supermarket own-brand products on quality.
But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the youngerComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View Post
I couldn't remember if they had now started online sales during Covid but their sales model appears to be that they don't necessarily know what they will have far in advance. Online selling requires a substantial investment and pre-Covid they didn't seem to need to bother. Other retailers will let you order in any size to the store for free if it's not in stock, I presume Primark doesn't do that either. You go in to see if there's anything you want, next week it probably won't be there any more.
Lidl haven't but they are open.
Aldi do online sales of their middle aisle stuff and run out of stock of some items very quickly.
Online sales of clothing is a risk as up to 39% of your stock is returned and it can't be resold as it is not in resalable condition.
In Primark it was common to see women returning bags of clothes. So they put limits on return times and insisted you have to have receipt to limit the returns but I don't think it's worked. (I do returns when I've got the wrong size and can't find anything the same price to do an exchange or can't give the item away.)
Asos, Amazon and other online retailers will cancel household's accounts if people return loads of items to combat people returning everything."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
Who buys M&S clothes, they used be the place to get a decent cheap suit 30 years ago but they went downhill. Decent gents socks etc again gone cheap and nasty better in primark. MIL used be an avid M&S fan now there is nothing there she likes, its Next & Boutiques for her. Same for
The food court as you say is busy but if they don't change the clothes section they are going to become just food.
They also will sell 11 rivals brands in store soon.
I know all this as I am a shareholder. The current strategy at M&S is literally called "never the same again". They even fired 7000 staff, once they realised they could get the same amount of work done, with 7000 less staff, during Covid. Big changes coming.Comment
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