Maplin enters administration with 2,500 jobs at risk

[arista]

Sadly Maplin are now in Admin.


https://news.sky.com/story/maplin-enters-administration-with-2500-jobs-at-risk-11270699


https://e3.365dm.com/18/02/1096x616/skynews-maplin-store_4235394.jpg?bypass-service-worker&20180219163714

[user104658]

I said years ago that Maplin is unsustainable; their prices are 10% - 20% higher than online and their core customers are tech / computer users who are invariably comfortable with online shopping. I've gone into Maplin to browse loads of times, test out the feel of keyboards etc, then literally stood in the shop and ordered it from somewhere else online on my phone :umm2:.

[arista]

I said years ago that Maplin is unsustainable; their prices are 10% - 20% higher than online and their core customers are tech / computer users who are invariably comfortable with online shopping. I've gone into Maplin to browse loads of times, test out the feel of keyboards etc, then literally stood in the shop and ordered it from somewhere else online on my phone :umm2:.


Yes TS
they said it because of Prices going up
all the time.....

[James]

I used to be a big fan of the catalogue. Maybe they should have moved out of retail and stuck to that, and online shopping.

[Crimson Dynamo]

they got shafted by Amazon

[user104658]

they got shafted by AmazonEveryone got shafted by amazon!

(Although there are actually better specialised online retailers for computer and tech stuff, I rarely get tech from Amazon.)

[Niamh.]

They're robbery, it's no wonder

[GoldHeart]

So many shops closing :facepalm: oh dear .

[Underscore]

No need for real life shops when online shops are much easier and more convenient. Welcome to the world of Amazon

[Ammi]

...I hadn’t even heard of Maplin...but very, very sad for the jobs that will be lost...:sad:...