Thread: 30 big W stores to close.

Originally Posted by Saulman1010

But, I've noticed the shops are rarely open when I want to shop. A major shopping centre near me was closed at 5pm weekdays. Same on weekends.
Dont tell me retail is struggling when the stores aren't bloody open.

bingo.
i work 9-5.
shops open 9-5
shops upset i dont shop there.

Big W do extended hours, definitely earlier than 9 (managers are in there at 6:30) and do later than standard centre finishes. All the small shops close at 5:30 in the centres I do work in, the big chains are open later.

Originally Posted by rick130

Wages in the regions are significantly lower than the city's but rents are continuing to climb even as housing prices stabilise or fall?

And this is the principal reason why regional unemployed don't want to do farm work and why we have to import slave labour from the Pacific Islands. Much harvest work is piece work, not wages, is often hot, dirty, physically demanding and pays a pittance. If farmers would pay a fair award wage with award conditions they would not have so much trouble attracting local labour.

Originally Posted by jonesfam

If you are good enough you will survive & thrive.
They all complain about On-line stores stealing their business.
Try using their on-line stores, slow, difficult to use, clunky & just plain painful.
The big box retails have rested on their laurels for years gobbling up all the small blokes.
If they actually gave the customer what they wanted & served them instead of expecting them to serve themselves, then maybe?
Jonesfam

One of the biggest bastard ideas they use is their own internal website Email System to send them a message.

You fill in all the required boxes, press submit & bugger all happens. Sending an ordinary e-mail (assuming they supply an E- Address) seems to get ignored also. If they can & want to sell online, then why go to the trouble of setting this sort of **** up? Not monitored??

Originally Posted by CraigE

Including the massive distribution centre at Monarto near Murray Bridge my home town. Will be devastating for the area with huge unemployment as it is. Hopefully a major transport chain might purchase the facility.

Hopefully a major transport chain might purchase the facility.

Or Big W will lease it to them to retrieve some income & in the hope things will improve, but they shouldn't hold their breath for that to occur.

It's interesting to note that in the US they offer two day shipping as an option for some companies. I have ordered some widgets on two day delivery that are now going to be three days before they arrive. This is not because the transport logistics do not exist to make it a two day delivery, its because they did not ship the goods before it was necessary to meet the two day timetable.
Another example of enterprise exploring how far they can push their customers to gain a profit. (OMG I'M sounding like discomick)


Regards
Tote

Another example of enterprise exploring how far they can push their customers to gain a profit.

Sorry, but where does the extra profit come from, does a 3 day delivery cost more for some reason or did you pay extra for two day but got three?

Most places state that "providing the order is in before a certain time it will make that delivery" or words to that effect. It doesn't usually say "shipped by".

Trouble is they have probably got your dosh by now.

It might pay to look at the conditions of sales & take it up with them if you believe you may have been done.

Originally Posted by Tote

Another example of enterprise exploring how far they can push their customers to gain a profit. (OMG I'M sounding like discomick)


Regards
Tote

Perhaps we shouldn't shoot the messenger .