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Wickes are they in trouble?

Hi Tried to get new booklet from two different Wickes stores (last booklet of goods for sale expired 11/12/05) but none have arrived in store and staff say they don't know why. Also the website has the expired booklet as a PDF. Are they having financial trouble or just trouble with the printers, does anybody know or work for them and have the inside story?

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  • djohn2002uk
    djohn2002uk Posts: 2,323 Forumite
    Wickes has been bought by Travis Perkins so would hardly be going under.
  • Hope not, they are the better one of the DIY chains. They have just opened a brand spanking new one in Wakey.
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  • raeble
    raeble Posts: 911 Forumite
    Wickes have tended to take a while between booklets, everytime I've been looking. Two weeks to a month isn't unusual.
  • No, they're not, for the reason above. I suspect Martin will be with them though, if folk, however well intentioned, start threads suggesting this sort of thing...
  • Hi I did not mean to get anyones back up or imply a serious problem at Wickes, I like shopping there and would not like them to close down. I only meant is there a problem because even the staff found it strange the new booklet was late and did not know why.

    I have just checked and it is still the old booklet on the website. I normally have no problem getting the new booklet as soon as the old one has expired.

    Hope you all have a happy new year.
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