Jonathan James in Administration?

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

Airwolf1 wrote: »

They're in Yorkshire as well as Nottingham, although I did think they were more spread about too. They don't seem to have a website either.

ah sorry assumed it must be a local thing as no one recognised them so far but i know they did have a store in meadowhall. i tried to find a website but couldnt find one either.

inspace

It was a small national chain of about 50 stores selling budget footware such as school shoes and winter boots and slippers - so another small chain feels the crunch.

zarazara

oh dear oh dear oh dear

Mrs_Bones

Nearly half of the Jonathan James shops have been saved, including my local one. So a bit of good news for a change. Still bad for the staff in the forty odd shops thats have gone though.

davidjohndean

Generali wrote: »

Oh, ok. There is also a wedding dress shop called Jonathan James.

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Airwolf1

Mrs_Bones wrote: »

Nearly half of the Jonathan James shops have been saved, including my local one. So a bit of good news for a change. Still bad for the staff in the forty odd shops thats have gone though.

A bit of good news then, but where will the saved ones be in December 2009? Will they last?

BenL

So they have done a pre-pack as well probably to get out of paying suppliers and landlords.

Are Broughton Brothers part of the same wider group like the USC deal the other day?

Grumpelstiltskin

Being old enough and living close enough to where the Broughtons started out I remember the good old days of Jonathan James over 30 years ago.
They changed, moved on I suppose but they went downhill some time ago. You can't keep selling **** for ever.
This I think has been the problem with a number of high street shops over the past few years. Shop after shop selling the same things, and things a good majority of people didn't want to buy.
Of course I feel sorry for all the people loosing their jobs but hopefully out of this mayhem there will come shops selling goods people want, not just being full of rubbish.