focus diy sale

annie-c

No, if they say 40% then that's what it is. What I was saying was that if it says 20% off plus an extra 20% off the lowest price at the till, then it works out as 36% once you have done the calculations.

josie

shykins wrote: »

burgess hill bought by wickes!!!!

they sold the stores to B&Q, wickes and B&M then the management were loking at a buy out on the remainder. this fell apart a couple of days ago hence the rest of them looking like they will be closing completely (unless of course they can find another buyer). staff will lose their jobs unfortunately

B&Q are saying that staff can re-apply for jobs but they arent going to keep them on. wickes say they are keeping all staff on but i suspect this wont last long as traditionally wickes operate with far less staff in store than focus do

hth

Not heard of B&M but looking at their website, look to be a crappy cheapo store, a bit like a pound shop?

I'd have thought B&Q would have to TUPE staff over... interesting

deanos

anyone know if you can return items and swap for other items ?

sharon47

deanos wrote: »

anyone know if you can return items and swap for other items ?

If it's Focus your talking about then yes you can exchange but they are not doing any refunds or that is what they are telling their customers,

lovinglondon

Not sure if people have noticed but a lot of the closing dates have been published on the website.
I can't get access to f/b at the moment so this is quite useful to know.There are quite a few with dates TBC though.
Apologies if link has already been posted.

http://everythingmustbesold.com/closure-dates/

Aidy

Do you think there will be a final push (store specific) on the last couple of days before closure?

Looks like Northampton may stand empty as there are no proposed buyers as far as I can see - shame for the staff.

Aidy

josie wrote: »

Not heard of B&M but looking at their website, look to be a crappy cheapo store, a bit like a pound shop?

Spot on. It's another Poundland / stretcher / 99p store / Home Bargains style set-up. Stack 'em high sell 'em cheap

Aidy

deanos

Lincoln has upped the discounts, last 7 days now

Kitchens 20% + 70%
Taps 70%
Wallpaper 70%
Paint 50%
Decorating accessories (tape, filler etc) 50%

Tools inc power tools 50%
Tiling 60%

Thats off the top of my head there were more discounts

supersally01

One MSE'er got too carried away in Inverness today, and just HAD to get to the sale!
http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/News/Car-crashes-into-Focus-store-14062011.htm