....and Habitat

shortchanged_2

vivatifosi wrote: »

I'm really sad about Habitat, but my pain will be eased if I can get a Robin Day sofa at 75% off.

Does it wear a silly bow tie and speak funny?

JanCee

I think their main problem is running High St stores, very expensive in this day & age. Probably still a market for an online store though, the name alone is still very marketable.

SUESMITH_2

i loved habitat in the 80s and a lot of our furniture was from there, but times have moved on - i went in the other week to spend my £5 gift card and didnt really like anything they had, then i found out i'd left it at home and so couldn't spend it any way - bet i can't spend the wretched thing now as they wont accept it.

Loughton_Monkey

Never been a Habitat person myself.

Something a bit funny about the founder - that Jasper Conran. Something a bit 'funny' if you know what I mean. Probably likes 'musicals' if you take my drift....

Want to waste £100? Look at this.....

http://www.habitat.co.uk/pws/ProductDetails.ice?ProductID=957990&redirect=true

SUESMITH_2

been in today, and they're still taking gift cards. some stuff really marked down, other stuff sill full priced but money comes off at the till.

shop fuller than I've ever seen it

fc123

I've always thought it had one of the best names ever for a business...absolutely brilliant name for a furniture store.

I always thought Ikea bought it as a 'trend forecasting' type retail outlet. A place to try out new shapes/ideas which could then move to the mass market in Ikea.
There was one in Brighton but I don't think I ever went in it so can't comment on it from a shopper POV.

BitterAndTwisted

Loughton_Monkey wrote: »

Never been a Habitat person myself.

Something a bit funny about the founder - that Jasper Conran. Something a bit 'funny' if you know what I mean. Probably likes 'musicals' if you take my drift....

Want to waste £100? Look at this.....

http://www.habitat.co.uk/pws/ProductDetails.ice?ProductID=957990&redirect=true

Jasper is the founder's son. Well, one of them. Terence Conran has never been outed as a friend of Dorothy's as far as I know but I expect a few of them are customers of some of his rather nice restaurants.

I bought a very nice natural ash coffee table about 30 years ago. Very probably the fairer-hued cousin of Pastures New's. I've looked after it and it still looks brand-new. And still looks contemporary. Best £100 I ever spent imo

Graham_Devon

Jane Norman is th enext to go into Administration.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13926277

Doshwaster

Not surprised at all about Habitat. I occasionally pop in to our local one but I don't think I've ever bought anything there. It seems full of overpriced tat. At least you can get cheap tat at Ikea.

Jane Norman is a little more surprising. I'm often dragged into one by my girlfriend and they always seem to be a busy mid-market clothes shop.