Boots Sale

cagsd

Figgi wrote: »

But it is still selling at 50% so why reduce it any more.

It can't be selling that well if there are still aisles crammed with stock a month after Christmas, and four months since they started selling it.... At least where I am, people know to expect further reductions so they probably think what's the point in buying it now. As I said the other day, the local large Boots near me had ten aisle sides full of sale stock, no shortage of anything, and nobody even seemed to be looking at it!

need_an_answer

cagsd wrote: »

It can't be selling that well if there are still aisles crammed with stock a month after Christmas, and four months since they started selling it.... At least where I am, people know to expect further reductions so they probably think what's the point in buying it now. As I said the other day, the local large Boots near me had ten aisle sides full of sale stock, no shortage of anything, and nobody even seemed to be looking at it!

Again I went to my large out of town shopping centre yesterday and there are still shelves and shelves of Christmas stock.

I cant ever recall it being like this in previous years so I guess people are starting to wait for it to drop further.

cagsd

I think the 70% sale is becoming a victim of its own success. It's so well known now that I think lots of people just wait for it rather than paying half price.

Figgi

I think the issue is they have never really looked at how stuff is selling at 50%. They have just done it on the fixed Wednesday and then Friday because that was the date it was done. The new top team have come in and questioned why so this year they are doing it when they need to due to sales dropping below a level they have decided. No one outside the top team will know what that is so everything is now guess work. I’d expect an update on Friday and then Monday.

Africat

There's certainly not much left on Boots.com, I think that some will probably make an appearance again in the Summer, probably stock from stores with low footfall.

Africat

Figgi wrote: »

But it is still selling at 50% so why reduce it any more.

Because they'd sell even more if they went to 60% as people probably wouldn't risk it being left at 70% so they'd end up in the long run possibly selling more at 60% and less at 70%.

Some things are still selling in the store I've been in but there's an awful lot that just ain't shifting too.

Africat

Well I've just got some bargains at Tkmaxx's further reductions sale... Twin pack Philosophy shower and body for £6.00 reduced from £16.99 and Bliss body treats reduced to £2.50. Who needs Boots

marjie

There is probably not much left to reduce by now, and certainly not what I'd want!

kerri_gt

I woke up this morning realising I'd have been too late to make it to opening time if it had been on...and then also realised I didn't actually care if I'd missed it. Think that covers any lingering plans of potentially going.

Africat

Store I went in today didn't even have any bargains on their clearance stand they have with discontinued stock on it. Rammed full of stock but they'll have to come up with a better deal than they had for the suncream with a £10 price sticker on them