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    Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    The owner of PC World and Currys is predicted to announce the closure of stores and the merger of some others.
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    Re: Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    DSGi is one british company i don't mind to see circling the drain

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    Re: Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    Won't they just all go and work for Best Buy?

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    Re: Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    Quote Originally Posted by directhex View Post
    DSGi is one british company i don't mind to see circling the drain
    I mind. They're usefully local.

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    Re: Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    Quote Originally Posted by Saracen View Post
    I mind. They're usefully local.
    so is tesco. and i'd trust their staff to have been given more training than the so-called "expert sales staff" at any DSGi store

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    Re: Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    Quote Originally Posted by kalniel View Post
    Won't they just all go and work for Best Buy?
    The good ones will, the rest will end up at Comet.

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    Re: Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    No great shame, I will be quite happy to see them go.

    I cant even feel too bad for the employees, the bright ones are smart enough to know better and the rest are incompetent at best.

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    Re: Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    Well, as business moves go, this makes sense. There's a fair few towns that have both stores in the same retail park and whilst the short term cost is fairly high in redundancy payouts, I'm sure it'll lead to a healthier business.

    As for the "use" of these stores, we all have bad experiences with retail staff from time to time. Let's not forget that our society has made a majority of these jobs only deseriable for the lower end of society.

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    Re: Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    Or commonly for students who can't/won't commit to longer hours than needed to pay their way?

    I'm sure most students who work at the likes of Currys, Comet etc would like to work at a company which increases the value to their future employers but can't work a full week due to studying...

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    Re: Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    Quote Originally Posted by directhex View Post
    DSGi is one british company i don't mind to see circling the drain
    Likewise, all stores charge far to much for most products sold in store. I can understand a slight markup but in the case of DSGi its a massive markup. PC World selling network cable which is a few meters long for £10 is one example of rediculous prices.

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    Re: Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    Quote Originally Posted by digit View Post
    PC World selling network cable which is a few meters long for £10 is one example of rediculous prices.
    I would put as much blame on Belkin as PCWorld for that one.

    Just like Monster and Comet. The retailer might be making a nice healthy markup, but so is the manufacturer.

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    Re: Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    To be fair PC World have improved massively in terms of value for money. There is still the odd item that they're using to help pay for the additional retail costs, but it's a world better than it used to be.

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    Re: Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    Quote Originally Posted by digit View Post
    Likewise, all stores charge far to much for most products sold in store. I can understand a slight markup but in the case of DSGi its a massive markup. PC World selling network cable which is a few meters long for £10 is one example of rediculous prices.
    price isn't my problem

    it's exploitation, deliberate exploitation, of their captive audience

    the sales tactic of "lie convincingly" is not a good one - it certainly should not be company policy

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    Re: Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    Quote Originally Posted by directhex View Post
    so is tesco. and i'd trust their staff to have been given more training than the so-called "expert sales staff" at any DSGi store

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    Re: Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    Quote Originally Posted by directhex View Post
    so is tesco. and i'd trust their staff to have been given more training than the so-called "expert sales staff" at any DSGi store
    Maybe, but I don't care what training the staff have, because I know what I want, and they're a conveniently local place to get it. And I can't get what I want at Tesco.

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    Re: Headlines - DSGi predicted to close up to 200 stores

    For all those doing a bit of DSGI bashing (which is fine) just remember that people could potentially be loosing their jobs, I know the smart ones will jump ship before pushed but there are those who have worked for the company for years and don't know anything other than retail and it would be hard for them to get into another job with another company. Especially those who are nearing reitrement.

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