Mike Ashley's Sports Direct buys the House of Fraser for £90m

[klang]

I don’t say the c word very often but Ashley truly deserves it.

you still haven't said it though.

 

[cybershot]

Sports Direct sacks House of Fraser directors and senior management

 

[a_chap]

I can imagine the scene: senior managers at HoF saying "But we can't do that; we have to treat our staff with dignity and respect" and Ashley saying "Nah, fuck 'em. If you won't get on board with treating workers like shit I'll get managers who will."

 

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He might have told them it's minimum wage or nothing.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I can imagine the scene: senior managers at HoF saying "But we can't do that; we have to treat our staff with dignity and respect" and Ashley saying "Nah, fuck 'em. If you won't get on board with treating workers like shit I'll get managers who will."

I have no experience at running a chain of upmarket department stores, and am not defending that 'orrible cunt Ashley, but HoF's management did bring the company to the point of collapse, so perhaps it is not unreasonable for them to sod off ?

 

[greenfield]

I worked as a Barista in the bar area of Mike Ashley's office near Tottenham Court Road. I can confirm that in person the man is a grade A cunt and does indeed treat his workers - and anyone in the immediate vicinity, especially low paid workers like me - like shit

 

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Purely for a sense of scale, I see one retailer has written of £600,000 as a result of hof going bust.

 

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Coast I see have also gone under, in part due to the £1 million owed by house of Fraser.

 

[editor]

And his empire continues to grow:

What is Mike Ashley's plan for the High Street?

 

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He's taking over these threads now

For know, I'll settle for sports goods and retailers then dominate the high street tomorrow, possibly

BBC News - What is Mike Ashley's plan for the High Street?
What is Mike Ashley's plan for the High Street?

 

[Dogsauce]

If everything is owned by one guy then all it takes is one decapitation to nationalise the lot. Makes the job easier, yes?

 

[cybershot]

Some karma perhaps?

Sports Direct regrets House of Fraser rescue

 

[equationgirl]

Bit late now though, for regrets I mean. His due diligence process must have been shit.

 

[hash tag]

No such thing as bad publicity (certainly in Ashley's case) and desperate for sales? House of Fraser: 'House of Horror' for reversing fur ban

 

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No surprises here though what does surprise me is Cotswold is also right up there ( a poll of 5 or 6 brands perhaps).

Sports Direct rated lowest in customer satisfaction survey

The retailer was criticised for its after sales service and product guarantees in the survey of 10,000 shoppers.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Nikkormat]

No surprises here though what does surprise me is Cotswold is also right up there ( a poll of 5 or 6 brands perhaps).

"At the other end of the list, the highest-rated shop was outdoor and travel clothing retailer Rohan, with an 87% positive score. The retailer was singled out for quality, staff helpfulness, and its guarantee."

I'd almost forgotten, I worked for Rohan maybe twelve years ago. What a fucking scum company. Zero hours contract for shop staff, emphasis on high pressure sales, and a manager who would come onto the shop floor and mess the clothes up in order to keep the staff busy.

 

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I know Rohan has it's place in the market but it was never for me. It was like a brand, a label, for the middle classes, middle aged people
who knew no better?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I know Rohan has it's place in the market but it was never for me. It was like a brand, a label, for the middle classes, middle aged people
who knew no better?

There's a Rohan store in Guildford, never been in but it seems to attract the kind of people who go in to town wearing sandals with socks.

 

[Storm Fox]

"At the other end of the list, the highest-rated shop was outdoor and travel clothing retailer Rohan, with an 87% positive score. The retailer was singled out for quality, staff helpfulness, and its guarantee."

I'd almost forgotten, I worked for Rohan maybe twelve years ago. What a fucking scum company. Zero hours contract for shop staff, emphasis on high pressure sales, and a manager who would come onto the shop floor and mess the clothes up in order to keep the staff busy.

I'm surprised, I generally thought that shops with good customer satisfaction had good employee relations. Your manager sounded like a c*nt.
If I was managing a place and all the work was done I let everyone slack off for a bit. a) it shows respect and b) when it gets busy everyone is going to more rested to help customers.
But then I've never managed anything.

 

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Ellis Brigham's are excellent. Staff had full salary paid, very nice and friendly and gave me 10% off with just a little friendly persuasion.

 

[UrbaneFox]

"At the other end of the list, the highest-rated shop was outdoor and travel clothing retailer Rohan, with an 87% positive score. The retailer was singled out for quality, staff helpfulness, and its guarantee."

I'd almost forgotten, I worked for Rohan maybe twelve years ago. What a fucking scum company. Zero hours contract for shop staff, emphasis on high pressure sales, and a manager who would come onto the shop floor and mess the clothes up in order to keep the staff busy.

Must have got its act together.