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Unless you've been living in a cave you'd have heard by now that Hein Gericke are having a closing down sale.
Tech stuff (Oil, bulbs, tools etc) were 70% off most other things 50% off. As you might imagine not a lot left but I do now have a shed full of oil and a caliper retract tool which although entirely unnecessary was only a fiver :)
They had an SV650 air filter on the shelf and loads of batteries but I didn't check if they had an SV one as I don't need one.
Anyway I was in there yesterday and two useful pieces of information.
1. It is suspected that Farnborough is one of the stores that the new owners will keep running.
2. They will be adding clearance stock from other stores today (Friday 7th) but will be closed for much of the day for stock-checking and the like.
I hate this situation. I REALLY don't need anything but i want to buy everything because it is 50-70% off.
I've got about 4 years supply of oil now. Will be getting a 20 year supply of lightbulbs when they get restocked.
Still a few boots in there and a few helmets if you have a huge or tiny head.
Certainly worth a look as apparently much of the re-stock is "tech kit" so will be 70% off.
Littlepeahead
07-09-12, 10:39 AM
They have treated their staff really badly in all of this. So I'm boycotting them on principle.
Apparently they will be trading as per normal from Monday according to the guys at HG Chiswick. A buyer (HG Germany) has been found:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-19415706
gruntygiggles
07-09-12, 11:23 AM
That was released on 29th August...our own member Amanda, who worked at HG Bournemouth has had to endure watching her store be stripped bare...she only posted a photo of it on FB yesterday.
I hope for her sake this is happening, but it didn't look good from the picture and timescale involved. At least not for her store and her job.
Let's remember...while you may enjoy discounts and you should enjoy them...people are losing jobs. One of our own in fact.
Thinking of you Amanda x
From what I heard. Current stock is owned by the Administrators and is being sold off. When the new owners take over they will be re-stocked with HG goods. Seems madness but apparently thats how administrators work.
Staff in my local store are all pretty positive about their future.
Boycotting the "relaunched" stores will just ensure they all close down so does not really help anyone.
I for one will continue to get HG goods as they are usually pretty good value.
gruntygiggles
07-09-12, 12:07 PM
Amanda has just told me that of the 49 stores in the UK, the new owners are only keeping 10 open.
Unfortunately for Amanda, that means that she is at the very raw end of this.
Yes it happens, and I am pleased for the staff of the chosen 10 stores, but they have handled it extremely poorly.
Apparently the Bournemouth store only had 2 hours notice of the actual closure yesterday....and that is, by any standards, disgraceful!
Yep, my store in Bournemouth closed permanently yesterday with half an hours notice. My stock went to Farnborough!!
Pay day for August is Monday so fingers crossed we still get that. They are talking about redundancy pay but no specifics so I'm not sure it applies to self employed managers like myself. Not a great situation at all.
Today I joined the unemployed statistics! Not good.
_Stretchie_
07-09-12, 12:30 PM
Sorry to hear it
: (
Bad enough not knowing if I'm facing redundancy or not but at least I've been informed
gruntygiggles
07-09-12, 12:33 PM
Yep, my store in Bournemouth closed permanently yesterday with half an hours notice. My stock went to Farnborough!!
Pay day for August is Monday so fingers crossed we still get that. They are talking about redundancy pay but no specifics so I'm not sure it applies to self employed managers like myself. Not a great situation at all.
Today I joined the unemployed statistics! Not good.
Not good at all hun, glad you posted and corrected me too :-)
I hope things work out for you x
Littlepeahead
07-09-12, 12:48 PM
That was what I meant by boycotting - I meant the stores being closed. Braintree has always been rubbish, useless staff and poor stock range yet they get to stay open it seems.
Sorry to hear your plight Amanda.
IM heading down to farnborough today, look out for an orange sv!
:smt085 sorry to hear that Amanda. HG staff are always so helpful, its a shame
IM heading down to farnborough today, look out for an orange sv!
Jammy, if you are going to Farnborough for HG there's a good chance they are closed for re-stocking. Give them a ring first.
That was what I meant by boycotting - I meant the stores being closed. Braintree has always been rubbish, useless staff and poor stock range yet they get to stay open it seems.
Still not sure what you're getting at?
Boycott the ones that are closing? - Not even the staff know which ones until the day before the shutters come down.
Boycott the ones with rubbish staff? - Yes, of course.
Boycott anything with a closing down sale whether it's closing or not? If it makes you feel more supportive to the staff then a very noble action. However it'll not improve their own prospects and you won't get great HG products at a bargain price.
Always a shame to see friends out of work and a store closed but I suspect the Germans have made their decision based on a spreadsheet rather than the quality of individual staff and so the most profitable stores and those with more binding leases are likely to be the ones retained. I sincerely hope all the good HG staff find something else quickly.
gruntygiggles
07-09-12, 02:29 PM
Always a shame to see friends out of work and a store closed but I suspect the Germans have made their decision based on a spreadsheet rather than the quality of individual staff and so the most profitable stores and those with more binding leases are likely to be the ones retained. I sincerely hope all the good HG staff find something else quickly.
That's business...they would be silly to do otherwise....but it doesn't excuse the manner in which some of those loyal staff have been treated.
Spank86
07-09-12, 02:42 PM
Problem is they were loyal to an essentially vanished company.
andrewsmith
07-09-12, 03:22 PM
Yep, my store in Bournemouth closed permanently yesterday with half an hours notice. My stock went to Farnborough!!
Pay day for August is Monday so fingers crossed we still get that. They are talking about redundancy pay but no specifics so I'm not sure it applies to self employed managers like myself. Not a great situation at all.
Today I joined the unemployed statistics! Not good.
Sorry to here that Amanda.
Sending Hugs
Heingericke website was updated this morning with the following information. Still not good for those impacted by closure but at least those in the remaining stores have a future. Let's hope they grow the store-base again once they re-launch.
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We are pleased to announce that the following shops are open for business as usual:
Manchester
Stockwell, London
Southampton
Edinburgh
Farnborough
Gants Hill, Ilford, London
Glasgow
Belfast
Maidstone
Preston
Leicester
Braintree
Aberdeen
Hanger Lane, London
Oxford
Chiswick, London
We are working as quickly as possible to ensure our UK Webshop is back online as soon as possible.
Spank86
10-09-12, 05:42 PM
Southampton?
No offence to the staff, they've always been very helpful to me but I've never seen any other customers when I've been there!
andrewsmith
10-09-12, 06:30 PM
I know Newcastle is gone, the to let boards went up last week.
Sad to see so many gone
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