New club shop

13 posts   •   Page 1 of 1
jonboy29red
Member
Posts: 333
Joined: 24 Jul 2006 19:13
Location: reading

New club shop

by jonboy29red » 17 Oct 2012 21:06

Walking in the oracle today noticed a new shop being opened by the club is this the Christmas one or permant?

User avatar
SPARTA
Hob Nob Regular
Posts: 4742
Joined: 23 Sep 2012 17:40
Location: If you give us 90 minutes, we'll give you a lifetime

Re: New club shop

by SPARTA » 17 Oct 2012 21:25

jonboy29red Walking in the oracle today noticed a new shop being opened by the club is this the Christmas one or permant?


The temp one is usually pathetically small. How big was the shop you saw? I'd be very surprised if we were going to open a permanent shop, especially with the Oracle's rent. Would it really make enough money to warrant it?

It would be handy though for ticket sales away from the Madstad. Perhaps coaxing passers by in and trying to get new bums on seats.

Wizard
Hob Nob Addict
Posts: 5445
Joined: 28 Jul 2008 10:51

Re: New club shop

by Wizard » 18 Oct 2012 08:24

Temporary til Christmas apparently. Don't know why they can't have a permanent shop in town.

biscuitman
Member
Posts: 968
Joined: 16 Aug 2005 23:27

Re: New club shop

by biscuitman » 18 Oct 2012 08:42

especially with the Oracle's rent


Why assume it's going to be there? Normally the temp shop is in the Mall. To be fair, there's alot of empty shops in town. Perhaps fill in for La Tasca?

Barry the bird boggler
Hob Nob Addict
Posts: 8153
Joined: 06 Aug 2006 08:34
Location: in my bird boggler

Re: New club shop

by Barry the bird boggler » 18 Oct 2012 09:11

Wizard Temporary til Christmas apparently. Don't know why they can't have a permanent shop in town.


Didn't they try it once, up on the corner behind the Barclays Bank on the Buttermarket near Ninos? Think the issue there was that it was too out of the way to pick up passing trade.


User avatar
Alexander Litvinenko
Hob Nob Regular
Posts: 2709
Joined: 23 Jan 2012 13:58
Location: Winner - HNA? Music Quiz 2013. The Great Sounds of Polonium 210.

Re: New club shop

by Alexander Litvinenko » 18 Oct 2012 09:35

Wizard Don't know why they can't have a permanent shop in town.


Because the rent on a long-term deal costs more than the shop would bring in. Short-term lets are always cheaper as landlords want get some money in, and the bulk of the sales will be for Xmas only from it. The rest of the year, just about everyone who wants to buy Reading merchandise will be at the stadium or knows how to use t'interweb/mail order.

Barry the bird boggler
Hob Nob Addict
Posts: 8153
Joined: 06 Aug 2006 08:34
Location: in my bird boggler

Re: New club shop

by Barry the bird boggler » 18 Oct 2012 12:33

Thought I saw Wycombe had an outlet in Wycombe town centre a few months ago. Anyone up that way knows if I was seeing things :oops: if I wasn't there must be some terrific shop rates over that way (perhaps Reading could open up there :lol: )

No Fixed Abode

Re: New club shop

by No Fixed Abode » 18 Oct 2012 12:57

Barry the bird boggler Thought I saw Wycombe had an outlet in Wycombe town centre a few months ago. Anyone up that way knows if I was seeing things :oops: if I wasn't there must be some terrific shop rates over that way (perhaps Reading could open up there :lol: )



Wycombe have always had a shop in the town centre for merchandise and tickets.

Jackson Corner
Hob Nob Regular
Posts: 4929
Joined: 23 Nov 2005 00:55

Re: New club shop

by Jackson Corner » 19 Oct 2012 03:20

I have seen the Wycombe one has been there years. You would think along with London Irish a permanent place in town would work?


Royal Bison
Member
Posts: 264
Joined: 10 Aug 2004 08:39

Re: New club shop

by Royal Bison » 19 Oct 2012 14:26

Southampton have had one for years in West Quay, that ain't gonna be cheap either

No Fixed Abode

Re: New club shop

by No Fixed Abode » 19 Oct 2012 20:43

Royal Bison Southampton have had one for years in West Quay, that ain't gonna be cheap either



Saints are a bigger club tbf.

User avatar
SPARTA
Hob Nob Regular
Posts: 4742
Joined: 23 Sep 2012 17:40
Location: If you give us 90 minutes, we'll give you a lifetime

Re: New club shop

by SPARTA » 19 Oct 2012 23:29

biscuitman
especially with the Oracle's rent


Why assume it's going to be there? Normally the temp shop is in the Mall. To be fair, there's alot of empty shops in town. Perhaps fill in for La Tasca?


Why assume it's in the Oracle? Have you even read the opening post?

jonboy29red Walking in the oracle today noticed a new shop being opened by the club is this the Christmas one or permant?


:roll:

No Fixed Abode

Re: New club shop

by No Fixed Abode » 17 Dec 2012 16:14

I can see why the club don't have a permanent town centre shop. Every time I've been past it's always empty. Actually I lied. There was one customer in there today.


13 posts   •   Page 1 of 1

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 87 guests

It is currently 25 Aug 2025 07:51