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On Jan 10, 8:31*am, Whisky-dave <whisky.d...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thought it worth mentioning here.
>
> Jessops, which was founded in Leicester in 1935, has 192 stores in the UKand employs about 2,000 staff.
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20958659

Another victim of European "tax rape" (goods and property) goes down
the tubes. No wonder internet purchasing is growing faster there than
in the U.S.

On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:10:50 +1300, Eric Stevens <>
wrote:
: On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:21:12 -0500, Robert Coe <> wrote:
:
: >On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:31:17 -0800 (PST), Whisky-dave <>
: >wrote:
: >:
: >: Thought it worth mentioning here.
: >:
: >: Jessops, which was founded in Leicester in 1935, has 192 stores in
: >: the UK and employs about 2,000 staff.
: >:
: >:
: >: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20958659
: >
: >Thank you, Mr Cameron.
: >
: >And American capitalists are assigned to carve up the carcass. Alackaday.
: >
: What makes you think Price Waterhouse Coopers are American?

Like all of the major participants in the New World Order, they have a Web
site that tries to blur their nationality. But they're an amalgamation of two
CPA firms, Price-Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand, that I'm pretty sure were
both American.

Or are you referring to a British company that makes barrels?

Bob

On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:08:32 -0500, Robert Coe <> wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:10:50 +1300, Eric Stevens <>
>wrote:
>: On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:21:12 -0500, Robert Coe <> wrote:
>:
>: >On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:31:17 -0800 (PST), Whisky-dave <>
>: >wrote:
>: >:
>: >: Thought it worth mentioning here.
>: >:
>: >: Jessops, which was founded in Leicester in 1935, has 192 stores in
>: >: the UK and employs about 2,000 staff.
>: >:
>: >:
>: >: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20958659
>: >
>: >Thank you, Mr Cameron.
>: >
>: >And American capitalists are assigned to carve up the carcass. Alackaday.
>: >
>: What makes you think Price Waterhouse Coopers are American?
>
>Like all of the major participants in the New World Order, they have a Web
>site that tries to blur their nationality. But they're an amalgamation of two
>CPA firms, Price-Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand, that I'm pretty sure were
>both American.

Actually, both were truly international and both have their original
roots in the UK. Samuel Price started his firm in London and
Waterhouse came in later. They were in business for 40 years before
they expanded to the US.

Cooper also started out as a UK accountancy firm. Lybrand was added
when the firm expanded to the US.

It's hard to say either firm, before the merger, was "American". As
LLPs, the American firm and the UK firm were autonomous entities. The
present amalgamation is also an LLP construction.






--
Tony Cooper, Orlando FL

On 10/01/2013 13:31, Whisky-dave wrote:
>
> Thought it worth mentioning here.
>
> Jessops, which was founded in Leicester in 1935, has 192 stores in the UK and employs about 2,000 staff.
>
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20958659

Yes, very sad. I think that leaves just Currys/Dixons as our photo
stores in the centre of Edinburgh now.

I supported Jessops as much as possible, and bought from them when I
could (when they had the items available). I'm not one of these people
who spends 30 minutes viewing in store and then saving £5 by buying on
the Internet.

Sorry for the staff.
--
Cheers,
David
Web: http://www.satsignal.eu

On 12/01/2013 15:12, RichA wrote:
> "David Taylor" <david- I'm not one of these people
>> who spends 30 minutes viewing in store and then saving £5 by buying on the
>> Internet.
>>
>> Sorry for the staff.
>
> Everyone seems to say that here, yet the store is gone. So I presume Mr.
> and Ms. Joe Average don't value the up front items and service the same way?

They just use their mobile phone to take snaps and computer to print
them. No need for camera dealers any more to process film or prints.

Joe public doesn't notice that inkjet ink costs more per g than heroin.

Basically bricks and mortar photo stores like Jessops with limited stock
are neither fish nor fowl. Insufficient high end gear to get experts to
go and insufficient market share with the general public.

They have been limping along as a zombie for about three years now.

I fully expect HMV or Smiths to be next to vanish off the high street.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

On 1/11/2013 9:08 PM, Robert Coe wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:10:50 +1300, Eric Stevens <>
> wrote:
> : On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:21:12 -0500, Robert Coe <> wrote:
> :
> : >On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:31:17 -0800 (PST), Whisky-dave <>
> : >wrote:
> : >:
> : >: Thought it worth mentioning here.
> : >:
> : >: Jessops, which was founded in Leicester in 1935, has 192 stores in
> : >: the UK and employs about 2,000 staff.
> : >:
> : >:
> : >: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20958659
> : >
> : >Thank you, Mr Cameron.
> : >
> : >And American capitalists are assigned to carve up the carcass. Alackaday.
> : >
> : What makes you think Price Waterhouse Coopers are American?
>
> Like all of the major participants in the New World Order, they have a Web
> site that tries to blur their nationality. But they're an amalgamation of two
> CPA firms, Price-Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand, that I'm pretty sure were
> both American.
>
> Or are you referring to a British company that makes barrels?
>

Coopers & Lybrand was the result of a merger of Coopers, With Lybrand,
Ross Brothers, & Montgomers. Coopers was a British firm, Price
Waterhouse, was also basically a British firm.


--
PeterN

On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:42:19 -0500, Peter <> wrote:
: On 1/11/2013 9:08 PM, Robert Coe wrote:
: > On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:10:50 +1300, Eric Stevens <>
: > wrote:
: > : On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:21:12 -0500, Robert Coe <> wrote:
: > :
: > : >On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:31:17 -0800 (PST), Whisky-dave <>
: > : >wrote:
: > : >:
: > : >: Thought it worth mentioning here.
: > : >:
: > : >: Jessops, which was founded in Leicester in 1935, has 192 stores in
: > : >: the UK and employs about 2,000 staff.
: > : >:
: > : >:
: > : >: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20958659
: > : >
: > : >Thank you, Mr Cameron.
: > : >
: > : >And American capitalists are assigned to carve up the carcass. Alackaday.
: > : >
: > : What makes you think Price Waterhouse Coopers are American?
: >
: > Like all of the major participants in the New World Order, they have a Web
: > site that tries to blur their nationality. But they're an amalgamation of two
: > CPA firms, Price-Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand, that I'm pretty sure were
: > both American.
: >
: > Or are you referring to a British company that makes barrels?
: >
:
: Coopers & Lybrand was the result of a merger of Coopers, With Lybrand,
: Ross Brothers, & Montgomers. Coopers was a British firm, Price
: Waterhouse, was also basically a British firm.

So several people have told me. I didn't know that and sure wouldn't have
guessed it from their U.S. persona. Oh, well, the New World Order ignores all
national boundaries anyway.

Bob

On 13/01/2013 10:02, Neil Ellwood wrote:
[]
> You have never been to a jessops shop by the sound of it. Service was non-
> existent and the displays of dslrs were the most inconvenient you have
> ever seen. Staff were a rare commodity that were had to find as well.
>
> Here in Peterborough we now have NO dedicated camera shops but I will not
> miss Jessops.

Sorry to hear of your experiences.

Not the case in Edinburgh. The Jessops staff I spoke to were
knowledgeable and helpful, and if something was outside their scope they
would get someone who did know. They had an excellent range of Canon
and Nikon lenses and, at one time, would match Internet prices.

The Leicester store I visited a couple of times was also without problem.

They will be sadly missed here, as will be the Jacobs which opened next
door but one...
--
Cheers,
David
Web: http://www.satsignal.eu

In article <kcr82t$51j$>,
David Taylor <david-> wrote:

>I supported Jessops as much as possible, and bought from them when I
>could (when they had the items available). I'm not one of these people
>who spends 30 minutes viewing in store and then saving £5 by buying on
>the Internet.


I try not to, but I can't bring myself to pay 60 quid for a memory card that
I can get from Amazon for Â18.

I was willing to buy my new camera from them - couldn't decide 650d or
60d so went in knowing Jessops prices were 30 quid more than amazon, but
willing to pay that to get some hands on experience.

Except they had none in stock, two weeks before Christmas.

Closest 60d they had in stock to Folkestone was in South London. Realised
then that they hadn't got long left...

Still not got the camera, but it's looking like it'll be another sale to
amazon tbh.

Darren

On 13/01/2013 11:18, D.M.Chapman wrote:
> In article <kcr82t$51j$>,
> David Taylor <david-> wrote:
>
>> I supported Jessops as much as possible, and bought from them when I
>> could (when they had the items available). I'm not one of these people
>> who spends 30 minutes viewing in store and then saving £5 by buying on
>> the Internet.
>
> I try not to, but I can't bring myself to pay 60 quid for a memory card that
> I can get from Amazon for Â18.

Or across the road at PCW/Maplins for some price inbetween.

> I was willing to buy my new camera from them - couldn't decide 650d or
> 60d so went in knowing Jessops prices were 30 quid more than amazon, but
> willing to pay that to get some hands on experience.
>
> Except they had none in stock, two weeks before Christmas.
>
> Closest 60d they had in stock to Folkestone was in South London. Realised
> then that they hadn't got long left...

I had to travel to Leeds to get the camera I bought from them last year.
Local branches did not have any stock (again at Xmas).
>
> Still not got the camera, but it's looking like it'll be another sale to
> amazon tbh.

Check at least a couple of the other decent online photo dealers first.
Amazon is not always the best price for specialist gear.

Oh and I wouldn't order high end gear from Amazon just at the start of a
major winter snowstorm. I made that mistake buying my K-5 and it
languished in a big pile of unsorted mail for best part of a month!

--
Regards,
Martin Brown