tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post7901388165489660718..comments2024-03-14T04:35:06.209+13:00Comments on Beattie's Book Blog - unofficial homepage of the New Zealand book community: Beattie's Book Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01505389626725979100noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-89603142738132941052009-06-02T11:43:24.791+12:002009-06-02T11:43:24.791+12:00Yet they claim to expect people to buy new franchi...Yet they claim to expect people to buy new franchises. Who are they kidding?<br />Anyone want to throw away their retirement savings?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-80538727996607386282009-06-01T13:31:45.524+12:002009-06-01T13:31:45.524+12:00what's going on? The chain is in trouble, that's ...what's going on? The chain is in trouble, that's what. To say it is poorly managed would the understatement of the year. Its business model is faulty too. While Paper Plus can safely extract big franchise fees from its franchisees because of their huge mark-ups on stationery, you can't expect stores to give away (in the full sense of the term) a quarter of their gross profit on books. If you're a publisher or distributor with any sense you'll be cancelling all Dymocks credit facilites now.transpress nzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-1082584258535860962009-05-29T17:48:31.304+12:002009-05-29T17:48:31.304+12:00Dymocks has in my opinion no commitment what so ev...Dymocks has in my opinion no commitment what so ever to either it's customers or in fact it's stores in NZ and in fact the words from Mr Grover are to date, again in my opinion, in stark contradiction to it's actions. In time I imagine this will all become clearly evident, in the meantime though people may lull themselves into a false sense of security!<br />Are we seriously to believe that Queen Street closing is not evidence of bigger issues at heart here. <br />It would seem thier commitment is perhaps more toward getting rid of inconvenient deadwood...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com