McAvoy guns
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The Macavoys Closing Down Sale thread.
There is a thread somewhere dealing with it, just can't nail it.
Electric Ian
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They are shutting down. There’s 20% off everything in stock. I’ve purchased a 270 lupo and Sako blade ammunition for a great price, unfortunately I’m in a race between getting my variation back and the shop closing.
Closing next week
They had some habroks advertised at a mega price but sold when I rang!
They had some habroks advertised at a mega price but sold when I rang!
hairlesshunter
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Hi gixer1 it says on their website January 31 2025 as the last date for business but can be contacted by email for some time after
Cranborne
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@admin. I've been asked to post this on behalf of Steve Beatty who does not have an account.
"Ivythorn Sporting is most certainly not closing down. We are here for the rest of my career, hopefully many more years. We work hard to serve our customers well, and the shop is full of superb guns, rifles, optics, ammunition etc. Please ignore any rumours to the contrary. Why not come and have a look at why people like shopping here. Thank you and kind regards, Steve Beatty, Owner, Ivythorn Sporting '.
"Ivythorn Sporting is most certainly not closing down. We are here for the rest of my career, hopefully many more years. We work hard to serve our customers well, and the shop is full of superb guns, rifles, optics, ammunition etc. Please ignore any rumours to the contrary. Why not come and have a look at why people like shopping here. Thank you and kind regards, Steve Beatty, Owner, Ivythorn Sporting '.
Mc Avoys are closing on friday 31st
Yup, I normally use wildcat for ELD’s…they were a few pounds cheaper on McAvoy, I know why now! I stuck an order in with wildcat and they are normally excellent for fast postage.
We deal with a variety of different traders across a variety of different industries, and they are all telling us that these days you can expect upwards of 90% of your turnover to be driven by your website. This means that your website needs to be bomb proof, regularly updated, and have a live stock management feature. If you don't have all those things in place, then you'll need to be able to survive on the other 10%.
Retail spaces are really only there to satisfy suppliers' restrictions that you aren't purely a mail order company, and for the odd punter who wants to wander in and partake in some 'showrooming' before buying it online from whoever is selling it at the cheapest price.
There's even a business model in the States where there are fully-stocked retail premises that don't actually sell anything. Instead you pay an entry fee and you can then handle all the goods to your hearts content before leaving empty handed. These shops make all their money from the entry fee alone. A lot of retailers are actually practising this business model without realising it - they are providing the fully stocked retail premises without charging the entry fee. And their 'customers' are leaving without buying anything only to then buy it online, elsewhere.
That's the reality of todays retail environment – it's a race to the bottom and it's very difficult for retailers to add any real value, and to make matters worse, you're going to have to tout your wares on TikTok/Facebook etc., which involves paid for social media advertising and having to engage influencers etc.
Retail spaces are really only there to satisfy suppliers' restrictions that you aren't purely a mail order company, and for the odd punter who wants to wander in and partake in some 'showrooming' before buying it online from whoever is selling it at the cheapest price.
There's even a business model in the States where there are fully-stocked retail premises that don't actually sell anything. Instead you pay an entry fee and you can then handle all the goods to your hearts content before leaving empty handed. These shops make all their money from the entry fee alone. A lot of retailers are actually practising this business model without realising it - they are providing the fully stocked retail premises without charging the entry fee. And their 'customers' are leaving without buying anything only to then buy it online, elsewhere.
That's the reality of todays retail environment – it's a race to the bottom and it's very difficult for retailers to add any real value, and to make matters worse, you're going to have to tout your wares on TikTok/Facebook etc., which involves paid for social media advertising and having to engage influencers etc.
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That is a sad indictment of the retail industry today. The inability to speak with anyone when buying online usually, the inability to pop out to a shop to pick something up at short notice is all but gone, at least it is out of the big conurbations. I wanted a G9 bulb for a kitchen light. Couldn't get one in my town anywhere, the nearest place would have been B&Q, which would add a fiver or so to the cost in fuel for an item not costing two quid.
And sometimes, you just want to try on that coat or top or waterproof trousers before you buy it, but the only option is to best guess your size, order it and try it on, see if it fits and see if you like it on you. And if not, there's the faff of sending it back. Or just making do. But anyway, card shops, charity shops and takeaways are booming.
