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SRS

3:44 PM on 24 December, 2008

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I'm sorry that people have lost their jobs, but Zavvi stores were horrible, dirty, tacky and overpriced. Ripping off customers and providing shoddy service just isn't a sustainable business model any more. Businesses are learning this the hard way.

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ThaDon

6:04 PM on 24 December, 2008

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i thought they had some sorta backing from Virgin to the tune of £100 million as part of their deal.. Spent it all on christmas parties already?

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Brian ONeill

6:10 PM on 24 December, 2008

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I disagree, their new store in belfast was very nice to shop in. I was in the only week, and spent 80 quid. Lots of great offers, i got the wire season 4 for £25, only 50p more than amazon. I liked their mix of dvd's, books, cd's. This was a retailer who i thought had got the mix right, its a pity it did not work out for them.

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niftynigel

9:23 PM on 24 December, 2008

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Even compared to their main competitor, HMV, Zavvi were expensive quite often. However, it's a dreadful reflection on modern society that the internet killed the High Street shop. People know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Richard Branson actually paid £40m to Entertainment UK (not £100m as was reported elsewhere) to settle Zavvi's debts to their administrators. What worries me most though is that there are people who don't have credit cards, don't have internet access and are paid low wages, possibly in cash. These people need the High Street shops and competition on the High Street at that. When the internet has killed the High Street, will it's prices start to rise? Maybe I'm just a guilty as others shopping on the internet, but I do like to shop in the High Street too. Zavvi could have helped itself more, by lower prices, but as long as Jersey and Guernsey have tax haven status, the High Street will continue to close down. I say, close this loophole and then the governement can keep the VAT down at 15% permanently! If only it was as easy as that! At least there would be a level playing field!

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cjb110

10:51 PM on 24 December, 2008

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I must say I thought their stores were very clean and organized, much better than the HMV's. But for a lot of items they were overpriced, yes they did have bargains, but their blu/hd support was poor.

Went in a few weeks ago for a game, and thought I'd check out the bluray's...couldn't even find a proper section, just an odd few in the chart and that was it.

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PaulNicolson

8:41 AM on 26 December, 2008

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This has been on the cards for years, the decline in retail music, more shops will head this way. Mr virgin new what he was doing !!!! Hmv will be next, the new generations dont need a disc in the hand, they just want an MP3 player, Bish Bosh as they say the digital age is nearly here in all its down load glory.

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Martin Daler

9:38 PM on 26 December, 2008

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I've visited my local Zavvi a few times. It was punishment, all depressing blues and blacks, music (was that music?) blaring. I guess it was designed to appeal to the 'youf'. But who buys CDs these days? Old farts like me who still think CD is the bleeding edge, not the hip young mp3 generation. Yet the store environment was designed to repel anyone over 37!

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niftynigel

10:13 AM on 29 December, 2008

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There are still enough people who shop in the High Street and pay cash, for at least HMV to survice. Indeed, HMV are very profitable and this latest development will help them. HMV also has it's own, very successful web site and download service. Look at the adverts below this forum!

I was in Oxford Street yesterday, HMV were packed and Zavvi was nearly empty! I did pick up a couple of bargain in Zavvi! I didn't think I'd be saying that a week ago!

I noticed that Sister Ray's (Berwick Street) web site has gone. I know the shop was in trouble. Have they gone too?

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mrdog

12:35 PM on 30 December, 2008

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Like most i am also sorry to see Zavvi go, but as i have been living abroad i never really got to know it. The thing is, this is a consequence of a competitive, market-driven economy and it is one i don't really mind. Living in Germany where a year-old game like GTA IV still costs seventy euros, being back in London over christmas and being able to pick up new releases like Far Cry 2 and Prince of Persia at twenty to twenty five quid a pop was like retail heaven.

Zavvi and Woolies are just collatoral damage so that you brits can actually afford more than one game at a time and if more go down that route then the stage will be set for another price war, this time on the internet. (by the way, that secenty euro price was from amazon.de, so internet prices here aren't any better than you would pay on the high street).

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