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I just wondered if there was anyone here who has been directly affected by Dixons closing some 106 of its shops nationwide ??
Im one of those people affected.
Im one of those people affected.
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The great news is we shut in 8 weeks. We get a shite redundancy. And as i found out today in answer to your last question, they said they would help try keep us in a job in teh group, but as i found out earlier, there is 1 job available across the way in a currys store and 1 available in edinburgh.
Then remember that theres over 100 staff in scotland wanting those jobs. So you see how nice they are eh.
I love sarcasm dont you. It means im out of a job and made redundant at the ripe young at of 21. Fan-bloody-tastic.
Oh and the stores being shut are being shut because they are "Under performing" Tbh they havent given my store a chance.
I bought batteries in there once :yes:
There is an abolutely stunning brunette lassie who works in Dixons in Dundee on a Sunday morning.
Yes please.
Next time your in Edinburgh, you should go into the Princes mall and see the girls that work on the coffee stalls.
I dont work in an Edinburgh store :yes:
out of town store is mine :P
I heard that they just couldnt cope with the net and big shopping stores on the edge of towns.
Ahhh. I put two and two together and got five.
Well basically thats what their saying.
The stores chosen to be closed down werent making the company money, they were basically dragging the company down.
The laughable part is they said they would help all those in stores being closed either try to stay within the group or find other work, so today i get a phone call telling me that theres only 2 jobs available and there over 100 staff wanting those jobs its a bloody joke.
The reason, at grass routes is sadly simple.
The dixons group used to be wear everyone wanted to shop due to the range.
However, with stores such as Tesco and ASDA doing similar products at much lower prices, but still prociding the 2 or 3year garentee shoppers have moved away choosing price over choice.
Dixons group did not price match, trying to play on the "choice" option - but unfirtuantly it did not work. As a result the superstores do more voume, and thus get even better deasl from the manufacture and can therfore do even lower prices. Its a catch 22 situation.
Dixons are shutting the stores in order to try and gain fast capitol in which to re-invest into the group, this is, I presume why there isn't a good redundancy package.
Once again, sorry to hear about your job - hope this explanation sheds some light.
FO
*coughs*
ASDA dont do 3 year guarantee anymore :angel:
ok - simplest form.
EDLP = Every Day Low Price
vs
Choice
Dixons went for one, other stores went for the other - customers choose the cheapest option.
FO
The right balance is somewhere between the two.
As for the redundancy, find out your rights to see if you can make it better; try ringing ACAS or a trade union, USDAW being your best bet.
Yeh Your right it is in a shopping centre Rach.
Correct.. they recently changed their own exchange and refund policy.
Tbh it was the one place i really wanted to work because i knew a llot of stuff about things they sold before i got a job there. Took me a ear to get work there in teh first place !
Tbh with you. This coming from someone who works for the company, They did so many things wrong and the staff at the for front us the sale assistants saw this coming for ages but ppl high up NEVER listen. NEVER take notice because they think they KNOW IT ALL !! and because of that over 100 ppl are out of their jobs.
It really pisses me off.
Im going to have a chat with the management 2moro because im disgusted with the way things have been done and not only that but the piss poor redundancy and the way it works..