AyrshireTon Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Going into administration, apparently. All 550 shops to close tomorrow. Not all of their staff know - and they are being told by email. http://www.itv.com/news/story/2014-09-14/phones-4u-to-enter-administration/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeSAFC Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Jelly and ice cream when phones 4 u die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForzaDundee Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Got no personal greivence against them but they are a pretty useless company who won't be missed. Their competitors are also their suppliers so I'm surprised they've stayed around so long. The owners have no doubt got stinking rich and now it seems they are simply going to pull the plug rather than waste money trying to adapt and save the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgarusQPFC Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 That's a bit shite for the staff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 All 550 shops to close tomorrow. Is that not more of a situation which you'd expect in the case of a liquidation??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMartyn86 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 It wouldn't surprise me if the BBC blame it on the referendum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerTon Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 So is this move all about more profit for Vodafone & EE as they can sell direct rather than through a broker, in this case Phones4U? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 So is this move all about more profit for Vodafone & EE as they can sell direct rather than through a broker, in this case Phones4U?Probably. Optus (Australia's No2 telco) has done exactly the same thing here. Finished long standing contracts with resellers so they could "keep more control of the brand" and how it was being promote and sold. Ie cut out the middle man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I'm amazed this hasn't happened long before now, if I'm honest. There's absolutely no need for shops like Carphone Warehouse and Phones4u. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I'm amazed this hasn't happened long before now, if I'm honest. There's absolutely no need for shops like Carphone Warehouse and Phones4u. Even the name Carphone Warehouse is an anachronism, since it's not a warehouse and they don't really sell carphones. Interesting that 3 out of the 4 original phone providers have changed their names... BT Cellnet to O2, One 2 One to T Mobile, who then leapt into bed with Orange and became EE. I dislike Phones4u simply for the ridiculous use of "4" and "u". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Shouldn't the good old uk stop this from happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom McB Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Outdated business model falling victim to customers taking their money elsewhere. See also Woolworth, Virgin, Comet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estragon Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I wonder if there'll be any of the bizarre, nostalgic pish that followed the expiry of "beloved high street fixture Woolies"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I wonder if there'll be any of the bizarre, nostalgic pish that followed the expiry of "beloved high street fixture Woolies"... Us Brits really don't like change. A lot of people (sad c**ts) seem to suffer a depression when things change. I've heard far too many people using this also as a reason to vote no. 'Better the devil you know' and 'We've done it this way for years' are 2 of the sentences that are gonnae trigger my rage spree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom McB Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Us Brits really don't like change. Unproven assertion A lot of people (sad c**ts) seem to suffer a depression when things change. True, see nostalgia for shipbuilding and coalmining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotbawmad Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Shouldn't the good old uk stop this from happening? No, a company shouldn't be getting subsidies to fill gaps in their finances or bailouts, as that is crony capitalism. Politicians do it purely for political reasons, because their thinking is all short term in terms of the next election and the people who'll lose their jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Sake, I've got a Vodafone contract with this mob. Expires in January mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgarusQPFC Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I'm amazed this hasn't happened long before now, if I'm honest. There's absolutely no need for shops like Carphone Warehouse and Phones4u. Carphone warehouse will be joining them. 3 have cut ties with them already and likely Vodafone and EE will follow suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Sake, I've got a Vodafone contract with this mob. Expires in January mind. You'll probably get a phone call very soon letting you cut short your contract and take out a new one (with Vodafone naturally). It actually worked out okay for me as I got a new phone about 3 months early (from O2). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Sake, I've got a Vodafone contract with this mob. Expires in January mind. I ordered my Xperia Z from this mob last year. Expires July next year though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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