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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: richywilts on October 13, 2011, 04:59:12 pm

Title: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: richywilts on October 13, 2011, 04:59:12 pm: as title says im looking to build up our portfolio of retail stores as we need more regular internal and external work thru out the winter time, i know most companies have gone national but which ones still havent changed over.

cheers
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: Dave Willis on October 13, 2011, 05:03:50 pm: Charity shops.
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: Pope vader on October 13, 2011, 05:09:40 pm: local chipys, newsagents
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: AuRavelling79 on October 13, 2011, 05:18:14 pm: Anthony A Aardvark's Antiquarian Bookshop
Billy Burntloaf's Bakery
Charlie's Chippy (Best Fish and Chips in the area)
Dalma's Dalmation and Poodle Dog Pampering Showroom
Eddy the Eagle's ski shop
Freddie Kruger's Fancy Dress Shop
Gary Glitter's Young People's Facility
Heinrich Himmler's Uniform Dry Cleaning Shop
Indiana Jones Ancient Artifacts Emporium
Jubbly Ice Creams
Kate's Kat and Kanine walking parlour
Linda Lusardi's fab at fifty five work out salon
Mickey and Minnie's - Cheese to discerning punters
Nora Batty's Stocking shop
Olly the Octopus - fingers in every pie shop
Peter Piper's Pickled Pepper Shop
Quills are Us - Tradional Stationers
Roger Coleman's Photography and Oil-filled Radiator shop
Sarah Sarill's Chocolate Teapots
Tosh's Buddhist Sanctuary
Ursula's Underwear
Venetia's Venetian Blind Shop
Willie Wonka's Chocolatier Emporium
X-Ray Specs - Opticians
Yvonnes Yoga and Fitness (Non-Buddhists Welcome)
Zinnia's Ze-bras the stripy underwear shop

That's enough shops.
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: Frankybadboy on October 13, 2011, 06:00:24 pm: gold

its the way you tell um
;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: sven on October 13, 2011, 06:03:53 pm: woolworths and mfi
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: jarvy on October 13, 2011, 06:27:36 pm: Easy,just look for the ones that have clean windows,they are the one that aren't national!! ::)
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: Llaaww on October 13, 2011, 07:00:20 pm: Quote from: jarvy on October 13, 2011, 06:27:36 pm
Easy,just look for the ones that have clean windows,they are the one that aren't national!! ::)

beat me to it
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: james51174 on October 13, 2011, 07:49:39 pm: 25 years man and boy, ive been doing shops lol

we have done them all over that time

all the major banks/building societies
smiths
curries
boots
all the opticians
tesco
sainsburies
iceland
argos

this list is endless...but pretty much every chain in a high street you can think of, we have done at some stage

a good 75% of them go national now...then they sub to regional companies....who quite often sub to local guys

the problem is that the money is so low, once down the food chain that its not worth putting your name to the type of clean that warrants the money!!

the other issue....is once you get a price you are ok to sub contract for....the comany that pays you...(or any of the others up the chain), gets out bid or goes bust!!!...this is a ton of hastle at your end!!! a real nightmare tbh

the other 25% of the chains who are not nationalaly covered....they pay such a low amount that its hard to make it pay....the best one is a new chain moves in to your town...they want the store to look great initially....and pay what you ask for regular work...but over the months the cut backs come...and the money drops :(

the only shops (IMO) worth doing are indipendantly owned ones....but whether they stay afloat in competition to the chains is another issue!!
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: DaveG on October 13, 2011, 08:01:05 pm: Bournemouth kebeb house ;D
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: stuart mc on October 13, 2011, 08:08:20 pm: ok richy I will tell you two stores not national for now

Poundstretchers, Staples
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: james51174 on October 13, 2011, 08:29:53 pm: macdonalds

majestic wine

wimpy

kfc

costa coffee

cafe nero

russell and bromley

the works

holland and barret

millets

m&co (mackays)

clarks

carphone warehouse

phones4u

dorothy perkins

new look

iceland

specsavers

blockbuster video

robert dyas

ladbrooks

tony and guy

there might be more but i may have forgotten some
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: stuart mc on October 13, 2011, 08:32:21 pm: good list but I think dorothy perkins and ladbrookes could be going national shortly, although hopefully I am wrong
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: james51174 on October 13, 2011, 08:42:31 pm: really???

well that will be another two down for us then :(

thanks for the hedzup
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: wwoodee22 on October 13, 2011, 08:47:15 pm: And New look is
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: stuart mc on October 13, 2011, 08:47:26 pm: Quote from: james51174 on October 13, 2011, 08:42:31 pm
really???

well that will be another two down for us then :(

thanks for the hedzup

just what I have read on here I could be wrong, maybe just certain regions
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: George P on October 13, 2011, 08:50:03 pm: Quote from: stuart m on October 13, 2011, 08:32:21 pm
good list but I think dorothy perkins and ladbrookes could be going national shortly, although hopefully I am wrong

ladbrokes are going national, they have taken them all on but are doing it in segments instead off all at once,
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: Frankybadboy on October 13, 2011, 09:47:17 pm: icelands are done by they staff
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on October 13, 2011, 09:58:49 pm: cross clarks off ya list too
they goin national ;D ;D
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: BORBRYCE on October 13, 2011, 09:59:11 pm: Quote from: frankybadboy on October 13, 2011, 09:47:17 pm
icelands are done by they staff

That is the future of retail window cleaning. Many do this now as they realize it only takes a few minutes and no skill. Soon at job interview's it will be put to the would be shop employee that window washing is in the remit. Today, they will not question it as they will just be glad to have any kind of job. I have seen it happen already quite a lot.
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on October 13, 2011, 10:04:53 pm: harveys arnt
scs arnt
pizza hut
b+q
;)
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: richywilts on October 14, 2011, 12:34:53 pm: Quote from: stuart m on October 13, 2011, 08:08:20 pm
ok richy I will tell you two stores not national for now

Poundstretchers, Staples

cheers
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: Matt - aquatec on October 14, 2011, 03:47:20 pm: Quote from: jarvy on October 13, 2011, 06:27:36 pm
Easy,just look for the ones that have clean windows,they are the one that aren't national!! ::)

Nice one..... BITCH... hahahahaha
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: james51174 on October 14, 2011, 07:59:07 pm: hmmm....maybe some areas are different?

i know the guy that does new look

we do clarks...we do iceland

we even do gregs bakers
Title: Re: what high street shops and chains arent with the nationals
Post by: sf on October 14, 2011, 08:54:54 pm: greggs have gone national being phased in region by region just a
matter of time got my letter of notice today.