[weetot]

On the news tonight, they,ve gone under, anyone losing big money over em?

[DaveG]

On the news tonight, they,ve gone under, anyone losing big money over em?

Nope we got a B and Q just down the road 

[Matthew JN]

Call the liquidators - you could probably buy the whole chain for a pound 

[Ian Gourlay]

You wont believe me but I was involved in starting that chain

I used to work for WH Smith our Chairman was very keen on gardening  and  DIY on a whim decided this was the market to be in.

A small project team was formed I spent several months looking for suitable sites

In the end it was decided to buy a small chain and rebrand it Do it All

I returned to the core company But Do it All never became a major profit centre so  my shares did not turn me into a millionaire

[Londoner]

We had a Focus near us and it was useless. I'm not suprised they have gone under if that one was typical

[bobby p]

focus are the only place where you can buy a BLUE ettore pro squeegee and Blue pro ettore mop .everywhere else sells the black version

[Paul Coleman]

You wont believe me but I was involved in starting that chain

I used to work for WH Smith our Chairman was very keen on gardening  and  DIY on a whim decided this was the market to be in.

A small project team was formed I spent several months looking for suitable sites

In the end it was decided to buy a small chain and rebrand it Do it All

I returned to the core company But Do it All never became a major profit centre so  my shares did not turn me into a millionaire

I do remember the Do It All stores.  Some of them were ports of call when I used to visit stores in the southeast for an ad company.  The biggest customer was Safeway then Gateway (this was quite a while ago).  I know there were a few Do It Alls on my list.  One was in Portsmouth but can't recall where the others were.

[Blue Frog Systems]

Focus was too expensive compared to B&Q where as hopmebase has a long standing reputation.

I remember Gateway ... god im showing my age now !!

[Londoner]

Bit off topic but has anyone else noticed how expensive Homebase has become lately?

[weetot]

Bit off topic but has anyone else noticed how expensive Homebase has become lately?

Yes, you need a 2nd mortgage to buy a fence panel.

[Richard Neal]

The big one!