Karen Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 ??) airstore is soho is closing friday 21st September Thank you to all my old friends and associates who have contacted me through this site over the last year - see you all around ............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 who is airstore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted September 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Ah Neil, airstore is the name of my shop........... and airstore has also been me over the last year or so - pastures new and all that now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 oh dear what happened... sorry to hear the news :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted September 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 combination of bad weather and the waterboard digging up and closing the road outside the shop (will be ongoing till the middle of dec) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 well, as I say, really sorry to hear the news.. and fingers crossed for you... You have been an asset to the forum with the ideas, and help that you have given... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photosave Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Very sorry to see this happen. We hosted Bill McCurry recently and he showed me some pictures of your store from a presentation he was giving. The products, merchandising and marketing was excellent and you were certainly well ahead of the industry. One thing I did wonder about was the huge rent you must be paying Central London? The frontage photos indicated you must occupy quite a large space? Anyhow, great concept and hopefully you can duplicate this without so much overhead. Best of luck for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted September 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Big shop is easy when the footfall and the products match - problems are when the footfall is not there. We started making a loss and then a big shop = a big loss. Roadworks due to be outside the shop for October and November - not able to make a loss that long. still ..... Next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Very Very sad. Unfortunately it usualy takes more than one Trader to complain before compensation is considered, but being in such a high rent area it may well be worth trying (even if you only get re-location costs). Get good legal advice, there are precedents set. Good luck Karen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philspectrum Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Hi Karen, I really enjoyed my visit to Air this spring. Your store was an inspirational concept, - thou i choose to keep to my turkish bazaar look and feel, - and cram every square mm with stock, kit, or crap ! I was most impressed with the amaising prices you could achieve for enlargements, mounts and frames - who cares about 10p or 12p prints when you can get those prices. Best wishes to you all whatever you do. Phil Rigby Spectrum Imaging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted September 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Hi Phil ;D - thanks for the compliments on the shop, nice of you say - keep in touch Xx Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony.T Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Oh dear- Karen, if you see this (and I understand you may not be too bothered about looking at this site now) please can you e-mail me with your phone no. I would appreciate a chat.... Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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