Hein Gericke (UK) Ltd goes into administration

[DougL]

Gants Hill and Stockwell are apparently two of the German stores. I have spent a small fortune in there over the past few days... (just kidding) but have managed to snap up a few bargains.

[chrisp]

Interesting that some of the branches will stay open.
Chiswick branch (in the Honda dealers) was selling up what they had left a week or so ago when I was last in there.
There is/was a good, well-stocked branch in Slough run by a Polish guy I got my gortex jacket and trousers from 6 months ago and that was a good deal so will be sorry if that one's closing.
Another one near me between Couldsdon / Purley was pretty good too.

[Whatsisname]

Bournemouth one was closed and empty last Saturday when I went by.

[MrGrumpy]

Quote from H-G UK Website

"We are pleased to announce that the following shops are open for business as usual:

Manchester
Stockwell, London
Southampton
Edinburgh
Farnborough
Gants Hill, Ilford, London
Glasgow
Belfast
Maidstone
Preston
Leicester
Braintree
Aberdeen
Hanger Lane, London
Oxford
Chiswick, London"

So if you live anywhere in N Eastern England, then you haven't got a HG dealer at all, as Doncaster, Leeds, York, Darlington and Newcastle have all closed - the nearest ones are now Leicester and Edinburgh! So, good bye HG and thanks for all the gloves....

[Ginger Phil]

Got this email today which pretty much says the same as the above:


As we’re sure you’re aware this has been a difficult period for us but we are excited to announce that Hein Gericke is back!!

Following a successful bid by the German Hein Gericke Group, the following stores are now open:

Manchester, Stockwell, Southampton, Edinburgh, Farnborough, Gants Hill, Glasgow, Belfast, Maidstone, Preston, Leicester, Braintree, Aberdeen, Hanger Lane, Oxford and Chiswick

As a company we have a clear goal for the future, we want to offer you the best shopping experience and are currently focused on increasing the product ranges available and improving your in-store experience.

New stock has been arriving and whilst we prepare for the new journey and season, we’re offering a massive 30% discount on a selection of items for a limited period.

For more information on recent weeks, click here and we look forward to announcing the re-launch of the UK website in the near future.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Hein Gericke Team

[Waldorf]

Seen today on another scooter forum:

http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/save-30-o ... tore-today

[SpikeOne]

"with the same great team, and great products"

Doesn't that rather smack of "more of the same" and let's collapse again a bit later?

[DougL]

"with the same great team, and great products"

Doesn't that rather smack of "more of the same" and let's collapse again a bit later?

Yes it does. Their 30% off own label stuff made me laugh too as they seem to have put their prices up by some 20% since I last looked.

They won't survive, I'm pretty sure of that. For example they had helmets at 50% off during their administration phase. Some of those helmets could be bought for that price on ebay.

[barryG]

Well, they refused my 20% discount voucher I got the other day as they said the administrators wouldnt honour it... so they can piss off, Ill go elsewhere.