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Re: Any members Dealers in UK?

moxxey — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:29:18 GMT

9 LEE:
I have a lot to thank Nick for..

Just wanted to point out that I share those thoughts. Nick was a fantastic person to deal with. There is definitely void within the Bath store since he left. Hopefully with the planned revamp, things will improve somewhat.

Re: Any members Dealers in UK?

9 LEE — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:16:40 GMT

I can back up what Moxxey said.

I have a lot to thank Nick for, and it was he that first dealt with me on a business level before any other dealer. He also introduced me to Gordon, who is now one of my closest friends - so two reasons to thank him!

Nick is enjoying some downtime at the moment (i hear), investigating a few options and sorting out paperwork from the two closed dealerships, which is always a bain. I had a small amount of contact with him a couple of months back, but nothing since.

As for dealers not being able to post on BeoWorld, i'm not entirely sure that's true. We have come on so far since the relaunch last April, we appear to be much more 'accepted' than we ever were. We are now a very professional looking website with some seriously well informed and intelligent members posting some extremely insightful and relevant questions.

This fact cannot be brushed aside, and with the new wave of forward thinking management members coming through, B&O are now accepting that the power of the internet cannot be ignored. I have not heard of any instance lately where BeoWorld has been spoken of in detrimental terms by any member of B&O management, or has any dealer been warned or advised not to post.

I think Lars Flyvholm actually calling me up personally and inviting me to come and talk to him on behalf of BeoWorld is a pretty clear indication of how we are thought of... The old days are gone.

Lee

Re: Any members Dealers in UK?

moxxey — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:39:47 GMT

Toby:
I wonder if though anyone could hint where the former B&O of Bath and Swindon has gone? I was stunned to hear that he sold up and left.

Not everything is good in retail. There are reasons why things go wrong, sadly. Nothing more can be said, directly.

Re: Any members Dealers in UK?

Toby — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:03:51 GMT

I wonder if though anyone could hint where the former B&O of Bath and Swindon has gone? I was stunned to hear that he sold up and left.

That man is a gent.

Re: Any members Dealers in UK?

apearce — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:20:46 GMT

Thanks Moxxey, much appreciated!

Re: Any members Dealers in UK?

moxxey — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:19:02 GMT

I know of a few UK dealers on here, but the majority are not pro-active (ie. they do PM quite a bit though). KingStreet is one of the most pro-active on the board.

However, I'm told that UK dealers are requested, informally, not to post on public places such as Beoworld, sadly. Either that or that's just the reason why some dealers claimt they won't post ;)

Alex works in a dealership. PM him perhaps.

Any members Dealers in UK?

apearce — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:15:58 GMT

Hi,

Are any of the members here B&O dealers? I have a couple of Q's.

Ash.