ABC closing up shop?
Update: ABC head of Corporate Communications Sandy Culkoff has responded to The Age article saying any suggestion the ABC is moving to close the shops is "absolutely incorrect".
41 ABC Shops look set to close throughout Australia, and license their products through Dymocks Books.
Senior ABC and Dymocks management have refused to confirm the decision, but ABC sources said yesterday it would go ahead once formally approved by the ABC board on May 20, claims The Age.
The move will extend an arrangement under which 23 Dymocks stores are licensed to sell ABC products in their in-store ABC Centres. Dymocks chief executive Don Grover told said: "We have had a great long-term relationship with the ABC and we are just extending the relationship."
Source: The Age
4 comments:
The ABC Shop I've often found to be an excuse to charge inflated charges for merchandise that could be found cheaper elsewhere. Closing them might be doing consumers a favour?
Not happening...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/11/2241115.htm
I'm with televisionau. ABC Shop is actually quite expensive, so it's no big loss. I like their range (and they have some products that aren't available elsewhere) however the pricing is ridiculous considering that they are a dedicated ABC store.
I work for Dymocks and the last thing we need is ABC products,we already sell SBS stuff and thats enough for me!
People are ALWAYS coming in asking for a piece of music they heard on SBS...HOW are WE supose to know what it is if you don't??
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