marky1 Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 well i just been told timpsons have bought out johnson dry cleaners for over 8 million not much left on the high st they can buy surely how many of you guys out there do shoe repairs for johnsons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/01/05/timpsons-buys-johnsons-dry-cleaning-arm/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k4mrc Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 well i just been told timpsons have bought out johnson dry cleaners for over 8 million not much left on the high st they can buy surely how many of you guys out there do shoe repairs for johnsons I had a conversation today with a guy who 'rents' the part within Johnsons and he is worried of losing it - which i think will be far worse than losing a agent where will this end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom D Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 were do they get the money from mr t wants to own everything ? perhaps a step to far perhaps , its no secret hes wanted johnsons for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broms Cobb Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 WOW how many branches??? http://www.johnsoncleaners.com/branch-search/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 All of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkeys Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 were do they get the money from mr t wants to own everything ? perhaps a step to far perhaps , its no secret hes wanted johnsons for a while They get the money from 1300 profitable high street and shopping centre units last I heard they were pocketing almost 8 mil a year after tax, I'm sure someone on here has more accurate figures, seems a waste of money really he could have bought my business for half the price he bought johnsons I'd let it go for 4 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCityShoes Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Are the wages high at Timpsons? £8m from 1300 shops is, on average, only £118 profit per week, per shop. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnsons_Cleaners_UK Is an entertaining read about the "enemy within", I can see the film trailer now 😂 kobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkeys Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Are the wages high at Timpsons? £8m from 1300 shops is, on average, only £118 profit per week, per shop. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnsons_Cleaners_UK Is an entertaining read about the "enemy within", I can see the film trailer now Broken down per week per shop thats about right the thing we all tend to forget about an animal like Timpsons are the hidden costs - 1300 shops do not run themselves. Head office, warehouse, engraving centre, shoe repair centre, watch centre, and then theres the suits that all have company cars and credit cards, not to mention the various company support staff that dont work shops but still need paying, not to mention a staff percentage of about 60% of absolute plebs who talk utter bollox and screw up the very jobs they are supposed to be "experts" at fixing I'm sure the costs spiral at times I dont think he really wants the business, its more about creaming off the better locations and ditching the crap ones (much as they did with Automagic & Minit) Tom D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Fix Elgin Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 pure genius I wish Timpsons all the best for the future, a British company to be proud of IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marky1 Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 you wouldn't wish them all the best if yourwas about to lose your shop mate after 15 years because they open 5 shops in the same town within 10 minutes of each other Broms Cobb, grahamparker, kobblers and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobblers Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 No names are going to be mentioned but I've just deleted an abusive post from a member. Please refrain from ad-hominem attacks, on this forum. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Fix Elgin Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 you wouldn't wish them all the best if yourwas about to lose your shop mate after 15 years because they open 5 shops in the same town within 10 minutes of each other This is the time perfect time for you to step up your game take this challenge head on, be better than your competitors kobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at Vauxhall Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 £134 a week would indicate a high proportion of the shop probably only break even or are unprofitable. I am now going to go and look up what "ad-hominem" means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broms Cobb Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 £134 a week would indicate a high proportion of the shop probably only break even or are unprofitable. I am now going to go and look up what "ad-hominem" means. ad hominem ad ˈhɒmɪnɛm/ adverb & adjective 1. (of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining. "an ad hominem response" 2. relating to or associated with a particular person. "the office was created ad hominem for Fenton" I had no idea either lol kobblers, Mike at Vauxhall and meatball 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Friend Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 I think it is very difficult when you have spent a long time building a reputation, a service and got the experience and kit to make it work for, some Numpty to userp you and undo all the good you have achieved by giving poor advice, poorer service, charging higher prices with a promise of better things, to then burn your customers fingers who then decide it is the industries fault and therefore withdraw from the arena. Do ask me how I know sometime. Peeed off from suffolk kobblers and mrkeys 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike at Vauxhall Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 That should read ad £118 and not £134. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simes Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 All of them. Not the whole of the Johnsons business just the dry cleaning business. Apparently there are other parts of the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Muppet Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 The whole retail side. Johnsons and Jeeves. The textile rental side wasn't sold as far as I know. It's being run as a separate company too, in the same way that max spielmann and snappy snaps is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom D Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 as for how much they make, when i worked for them i was surprised at how little some of the branches took each week. obviously they see a future in dry cleaning., just me but could it be too big too fast think we shall have to wait and see think he will cherry pick the sites best of luck to him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x minit uk Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Not surprising they have bought a dry cleaning firm really , most the decisions are being made by ex mister minit staff who they got on board when they took over minit uk. Lets hope they have learned from their mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercoulson Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/01/05/timpsons-buys-johnsons-dry-cleaning-arm/amp/ Broms Cobb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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