Stuart wrote:
This trade seems reluctant to embrace merchandising from websites . I
have not yet seen one that gives anythting other than very general
info .Even the B+Q site at www.diy.com is pathetic.
Why is this .Do they still regard themselves as a TRADE outlet
..altho' I accept thats where most of their business comes from ......
For long enough I am sure they have come across to most people as a
bit intimidating a place to go in to .
The main problem is that most of what they sell has a very high
size/weight
rice ratio. This makes shipping it across the country
totally out of the question.
For example, 10 sheets of plasterboard cost about £60. How much do you
think it would cost to ship those cross country?
Almost any smaller item sold in a builders' merchant can be bought
online from screwfix/toolstation/axminster.
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Grunff