On Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:02:21 UTC+1, Andy Burns wrote:
If I was the boss of CPC, I'd be worried about the proportion of
"maplin style tat" in stock/catalogues ...

People still buy "maplin style tat", they just don't buy it from Maplin. Just like Woolworths folded because they sold poundshop goods at Woolworths prices.

CPC have their industrial customer backing and they don't have an expensive shops network.

Owain