Focus Do It All

[Mike]

Just nipped down my local Focus to find out there going bump & having a 20~30% sale on everything.

So if anyone on here is redecorating or doing there garden you got 2 weeks to abuse there prices before they shut compeltely.

[Stuart]

Ohh I'll go clear them out of BBQ charcoal :)

[mowgli]

bugger... i got my fence done 2 weeks ago........

[Southie]

Mike, I've looked this up and you ain't wrong mate ;) >LINK (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/3601360/3300-jobs-go-as-Focus-chain-shuts.html)<

[Andy]

Nice one for t' heads up

[mowgli]

they were always crap compared to the others though.......

[88ESR]

I was in our local one yesterday and they didn't seem to be giving much away..

I only needed some wire wool and a bit of copper pipe so I can't get too upset..

Any truth in the rumour that B&Q are buying part of the Focus chain?

[Stuart]

Overpriced for brand named paint/products yes

if you buy tools from any of the usual DIY shops then you deserve all you dont get lol

[mowgli]

focus used to have brilliant cheap tools, then they put 300% on them.. so they don't sell....... in ours, the hardest thing to do is trying to find basic diy electrical or plumbing stuff... they have huge displays of stuff like kids bedroom furniture..

[Jack]

This has been on the cards for a while, although they announced in the past day or two they'd given up trying to find a buyer lol Was on the news last night, possibly the night before.

B&Q and Wickes have purchased and rebranded (or will be rebranding) a number of Focus stores. The rest will close.

[mowgli]

focus used to own wickes.. they got bought by venture capitalists, wickes then got sold off to Travis Perkins, leaving focus to muddle on...

people watch food & essex slappers on the telly these days.. diy is old hat.

[Mike]

Any truth in the rumour that B&Q are buying part of the Focus chain?

Yes that is true, a friend of mine works in my local Fucus (so I get a 20% family discount :p ) an its him who I was talking to about it earlier.

B&Q have bought about 20 branches, Wickes have bought about 10 or 15 but the rest are in limbo pending closure.

[Edd]

Not surprised tbh

Focus sell utter tat for stupidly high prices, since Toolstation opened up few years back I can get decent stuff for quarter of the price

As we have B+Q and Wickes I expect Focus to be another empty building soon

[Tim]

this may sound a daft question, but, what does B&Q stand for any way??

i was thinking the other day when i was driving.

[Jack]

Block & Quayle, the founders.