Jobs to go as all three Lincolnshire Jessops camera shops shut

“You cant go blaming the postmen and women for the incompetence of their superiors who have never even posted letters they are trying to mend something that didn't need mending in the first place.New working practices rule what posties can and cannot do these days. But going back to shop closures this is only the start of more to come only the multi nationals are going to be the winners here as they have stitch up the market in their favour The same as the bus monopolies who run frequent bus services these day rather than to a workable timetable which is in actual working terms means saturation of the market,Saturate the market with your product so no other provider can compete .”

“The reasons Jessops went out of business:

Most people have a digital camera on their mobiles so are less likely to buy a compact digital camera.

The keen amateur/semi professional photographer would go to Jessops and check out the new kit then buy it cheaper on the internet.”

“I agree mostly with InsideStory: I used to deal with Jessops by mail order years ago by mail order from their Leicester warehouse, then at their shop in Leeds, followed by Bradford when it opened, I found them a decent shop to deal with. The problem of parking charges is not just in Lincoln but all towns and city centres, it could be partly the problem that Jessops and many others closed but it is also the lack of trade due to competition, many would rather buy such items when on offer at Aldi and Lidl with a 3 year warranty but there are customers that prefer to buy a specific brand/model who use such as Jessops, they also lose out because of very few people use the old film type camers so not enough trade to support that section which would have been a loss to them now mostly digital, Kodak have gone the same way in many towns as they were slow to integrate digital into their outlets at the beginning. Many of us now use mail order to purchase many of the things we need, postage can be costly sometimes but the if in rural area the cost of driving into town and parking costs are hitting most traders. Pensioners can get to town free with a bus pass if there is a bus service in their area but many have trouble carrying much stuff home, if walking with sticks it is even worse. I see many more shops closing due to high costs (rent, rates, energy and wages) and reduction in trade. The mail order businesses can lose customers due to our Royal Mail giving poor service, why a postie bothers to write out a card to say can't deliver as out when they never even rung the doorbell, they still have to bring it back a couple of days later if redelivery is requested so they make work for themselves when claiming overworked. What has happened to service in Britain?”

“Car parking charges has nothing what so ever to do with and shops or business closing down for god sake get real.People have not got the money to spend on luxury's because wages are so low in the private sector .I for instance have not had a wage rise for over four years while utility bills and every other bill have spiralled out of control.It high time the government stepped on the toes of the utility company's and big business who are ripping us all off . Also put pressure on company's to pay livable wages rather than the minimum wage.”

“What has car parking prices got to do with Jessops closing??? Did they save Jessops in areas where parking is cheaper - NO! They shut the lot. Get real folks. Yes, I agree parking is too pricey, but this is not the issue or reason for the closure of the stores, nor is it relevant to this article.”

“Both slightly missing the point but never mind. Will putting up car park prices encourage people to go shopping? No. Will this mean more shops will close down? Yes.
Lincoln must be the joke of the East Midlands with its high car park prices and those trains.”

“How has the price of parking a car affected the downfall of Jessops? They have stores in out of town malls with free parking and yet they still failed.

Maybe parking costs are harming choice on our High Street but that doesn't account for the failure of a business that isn't necessarily reliant on High Street sales. It's simply down to the end of their niche, bad management or a bit of both.”

“Except the closing of Jessops has nothing to do with the price of car parking.”

“That's two shops closed down this week on the High Street. Maybe the council should consider putting the car park prices up to encourage this trend.”

“That's two shops closed down this week on the High Street. Maybe the council should consider putting the car park prices up to encourage this trend.”