Angling magazines

it all boils down to location of the shop
how much rent,rates, are these shops paying, were are the dif shops?
i also work a little in retail (1 day a week) , but i pay quiet a vast amount on rent, water rates, council rates, esb, wages should i go on,, these all factor into the mark up, and until the goverment sort out these ridiculas prices, this country will suffer quiet badly, to be competative

I'd hope rent starts heading south -it should -Dublin is a provincial city, not New York or London, and has gone from boom to bust. Commercial rates are a problem, Local Authority funding has been an issue since 1977 when domestic rates were abolished, and revenue for LAs is loaded on the commercial sector. WE may see residential property taxes/poll taxes etc coming in again. The ESB situation I can't get my head around. We use to have some of the cheapest electricity in Europe, but the regulator/government keep prices high to encourage competition ! The esb don't help their case in what they pay their staff either, however it is not the dominant factor in the price they charge.

Articles in Sunday Business Post

http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story ... qqqx=1.asp

Retailers here pay up to 160% more
Sunday, February 01, 2009 By Susan Mitchell
Irish retailers are paying up to 160 per cent more for leading brands than their counterparts in Britain, resulting in higher prices for consumers.

Retail Excellence Ireland (REI), a representative body for retailers across all sectors, said the higher prices being paid to suppliers were putting Irish retailers at a competitive disadvantage and fuelling cross-border shopping. As part of a price comparison survey, The Sunday Business Post sourced Boxes of Pampers nappies that are being sold at €25 to Irish retailers are available for €10 in Britain

http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story ... qqqx=1.asp

Landlords remain reluctant to lower retail rents
Sunday, February 01, 2009 By Susan Mitchell
Retailers are trying to renegotiate the terms of their rental agreements, in a bid to lower costs as consumers stop spending. After months of falling sales, many retailers are finding they do not have the cashflow to pay their rent.

Shopkeepers interviewed by The Sunday Business Post said rents needed to fall by between 20 and 50 per cent in order to meet the new commercial realities. ‘‘From a retailer’s perspective, everything is contracting, and the days of a landlord sitting back and waiting for a cheque in the post are over,” said an Irish retailer with 12 stores across the country.

terrible prices

Just a note to say that the ready reckoner has changed and there is a big drop in the price of mags.