Hi,
Tanya here, partner in Star Optics. I have signed up to clear up some misconceptions about us closing the store.
Firstly:
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Originally Posted by jenchris
What's the bet he keeps the franchise so we can't get a decent supply line with reasonable prices.
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Star Optics is not and has never been a franchise, so not sure why you thought it was? We are a partnership and totally independant of any other store.
We have already informed all suppliers of our intention to close on December 17th, we have no ongoing accounts with these manufacturers once Star Optics ceases as a business.
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Originally Posted by Hagar
The operative words here seem to be "As we know it" Seems to indicate something new on the web or similar may be in the pipeline.
Just have to wait and see.
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The Star Optics website will continue to trade UNTIL ALL EXISTING STOCK IS SOLD. We are not ordering new stock, we are not continuing as an on line business after that. The website may be sold as there has been interest from several parties.
All stock on the site has been reduced to its final price. The clearance section does not have all the items bundled into it because the whole site is now at our clearance prices. We do not want to store stock and thus have reduced most to cost.
We made this decision after trading for over a decade for several reasons. But it basically comes down to time and energy.We have other business interests that take precedent and if we had taken the path of selling the business it would have taken some time (as we know, Sirius Optics has been on the market for 3 years now, Astro Optics is also on the market for the last 6 months with no confirmed sale of either) which is what we do not have.
As Star Optics is the smallest of the 3 businesses and the most time consuming it was only logical that it was the one to go.
Am happy to answer any reasonable questions you may have.