West Coast Shaving should buy them if they go up for sale. Then every AOS store get's rebranded West Coast Shaving and stocks everything they sell on their website.
Holy shaving heaven batman!
I'd love to see the financing plan for that one.
West Coast Shaving should buy them if they go up for sale. Then every AOS store get's rebranded West Coast Shaving and stocks everything they sell on their website.
Holy shaving heaven batman!
I'd love to see the financing plan for that one.
Ever been in London?
I LOVE wet shaving but I find it a bit odd that someone would try to open a physical store for mens shaving supplies. For most guys shaving is something they don't really think or care about. I think most wet shavers are older and were coaxed into trying it out of sheer frustration over mainstream shaving. Price, gimmicks, razor burn etc. Or if your like me having to bang an overpriced cartridge razor on the edge of the sink every couple of passes to unclog the blades. From what I've seen the anger and frustration needs time to ferment. I just buy my stuff over the net...I've never even thought about going to a shaving shop. That's just me though.
I went into an AoS store in a mall once. The kid behind the counter had a full beard. I wasn't really interested in buying anything, as most of the items seemed pretty expensive, but I couldn't help but note the irony.
I have always envisioned a brick and mortar store that sold wet shaving supplies would have to have another draw. Like a clothing store that sold shaving supplies, or a salon or barber shop that sold shaving supplies (imagine that), or a frozen yogurt joint that sold shaving supplies. Okay that one might be overboard a bit but you get the idea.
Well said!AoS has been beat to death here. Not enough product variety, tremendously overpriced. They target the casual mall shopper looking for gifts and leave the rest of the market to Amazon, IB, WCS, etc.
That's just how Pasteur Pharmacy works.
The world has changed... and it continues to change at an ever-increasing pace.
The traditional English Gentleman's stores thrive in the centre of London with (I'm sure) a healthy on-line business as well. It is difficult to imagine them surviving anywhere else.
Sadly, I read here all too often, that even our members (who should be classed as enthusiasts) refuse to pay a couple of extra dollars for a product to support a brick and mortar store rather than dealing with an on-line business. Art of Shaving is an easy target. From their narrow product range, to the retail staff who may be enthusiastic but not knowledgable to their markups on hardware... they are however present in the marketplace. Living where I do, I have never visited one of their stores but I have had the pleasure of visiting lots of wonderful Gentleman's stores and I will support them whenever I can for the simple reason that I would like them to thrive and to continue to do business.
I shudder to imagine a world in which it is no longer possible to compare shaving products side-by-side without having to purchase them over the internet.
I am a guy who will always support the brick and mortar stores over the internet, even if it is a few bucks more. The problem is, in my area, there are really none of these places. There is a salon that sells Truefitt & Hill products (a good selection of them too) but that is all they sell, Truefitt & Hill, no TOBS, Castle Forbes, Captain's Choice, or even Arko. SO I am not going to continuously buu only from that place. I will buyy from there is I need Truefitt & Hill stuff though.
The traditional English Gentleman's stores thrive in the centre of London with (I'm sure) a healthy on-line business as well. It is difficult to imagine them surviving anywhere else.
Interesting first post
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I looked at Procter & Gamble's 2014 Report and the grooming is down (net sales) from 2013 and 2012. Though the net earnings are up. They are obviously trying to bring the net sales numbers up, with the flexball razor. Now the predection of a liquidation manager could be really real. But we will have to wait until September like one of the posters said. It's sad in my opinion.