tazzabear
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You reckon a £200 hoodie won’t sit well alongside 3-for-£5 sports socks?Yup.
Last thing I’ll say on the matter is, we’ll see how much Castore gear they stock in SD outwith Rangers stuff.
You reckon a £200 hoodie won’t sit well alongside 3-for-£5 sports socks?Yup.
Last thing I’ll say on the matter is, we’ll see how much Castore gear they stock in SD outwith Rangers stuff.
There were photos on another thread of the work being carried out, although I can’t remember which one now off the top of my head.Cool - happy to be corrected.
If SD have given up the lease early it's also a positive reassurance that they aren't planning some sort of legal challenge. Like that even more than having the shop ready.
There is no way the new Castore store at Ibrox is opening on 1st August with no stock , but SD will have it in their stores on 1st August. Surely?I sent Castore a DM on Instagram last night to ask when they will have more kits available to buy. They said more kits were coming soon and they will have a ‘mid August’ delivery date.
The obvious concern here is that means you’ll need to wait to mid August if you’re ordering online from Castore but SD will have them in stock from August 1st!
The problem might be that you’re not allowed to omit them and, even if you are and do, the problem then becomes spending money and time in litigation that you don’t need to.Unless Castore can keep a constant flow of stock on their site then its not an issue. If come the 1st Aug and they don't have stock for sale and SD do, then this is where the problem kicks in.
Unless it is contractual, there is not one reason to be dealing directly or indirectly with SD.
Thats because mid August was always the date that the store was supposed to open.I sent Castore a DM on Instagram last night to ask when they will have more kits available to buy. They said more kits were coming soon and they will have a ‘mid August’ delivery date.
The obvious concern here is that means you’ll need to wait to mid August if you’re ordering online from Castore but SD will have them in stock from August 1st!
They literally said they had 50k available on this dropI keep seeing people talking about this potential lack of stock - it’s like some folk are absolutely desperate for it to happen so they can come on FF and have a wee cry about it.
Castore have given no indication that they’re anything other than completely prepared so far. The purchase process yesterday was - and I totally stand by this - the easiest and quickest process I’ve ever had purchasing anything online.
The problem imo is that someone is failing to tell us fans the whole truth about this retail deal. We wanted transparency, but I still feel the water's been muddied and I don't like it one bit.
It’s as black and white as this surely. Buy direct, end of story. Problem will be if Castore run out
There is no way the new Castore store at Ibrox is opening on 1st August with no stock , but SD will have it in their stores on 1st August. Surely?
Thats because mid August was always the date that the store was supposed to open.
After yesterday the club pulled that forward to 1st August. Will it be ready in time? Will it have stock? Who knows.
If we aren't then fine, but being transparent (difficult I know) would probably make everyone a bit less raging. In fact it probably wouldn'tThe problem might be that you’re not allowed to omit them and, even if you are and do, the problem then becomes spending money and time in litigation that you don’t need to.
So long as they don’t get more than anybody else and, more importantly, they still get more than they actually need.
I’m sure there would be Bears on here who would help for free if required to help hit that date.No of course not. The challenge is getting the shop ready for opening. It wasn't due to open until mid August. That only change very hurriedly last night upon the revelation that only SD would have stock among the high street retailers on day one
Only 50k were available in the first drop, that doesn’t mean that’s all the stock they have.They literally said they had 50k available on this drop
You reckon a £200 hoodie won’t sit well alongside 3-for-£5 sports socks?
If it not possible to have the store open on 1st August, we must sell from a portacabin or the back of a lorry to make sure the fat man gets no business from bears who cannot wait until the shop is ready.No of course not. The challenge is getting the shop ready for opening. It wasn't due to open until mid August. That only change very hurriedly last night upon the revelation that only SD would have stock among the high street retailers on day one
Tbh mate the only one to be happy if that happened would be SD.If they don’t open that shop on time for the 1st, the meltdown on here will be something else.
How do you know this?No of course not. The challenge is getting the shop ready for opening. It wasn't due to open until mid August. That only change very hurriedly last night upon the revelation that only SD would have stock among the high street retailers on day one
The shop was handed over to the club last week.I wouldn't guarantee the store being ready for 1st August if SD still hold lease until 31/7. I'd think it more likely the mid August date will be correct and there will have to be some temporary arrangement set up - maybe in concourses at Ibrox.
How do you know this?
You ITK?
If it not possible to have the store open on 1st August, we must sell from a portacabin or the back of a lorry to make sure the fat man gets no business from bears who cannot wait until the shop is ready.
This is a football shirt not haute couture. I'm not over the moon about the fat prick having any of our products in his store but Castore want to enter the football market then this is what it is. They won't be selling anything else from their range to him but I only care about Rangers.I agree it's a difficult situation however Castore market themselves as a premium brand. The whole deal centred around an unknown brand BUT was sold on the Rangers x Castore = Bespoke, Custom, Premium, Innovative, Online, Fashion marketing. Making us and our kits different from everyone else, a bit special.
If they are to be sold in sports shops the last one on the planet should be SD. Castore as a brand should have been more picky. SD is the Asdas of sport shops. You won't find any of the premium adidas or nike products at SD, You will however find them in the stores you have mentioned. Everyone was worried about the cost of a shirt because Castore is a self recognised premium brand. Not being able to buy something in SD adds value to it, it's something a bit different.
How many of the 50k are going to High St retailers if they'll have them on the 1st August.Only 50k were available in the first drop, that doesn’t mean that’s all the stock they have.
Not at all. Info was shared by Eskbank Loyal who is a very very good source. You'll also see that Rangers have only last night released the opening date of the Ibrox Store.
On top of that Sherbrooke put up a pulled post where he said different retailers would receive stock on different dates. Nobody from admin has denied this position
I agree it's a difficult situation however Castore market themselves as a premium brand. The whole deal centred around an unknown brand BUT was sold on the Rangers x Castore = Bespoke, Custom, Premium, Innovative, Online, Fashion marketing. Making us and our kits different from everyone else, a bit special.
If they are to be sold in sports shops the last one on the planet should be SD. Castore as a brand should have been more picky. SD is the Asdas of sport shops. You won't find any of the premium adidas or nike products at SD, You will however find them in the stores you have mentioned. Everyone was worried about the cost of a shirt because Castore is a self recognised premium brand. Not being able to buy something in SD adds value to it, it's something a bit different.
So your saying SDs wind up yesterday has massively back fired on them ?
Correct, the only Fat Men I want near our merchandise is us Bears of a more stocky buildIf it not possible to have the store open on 1st August, we must sell from a portacabin or the back of a lorry to make sure the fat man gets no business from bears who cannot wait until the shop is ready.
How many of the 50k are going to High St retailers if they'll have them on the 1st August.
Castore are getting into football. They will get more clubs from the UK on their portfolio.
The UK public shops in SD
Castore should be doing deals with them
Ashley is a lady's front bottom and all, I know, I won't ever buy anything from him for as long as I live, but Castore need a relationship with SD.
We have our retail rights back, we have our stadium store back, he's gone from us.
People are reading far too much into this
No of course not. The challenge is getting the shop ready for opening. It wasn't due to open until mid August. That only change very hurriedly last night upon the revelation that only SD would have stock among the high street retailers on day one
So Castore are letting them sell the kits on their behalf? We still get our same % regardless?
Hope Castore know what they are doing because he’ll try and sting them somewhere. I also hope Bears don’t buy strips from SD even if they are 5-10 quid cheaper. You’ll always get some though.
What utter garbage, SD get the stock when Castore send it to them so Castore will know exactly who is getting what, how many and when.
Not to mention the fact the season starts on 1st of August but apparently they were just going to leave it till a few weeks in before opening the stadium shop.
Embarrassed for you posting that TBH.
We as in Rangers, not Castore. We have been caught on the hop.
Castore are doing the refit and Rangers are well aware of the date of the new season.
Your having a mare with this nonsense.
And you are completely misunderstanding what I said or being deliberately obtuse. The opening date was going to be mid August, presumably because that's when the work could be completed in normal circumstances. We are now rushing it through to avoid a scenario where SD are the only physical shop with the kit on the 1st.
Believe what you want. Read the Rangers statement closely. Realise that JD, Greaves or any other shop won't have our kit on 1st August. It'll be online with Castore, SD or hopefully our own shop if it's open on time
I am understanding you just fine, you are trying to claim Rangers were only planning on having the stadium shop open weeks into the new season which is clearly a lot of shite. Also claiming the people doing the refit didnt know SD would be getting the kit on 01 Aug even though they are the people sending the kits out after making them.
Somewhat disturbing thoughts Bro
I'm not claiming the people doing the refit for Castore didn't know. I'm telling you Rangers didn't know or hadn't clicked. Why was the date for the shop only announced in a night time reactive statement.
So Rangers were opening the stadium shop weeks into the news season and missing out on all that match day income.
Never heard such shite.
Right, your saying Rangers didn't know, even though the club shop was back in their hands last week, 5 weeks earlier than they anticipated. I suppose they didn't know the rifit has started this week either.
Mibby just mibby they wanted to make sure everything was in place before announcing it.
Were youWere they waiting on SD playing funny buggers before the big reveal?
So if greaves have got it on the 1st you’ve just made a complete arse of yourself?And you are completely misunderstanding what I said or being deliberately obtuse. The opening date was going to be mid August, presumably because that's when the work could be completed in normal circumstances. We are now rushing it through to avoid a scenario where SD are the only physical shop with the kit on the 1st.
Believe what you want. Read the Rangers statement closely. Realise that JD, Greaves or any other shop won't have our kit on 1st August. It'll be online with Castore, SD or hopefully our own shop if it's open on time
Were you
[/QUOTESo if greaves have got it on the 1st you’ve just made a complete arse of yourself?
Greaves have already been asked. There's a thread on it. I hope they do have it but as it stands they won't.
Were you
Mate your source is one guy on a fitba forum.Were they waiting on SD playing funny buggers before the big reveal?
Mate your source is one guy on a fitba forum.
He could be wrong
And yet there's a thread on this forum where Greaves and JD confirm they won't have the strip on August 1st. That's corroboration.