Comments on: London Nokia Flagship Store: Now Closed http://thereallymobileproject.com/2010/03/london-nokia-flagship-store-closed/ Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:51:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: divaukhttp://thereallymobileproject.com/2010/03/london-nokia-flagship-store-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-2419 divauk Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:42:53 +0000 http://thereallymobileproject.com/?p=2725#comment-2419 Good riddance to bad rubbish.....I practically lived in that store through the summer of 2009 trying to get my 6700 fixed. Cock up after cock up, surly staff and extremely bad service. I had to email the head office in Finland to get a result. And there were always more staff than customers in that cavernous oversized store. They got what they deserved.... Good riddance to bad rubbish…..I practically lived in that store through the summer of 2009 trying to get my 6700 fixed. Cock up after cock up, surly staff and extremely bad service. I had to email the head office in Finland to get a result. And there were always more staff than customers in that cavernous oversized store. They got what they deserved….

]]> By: divaukhttp://thereallymobileproject.com/2010/03/london-nokia-flagship-store-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-7780 divauk Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:42:00 +0000 http://thereallymobileproject.com/?p=2725#comment-7780 Good riddance to bad rubbish.....I practically lived in that store through the summer of 2009 trying to get my 6700 fixed. Cock up after cock up, surly staff and extremely bad service. I had to email the head office in Finland to get a result. And there were always more staff than customers in that cavernous oversized store. They got what they deserved.... Good riddance to bad rubbish…..I practically lived in that store through the summer of 2009 trying to get my 6700 fixed. Cock up after cock up, surly staff and extremely bad service. I had to email the head office in Finland to get a result. And there were always more staff than customers in that cavernous oversized store. They got what they deserved….

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://thereallymobileproject.com/2010/03/london-nokia-flagship-store-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-3072 Anonymous Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:42:00 +0000 http://thereallymobileproject.com/?p=2725#comment-3072 Good riddance to bad rubbish.....I practically lived in that store through the summer of 2009 trying to get my 6700 fixed. Cock up after cock up, surly staff and extremely bad service. I had to email the head office in Finland to get a result. And there were always more staff than customers in that cavernous oversized store. They got what they deserved.... Good riddance to bad rubbish…..I practically lived in that store through the summer of 2009 trying to get my 6700 fixed. Cock up after cock up, surly staff and extremely bad service. I had to email the head office in Finland to get a result. And there were always more staff than customers in that cavernous oversized store. They got what they deserved….

]]> By: texrathttp://thereallymobileproject.com/2010/03/london-nokia-flagship-store-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-2418 texrat Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:11:18 +0000 http://thereallymobileproject.com/?p=2725#comment-2418 Right. It's not so much that the stores failed or lost money, but that Nokia failed to utilize them properly. Mindshare, Nokia, MINDSHARE. Right. It's not so much that the stores failed or lost money, but that Nokia failed to utilize them properly. Mindshare, Nokia, MINDSHARE.

]]> By: texrathttp://thereallymobileproject.com/2010/03/london-nokia-flagship-store-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-7779 texrat Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:11:00 +0000 http://thereallymobileproject.com/?p=2725#comment-7779 Right. It's not so much that the stores failed or lost money, but that Nokia failed to utilize them properly. Mindshare, Nokia, MINDSHARE. Right. It's not so much that the stores failed or lost money, but that Nokia failed to utilize them properly. Mindshare, Nokia, MINDSHARE.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://thereallymobileproject.com/2010/03/london-nokia-flagship-store-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-3073 Anonymous Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:11:00 +0000 http://thereallymobileproject.com/?p=2725#comment-3073 Right. It's not so much that the stores failed or lost money, but that Nokia failed to utilize them properly. Mindshare, Nokia, MINDSHARE. Right. It’s not so much that the stores failed or lost money, but that Nokia failed to utilize them properly. Mindshare, Nokia, MINDSHARE.

]]> By: Ben Smithhttp://thereallymobileproject.com/2010/03/london-nokia-flagship-store-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-2417 Ben Smith Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:39:55 +0000 http://thereallymobileproject.com/?p=2725#comment-2417 I always half-assumed they'd try to make it as much of a destination as the Apple store is, with events and a 'drop in' space... that might have offered a bit more of an incentive to go. I always half-assumed they'd try to make it as much of a destination as the Apple store is, with events and a 'drop in' space… that might have offered a bit more of an incentive to go.

]]> By: Ben Smithhttp://thereallymobileproject.com/2010/03/london-nokia-flagship-store-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-7778 Ben Smith Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:39:00 +0000 http://thereallymobileproject.com/?p=2725#comment-7778 I always half-assumed they'd try to make it as much of a destination as the Apple store is, with events and a 'drop in' space... that might have offered a bit more of an incentive to go. I always half-assumed they'd try to make it as much of a destination as the Apple store is, with events and a 'drop in' space… that might have offered a bit more of an incentive to go.

]]> By: SteveRowlandshttp://thereallymobileproject.com/2010/03/london-nokia-flagship-store-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-2416 SteveRowlands Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:27:15 +0000 http://thereallymobileproject.com/?p=2725#comment-2416 A sad day, but when looking at the profit/loss figures, I'm sure it wasn't pretty. To be completely honest, the store wasn't overly well placed and advertised. I would have easily walked past it, had I not specifically made a trip to go there. It needed to be a bit bigger and brighter to entice the passing public in. Especially with everyone's passing eyes transfixed on the big bright Apple shop over the road.<br><br>A great place to get your hands on all the latest Nokia devices, but ultimately a great deal of consumers will always be offered huge discounts from their operator.<br><br>It just didn't do enough to entice the crowds in. If the mobile networks started selling Apple laptops for £100 with a 2 year data contract, I'm fairly sure the Apple store would struggle too. A sad day, but when looking at the profit/loss figures, I'm sure it wasn't pretty. To be completely honest, the store wasn't overly well placed and advertised. I would have easily walked past it, had I not specifically made a trip to go there. It needed to be a bit bigger and brighter to entice the passing public in. Especially with everyone's passing eyes transfixed on the big bright Apple shop over the road.

A great place to get your hands on all the latest Nokia devices, but ultimately a great deal of consumers will always be offered huge discounts from their operator.

It just didn't do enough to entice the crowds in. If the mobile networks started selling Apple laptops for £100 with a 2 year data contract, I'm fairly sure the Apple store would struggle too.

]]> By: SteveRowlandshttp://thereallymobileproject.com/2010/03/london-nokia-flagship-store-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-7777 SteveRowlands Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:27:00 +0000 http://thereallymobileproject.com/?p=2725#comment-7777 A sad day, but when looking at the profit/loss figures, I'm sure it wasn't pretty. To be completely honest, the store wasn't overly well placed and advertised. I would have easily walked past it, had I not specifically made a trip to go there. It needed to be a bit bigger and brighter to entice the passing public in. Especially with everyone's passing eyes transfixed on the big bright Apple shop over the road.A great place to get your hands on all the latest Nokia devices, but ultimately a great deal of consumers will always be offered huge discounts from their operator.It just didn't do enough to entice the crowds in. If the mobile networks started selling Apple laptops for £100 with a 2 year data contract, I'm fairly sure the Apple store would struggle too. A sad day, but when looking at the profit/loss figures, I'm sure it wasn't pretty. To be completely honest, the store wasn't overly well placed and advertised. I would have easily walked past it, had I not specifically made a trip to go there. It needed to be a bit bigger and brighter to entice the passing public in. Especially with everyone's passing eyes transfixed on the big bright Apple shop over the road.A great place to get your hands on all the latest Nokia devices, but ultimately a great deal of consumers will always be offered huge discounts from their operator.It just didn't do enough to entice the crowds in. If the mobile networks started selling Apple laptops for £100 with a 2 year data contract, I'm fairly sure the Apple store would struggle too.

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