The Retail Sale: What's Instore In The Stores? 23. May 2011 paul.bentham@robinsons-uk.com News (0) For the first time ever, we've decided to hold a Retail equivalent of our Spring Sale at the same time. That means that the Sale dates are the same for all our customers, everywhere. We think that this should minimise the potential for any confusion and uncertainty. It's much nicer to be able to say 'Sale Starts Tuesday 24th May' without having to add any qualifiers. Of course, some things will have to be slightly different. For example, opening times are not quite as easy to harmonise - nor is it always necessary. We also can't say that all items in the catalogue will always be availble in all stores. Some are only available in enough number to put in the catalogue alone and those that we can send to each store may be snapped up more quickly at one store than the others. We're very conscious that this has the effect of denying our retail customers some of the bargains that are available to other customers elsewhere. To attempt to redress this balance, we've decided to make extra instore-only offers over the two weekends of the Sale: For the first weekend (extended into the half-term week**), we're offering 20% off Mountain Horse, Joules, Caldene, Fenceman, Masta, Supreme Products, Veredus, Thorowgood, Shires, Just Togs and Dublin. The discounts will take effect at all stores between Friday 27th May and Wednesday 1st June. The following weekend, Friday 3rd June to Monday 6th June, we'll be offering 20% off Weatherbeeta, Ariat, GFS, Harry Hall, Airowear, Wintec, Toggi, Horseware, Amigo and Rambo. We'll also be actively marking down unsold Sale items in an attampt to sell it before the Sale ends on Monday 6th June. Here's a bit of disclaimer text, which we'll not call 'small-print' because it's frankly more honest if we encourage you to read it: The links are to our web selection for these brands and are just to give you an idea of which items may be reduced at your local store. They do not reflect what is available at each store. In some cases, there may even be more choice at your local store than is the case online. The 20% off offer does not apply in the case of other Sale reductions in either weekend. Thanks! Finally, if you're looking to visit one of our stores, here's a bit more information with a few helpful links which may be useful to you: If you're planning to visit the Ashton Megastore, put WN4 9PJ into your SatNav and check for any traffic problems from the BBC travel pages: > travelling from the North (Lancashire) > travelling from the South (Cheshire) > travelling from the West (Liverpool) > travelling from the East (Manchester) If you're planning to visit the Basingstoke Megastore, put RG23 8BB into your SatNav and check for any traffic problems from the BBC travel pages: > travelling from the South and West (Hampshire) > travelling from the North (Berkshire) > travelling from the East (Surrey) If you're planning to visit the Cannock Superstore, put WS11 0XF into your SatNav and check for any traffic problems from the BBC travel pages: > travelling from the North (Stoke) > reavelling from the South (Birmingham & Black Country) If you're planning to visit the Cardiff Store, put CF15 8LB into your SatNav and check for any traffic problems from the BBC travel pages.** 'half-term week', as it seems to be observed by most local education authorities. We appreciate that some schools may break for half-term over a different week. Tweet