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Pretty much it seems. Probably won't be around for much longer.
Just to add isn't Phillip Green and Arcadia group hanging by a thread themselves?
It's been worth the drop today just to see Claire on here. Bless.
Surely the larger players are not going to devalue their brand by rolling their sleeves up and rolling round in the mud with Boohoo. I don't think they are the real competition anyway. It's more New Look (possible takeover target), H & M, and Primark (who don't sell online).
Oh Claire, you are funny sweetie. Even my dog has been howling in fits.
2 million Yen?
@Greens43 please tell me they are ice cream manufacturers :) my first time in this share today, I have bought 11000 so far, I do enjoy a rollercoaster lets hope it is a good one.
its a fair point for CS to raise, (I don't know if she is correct in the short term of Boo already having had their day in the sun), but as I have recognised previously, that of all the long term holds, a fast fashion company is probably the least attractive by natures of its product.
Certainly the figures to date still show extremely good growth but it is a fickle industry and the bigger brands obviously know about Boo and will be trying to get their hands on its market share.
And I have to say I am surprised that most here seem to think Xmas will be great. Do not any of you sense that high youth unemployment coupled with no where to go will not at least put a question mark over sales over the next 3-6 months?
I am not suggesting for a moment collapse or any sense of catastrophe, but again as I have noted previously, a high growth share like Boo has to over deliver every time or the shares get re-rated downwards. Please look at Fevertree as an absolute perfect example of a small insurgent well run company, breaking Scheppes Monopoly having had explosive growth with an SP to match and then see how long they have been off their all time high, while at the same continually increasing market share and increasing profits.
well Peoplepower1 is proving my point, that the company has made its money on brand. and dismantling a brand in the digital era is easier than the previous 1000 thousands of high street shopping.
Greens43, there we go another company that will be coming for Boohoo in the form of Primark. want to mention any more competition your share has because there are a lot.
Bluedreamer - well that's Tesla next ploy, high quality at low cost.
I think your friend Mr Greed gets the Ratners badge Claire.
Well its been a bad day monetise on this share but to meet Claire has been an eye opener,best laugh I have had for a few days on Boo. Ferrari and Kia now what the hell would they call that car, you just couldn't make it up.
Clare give it up now, head towards that beach for the last few hours of sun, and get some new friends.
£20bn revenue is pie in the sky that suckers like Peoplepower1 repeat without giving it any thought. £20bn has got to be a large proportion of the whole of Boo's target market: fashion is fragmented and fickle so it does not lend itself to monopolies. Claire has talked some sense.
clairesmith - you have no idea, have you. Boohoo bought Nasty Gal, a USA company out of administration for £20m and within two years turned it into £100m revenue. The reason the brands failed was down to their bricks and mortar, i.e. shops. That's what failed them and not their online sales. Boohoo only buy the websites and logos of failed brands. Oasis and Warehouse online sales were £50m before Boohoo bought them. Please do your homework properly.
boohoo has played on social media and the fickle need to have new up to date clothing to post online about.
once again fair play to them, i praise how well they have done. i genuinely think its great what they have achieved.
all I'm saying is that they have poked their head too fair out of the pit and the real fashion sharks of this world are about to start eating them
these "Karen Millen, Coast, Oasis" did so poorly that they were bought up, so hardly great choices.
and boohoo is the current Ratners Group.
clairesmith - Boohoo have grown on bringing instant fashion at an affordable price to those who can't afford to buy high fashion at high prices.
its not like comparing Ford and Ferrari in the way that fashion manufacturing happens.
if Ferrari got into bed with Toyota or Hyundai-Kia to offer a low cost product with some of the quality and brand appeal of Ferrari they would kick seven shades of shame out of Ford.
clairesmith - Boohoo Group have 9 brands, Boohoo, BoohooMan, Prettylittlething, Nasty Gal, Miss Pap, Karen Millen, Coast, Oasis, Warehouse. Boohoo is one brand of 9 brands. The most expensive item on Karen Millen is £1400. The demographic for Boohoo Group is 16 to 45 and beyond.
Philip Greasy Greed - roundhouse kick? With those little porky trotters. I get it, you must be having a laugh? Now body slam, yes, can understand that one. Seriously though, come on, he's a spent force. His whole group will be dust in the wind soon enough.
Claire. It’s like comparing Ford to Ferrari. Take a wild guess who make more money... Ford.
INcorrect-- Ferrari by a long way
do any of you understand what boohoo product is?
they sell costumes for people to project a certain kind of persona and idea. that's a key fundamental of high street fashion.
boohoo have grown based on cheap materia, cheap labour, the rise of social media, and once again to be fair to them, the ability to churn out production and new lines very quickly.
but they have now had their day in the sun. thats the thing with high street fasion, its fickle.
and the other thing about high street fashion, its about money. all the global brands are going to look at those profits and say "we want them", and so starts the new gloabl war for hearts and minds in this space.
PS, i dont wear anything when at the beach near southampton, going natural is more to my and the publics liking
clairesmith - do your homework properly and you will see why an investment in Boohoo is worthwhile.
clairesmith - Boohoo are not liked in fashion circle because they are excellent at what they do.
'not liked in fashion circles' i think its time you just gave up at this point.
clairesmith - the CEO for Boohoo Group is John Lyttle who worked as Chief Operating Officer for Primark and also worked for Philip Green. I doubt very much if Philip Green will ever be able to match John Lyttle and the rest of the Board of Directors for Boohoo Group. Research, research, research is how to make big money on shares and never speculate on shares.