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Re: Clothing Brand Rivers To Close 650 Jobs To Go
Reply #15 - Jan 30^th, 2025 at 12:42pm

Sophia wrote on Jan 30^th, 2025 at 12:38pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 30^th, 2025 at 8:45am:

Frank wrote on Jan 30^th, 2025 at 8:37am:

freediver wrote on Jan 30^th, 2025 at 8:24am:

My nearest Rivers was closed yesterday. BCF and, oddly enough, a new movie theatre have recently opened nearby, so some retail is still doing OK.

I can't imagine buying clothes online. I like to try them on. Maybe people just don't want to spend a lot of money on them any more. Who needs fashion when you hide in your room all day playing on the computer?

I have been buying clothes online for years from the same online shop. Once you got your size it's a breeze.

I find that it's difficult to get clothes the right size even in the shops -
the sizes are all wrong - almost always far too small -
especially anything made in China.

There’s only one brand clothing I buy online and in store. But online it’s free postage over $90 and free postage any amount spent if picking up parcel instore, and recently give a $10 in store voucher to spend instore when picking up parcel instore.
As for buying clothes online for any other brand… I don’t do it… sizes vary so much and not accurate that bother me. When trying instore some same size items are totally different… maybe error with sizing tags? And shoes are no different, I prefer to try shoes on instore if it feels comfy and not tight around toes.
As for anything else… the amount of online shopping I’ve done is insane! Grin

My wife buys shoes online from an Australian brand and they swap them if sizing is wrong. Forever getting parcels from them.

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Re: Clothing Brand Rivers To Close 650 Jobs To Go
Reply #16 - Jan 30^th, 2025 at 1:37pm

Sophia wrote on Jan 30^th, 2025 at 12:38pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 30^th, 2025 at 8:45am:

Frank wrote on Jan 30^th, 2025 at 8:37am:

freediver wrote on Jan 30^th, 2025 at 8:24am:

My nearest Rivers was closed yesterday. BCF and, oddly enough, a new movie theatre have recently opened nearby, so some retail is still doing OK.

I can't imagine buying clothes online. I like to try them on. Maybe people just don't want to spend a lot of money on them any more. Who needs fashion when you hide in your room all day playing on the computer?

I have been buying clothes online for years from the same online shop. Once you got your size it's a breeze.

I find that it's difficult to get clothes the right size even in the shops -
the sizes are all wrong - almost always far too small -
especially anything made in China.

There’s only one brand clothing I buy online and in store. But online it’s free postage over $90 and free postage any amount spent if picking up parcel instore, and recently give a $10 in store voucher to spend instore when picking up parcel instore.
As for buying clothes online for any other brand… I don’t do it… sizes vary so much and not accurate that bother me. When trying instore some same size items are totally different… maybe error with sizing tags? And shoes are no different, I prefer to try shoes on instore if it feels comfy and not tight around toes.
As for anything else… the amount of online shopping I’ve done is insane! Grin

I've heard that some eBay sellers are good if you can correctly measure yourself -
but not many people can.
Even in the shops, menswear and ladieswear is a lost art -
the sales people are more like checkout servers at supermarkets now.

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Re: Clothing Brand Rivers To Close 650 Jobs To Go
Reply #17 - Jan 30^th, 2025 at 7:53pm

Daves2017 wrote on Jan 24^th, 2025 at 3:34pm:

I think it’s just the nature of business combination with a recession and online sales.

I will suggest that the incoming LNP government of Queensland should look at propping the store outlets in Queensland.

I have a few old Rivers shirts.
Australia can't compete with imports our manufacturing costs and minimum wages are too high.

GovernmentTaxpayers shouldn't be propping up failing store outlets or any failing business.

I like durable clothes stuff like this spend enough you get free shipping.
https://www.carhartt.com/en-eu/
https://global.llbean.com/
https://www.511tactical.com/au-en/

The modern world is changing businesses that don't keep up go broke.

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Re: Clothing Brand Rivers To Close 650 Jobs To Go
Reply #18 - Jan 31^st, 2025 at 9:58am

Carl D wrote on Jan 30^th, 2025 at 2:15am:

Yes, all gone, unfortunately.

All of Mosaic's failed fashion chains to close down, thousands set to lose jobs

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Thousands of retail workers will soon be out of a job after the receivers of collapsed fashion group Mosaic failed to find a buyer for its two remaining chains, Millers and Noni B.

KPMG had already announced that it had been unable to find a new owner for Mosaic's chains Katies and Rivers.

It also announced early in the company's collapse that other brands Rockmans, Crossroads, Autograph, W Lane and BeMe would be wound down.

Now it says it will also close all of Millers and Noni B's remaining 252 stores.

This impacts an additional 933 employees on top of the 650 job losses already announced with the closure of Rivers this month.

Millers at Belmont Forum was still open yesterday but I suspect this week (or next week) will be the final week.

Millers, Noni B & Katies closed here a while ago. Rivers have shifted twice and the current shop has always been an ordinary fitted out store - bare concrete floors.

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