Re: B&Q spends ?60m on relaunched website

Oct 20, 2014 2 Replies


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> "B&Q is also launching a new click-and-collect service to replace the
> reserve-and-collect service. The new service allows customers greater
> freedom to purchase products online and to collect them next day from
> one of B&Q's 360 stores"
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> Translation:
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> you now have to pay for things when you reserve them instead of paying
> when you turn up to collect.
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> And that's supposed to be an "improvement"
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> Well as the customer, I can tell you that it isn't.
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> At some point since I last "reserved" something from Tesco online they
> have implemented this "improvement" and it's a right PITA.
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> Instead of just clicking on what you want and printing out a copy of the
> reservation number (and then turning up at the store after the have
> phoned/texted you to say that it has arrived), you have to go through
> the rigmarole of creating an account so that you can pay "securely".

And thus give them gold-plated contact details for marketeers ...



> This may be fine for regular users who already have the account, but for
> occasional purchases - it sucks!

Of course B&Q would prefer *regular* purchases ...

Or, perhaps, they got pissed off with people "reserving" stuff then never collecting it, perhaps even leaving real live paying customers short of stock in store.

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