Joules clothing has gone bust!

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I just heard on the radio. Don't know what others think but I used to love their brightly coloured pyjamas.

I'm not sure how my padded coat or dressing gown makes me look 20 years out of date 🙄

The shop in Winchester closed a few months back, I thought things might not be going well when that happened. Seems like fashion has moved on and it's all athleisure and grunge now.

I think we do wear just what we like, @ChristmasisRuined ?
I've always felt that Joules is too old for me - I forget I'm in my mid sixties! :-)
Just not my style - IF I indeed have one!

What! I've waiting on an order and I've bought several items in more than one size for my girls. Am I going to bed left with it all? I assume I won't be able to return for refund if they are in administration.

Bastards just put on a big Black Friday sale last week so no doubt lots of folk in same situation as me.

Perhaps some of us had enough of the mean girls telling us that we were wearing the wrong stuff when we were 14.

Mike Ashley vs Next I think, I can see the brand living on under new ownership

I do like joules stuff but in our small town we have a Joules shop, plus you can buy there stuff in another shop nearby and the garden centre. So I'm not sure how much business they did.

There was a recent thread where a few of us thought quality, etc, had declined. Sadly I'm not surprised.

Quality has declined and year after year the same old same old thing.

It’s okay. I could see what you did there.

news.sky.com/story/joules-and-the-garden-trading-company-on-brink-of-collapse-with-over-1-000-jobs-at-risk-12747192

OOH miaoow, @ChristmasisRuined , what did I say to rattle YOUR cage?
I re-read my comment & can't see that I was getting at you in any way.. but if being spiteful makes you happy, dear, you carry on! My back is still broad, even if it's old & decrepit! ;-)

Did saying that make you feel better about yourself? To insult Joules fans that a woman your age thinks it's frumpy?!

I think some people like the fact that it hasn’t changed much, style-wise over the years. It means that those customers can always find reliable basics that they like in shapes and styles that they like and suit them. I don’t think it ever claimed to be fashionable or on-trend, did it? There’s no need to be so derogatory about their customer base.

Of course, it could have helped future-proof a little by including a few more modern shapes, cuts and styles in the collections, alongside their best-selling basics and not overextending themselves financially. It’s sad for the staff.

Nothing spiteful at all, I just don't think Joules is aimed at retirees? What's spiteful about that? They're primarily aimed at (country residing) Mums of young children?

That's sad. It's one of the few places that you can still get decent quality at an affordable price. I bought a couple of tops from there just a few weeks ago.

Then I apologise, @ChristmasisRuined , it came across that way, but I still never wore Joules when I was mucking horses out!

This is the problem. Lots of people don't want to pay the price for quality, so we end up with high street shops all selling Primark quality shite.

I ordered from Boden recently and was shocked at how thin and crappy the fabric was. It's become very hard to find decent quality on the high street. I'd rather they just hiked the prices and sold better quality.

I agree that it's all the same. And overpriced at that. They used to have lovely stuff, but it's all floral now.

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I always check eBay before buying anything direct.

Boden are an absolute joke of a company these days. Their prices have climbed to an insane level but their quality is crap now. Most of it is just vastly overpriced polyester.

I really don’t mind paying for good quality, but a plain-ish cotton bedding set for £160?

Not surprised because was in there last week and their designs currently are dire