RIP Dion Wired

[Jamie McKane]

RIP Dion Wired

Massmart Holdings Ltd. started consulting with unions about store closures and jobs cuts, as the South African unit of Walmart Inc. battles to recover from an earnings slump.

The plan is to shutter the 23-store Dion-Wired chain of hi-tech appliance shops and 11 Masscash wholesale outlets, a spokesman said by phone on Monday. Employees and the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union have been informed and the process may take at least two months, he said.

[Bloomberg]

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

dion wired had to compete with online stores and other massmart chains like makro.
did see it closing tbh.

 

[KaMoS]

Man, I had a feeling this might happen. I was at Dion Wired on the morning of Black Friday and the store was not even busy. Walked in and out within 10 mins. Right then I knew something was up.

 

[jdido87]

Game, Makro, Dion Wired all sell similar products and at time identical with differing prices. This was bound to happen to either one of them. It just never made sense.

 

[jdido87]

Man, I had a feeling this might happen. I was at Dion Wired on the morning of Black Friday and the store was not even busy. Walked in and out within 10 mins. Right then I knew something was up.

They charge more for the same product at Game and Makro, never understood this.

 

[Willie Trombone]

Game, Makro, Dion Wired all sell similar products and at time identical with differing prices. This was bound to happen to either one of them. It just never made sense.

What I thought too.

 

[EL'Diablo]

There will be pies and samoosas at the funeral for those interested in coming

 

[Apogee]

This was the vision for DionWired when it was launched in 2007:

https://www.iol.co.za/business-repo...s-in-top-end-customers-with-dion-wired-719228

 

[Gaz{M}]

I would walk into Dion wired, look at the quality of the physical products, then Google for the cheapest online deal for that model. So did everyone else.

 

[Polymathic]

Another blow to the Mall Owners

 

[We Love Bass]

The move marks the first significant act by Massmart’s new chief executive officer, Mitchell Slape, who arrived from Wal-Mart in September with a brief to turn around the retailer.

He sure came in with a bang

 

[ToxicBunny]

Its no real surprise that the brand of Dion Wired is moving on... I'm surprised its happening in such a cut and dried fashion though, i expected a slow death as individual stores closed...

 

[ItherNiT]

Its no real surprise that the brand of Dion Wired is moving on... I'm surprised its happening in such a cut and dried fashion though, i expected a slow death as individual stores closed...

Same, lets hope for some good going out of business sales though...

 

[ToxicBunny]

Same, lets hope for some good going out of business sales though...

Very much doubt that actually..

Given that Game and Dion Wired live under the same BU, I would expect most of the stock to be shifted into Games inventory.

 

[backstreetboy]

I would walk into Dion wired, look at the quality of the physical products, then Google for the cheapest online deal for that model. So did everyone else.

Not true they had great specials back in the day. Still use my Samsung 23 inch from them and my coffee machine I must get serviced again.

 

[ItherNiT]

Very much doubt that actually..

Given that Game and Dion Wired live under the same BU, I would expect most of the stock to be shifted into Games inventory.

Shhhhh... Dont ruin my happy daydream of the new TV I'm getting

 

[LazyLion]

It didn't help that their staff was clueless, and their websites are a disaster. The less said about their delivery the better.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Shhhhh... Dont ruin my happy daydream of the new TV I'm getting

Oh I have the same daydreams.... but more on the consoles and such type lines tbh.

 

[CamiKaze]

So will there be a liquidation sale or something?

 

[kripstoe]

It didn't help that their staff was clueless...

...and argumentative when made aware thereof.