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Re: LEGO.new is coming
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Wed, 30 Aug 2000 08:27:35 GMT
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Scott A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote:
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Mario Ferrari writes:
> > Scott A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote:
> > > I assumed those left out were due to exsiting distribution agreements • in
> > those
> > > countries.
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> > You might be right, though from what I know Lego Italia supplies directly
> > the toy shops through its own network of agents.
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> Yes but the contract with the shops/agents/etc may preclude LEGO from • selling
> sets direct - this is pure speculation on my part. As for France, I know • that
> LEGO operates on a "sale or return" basis there (DYA, BB etc buy the • returns I
> expect) - so for LEGO selling direct in France may just increase their • returns
> (?).
Didn't know this about France. It explains why it's so difficult to find old
sets in France.
> I would expect toy shops (from small one up to TRU) will be unhappy that • LEGO
> are selling direct to you and I... and cutting them out of the deal.
Yes, they definitly will be unhappy, though I suspect that direct sales
won't affect their turnover all of a sudden. I imagine that just a small
percentage of their sales will take a new route, because many parents go the
toy shops looking for an idea for a gift and they wouldn't shop on the net.
But for sure, in the long term, their market will be heavily reduced by
online sales.
Ciao
Mario
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| (...) I'm not so sure that's necessarily true. It will depend on what Lego ends up charging for shipping and handling. Particularly here in the states. Unless they ARE going ot reissue older sets that are not available in local stores, I'd just as (...) (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) Yes but the contract with the shops/agents/etc may preclude LEGO from selling sets direct - this is pure speculation on my part. As for France, I know that LEGO operates on a "sale or return" basis there (DYA, BB etc buy the returns I expect) (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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