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Re: Bromley Beatties gone...
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Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:26:58 GMT
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I've never really thought of a link between Riko and Khonstam as far as the
name but yes they are the same company and it does kinda make sense. Our
Cardiff store fought long and hard to re-establish itself as just a model
kit and die cast store, (it got rid of all the girls toys and most of the
other crap as it happens) maintaining that's where the interest and profit
lay.
"Jon D Hayward" <JonDHayward@Yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:GEErCH.Esr@lugnet.com...
> RiKo (Richard Khonstam (sp?) )???
>
> IFAIK it's a completely different outfit. Stock type is completely
> different - diecasts and model kits only, no general toys.
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> "James Stacey" <James@minifig.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:GEEq6M.BAE@lugnet.com...
> > is Model Zone a different outfit or have Khontams (Beatties parent
> > company-if thats how you spell it) rebranded the shop in an attemt to • make
> > another go of it?
> >
> >
> > "Jon D Hayward" <JonDHayward@Yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:GEEpzv.AJK@lugnet.com...
> > > ...and replaced by Model Zone
> > >
> > > Bromley had two shop-fronts - one toys and one models. The model one • will
> > be
> > > a fully fledged Model Zone, but it looks like the toy one will close.
> > > Currently, everything is half marked price (Yay! £35 for a Pod • Race!!!),
> > but
> > > they've blocked of the empty end of the shop...
> > >
> > > Another one bites the dust.
> > >
> > > Just Jono .oO
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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 | | Re: Bromley Beatties gone...
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| (...) Did that turn out to be the case in the end? I shall have to visit the Glasgow Beatties and Toy Stack and see what kind of state they are in... Jennifer Clark (URL) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Bromley Beatties gone...
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| RiKo (Richard Khonstam (sp?) )??? IFAIK it's a completely different outfit. Stock type is completely different - diecasts and model kits only, no general toys. "James Stacey" <James@minifig.co.uk> wrote in message news:GEEq6M.BAE@lugnet.com... (...) (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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