Le Lievres to close after 90-year run
Saturday 9th July 2011, 2:30PM BST.
LE LIEVRES will close in February after 90 years of operating in the island, it was confirmed yesterday.
Owner Phil Le Lievre yesterday told his 16 employees that the shop would be closing after Christmas. He, and brother and co-owner Richard, made the decision on Tuesday.
‘We have had a fantastic run of years. Staff have been truly great and our customers loyal and supportive. But the business model in Guernsey just doesn’t add up,’ said Phil Le Lievre (pictured).
The family intended to look after the eight full-time and eight part-time staff to the best of their ability, although redundancy payouts had not yet been considered.
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Its about time the powers that be sort this out, there are too many people with the money ruining this island, sort it out before we are all sorry.
Landlords that dont need the money are bringing this island to its knees!!!!!!!!!
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This is sad news. If we all do at least a bit of our Christmas shopping there perhaps they’ll change their minds.
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A sad loss to all in Guernsey. It was always one of a kind. Hopefully someone else will take it on.
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They sell nothing aladins cave doesnt sell, With the exception of thorntons chocolate, but we have premium chocolate everywhere, I am not surprised and couldn’t care, it’s not as if they had any charm apart from the quirky “elbows pressed to your side for fear of knocking something over” layout, seriously, try backing out of there with a coffee machine, near impossible.
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Hopefully the new tenants will be an estate agent
or mobile phone dealer as we desperatley need some more!
ps bring back the Sussex Inn !!
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OK – they have been open a very long time – but if they had priced their goods accordingly perhaps more people would shop there. Why is it a sad loss to Guernsey Brian?
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Shopper – unlikely. A reactionary response won’t affect the long term prospects of the business. It will only delay the inevitable.
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Shut happens
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This has been coming for years, the shop has always reminded me of the retail outlets at larger airports; highly prices goods, available everywhere else at a much lower price, all crammed together with no thought for presentation whatsover. The moment they took over the children’s clothing from Checkers at Admiral Park they were on a desperate count down.
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I think it’s very sad that yet another shop is closing over here, although I agree that it was probably expensive and the layout was poor (impossible I’d imagine for a disabled person), it’s still a shame in my opinion.
What’s going to happen with the early learning centre I wonder? At least you’ll still be able to purchase thorntons goods online, however ELC does not currently ship to Guernsey, I wonder if that will change with the closure or if someone else will take it on, it’d defniately be a shame to lose that (even though I’ve thought moving it to the town store was crazy, when they sell a lot of big/heavy items)
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Not one word of concern about the people who will lose thier jobs from any of you. Shame on the lot of you. Remember you may be made redundant one day yourselves.
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