BBC Shops

I don't know if this has already been reported, but radiotoday.co.uk are reporting that all BBC shops will close from the 31st. March...

http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.1673

I never know there had one!

at least bbcshop.com is still going

Me neither lol

I never knew they had them (outside of London and Birmingham) until I walked past one next to BBC Radio Merseyside's New Building in Liverpool a few months back now, as it was a Sunday I didn't have a chance to go in, from what I saw it just looked like a bog standard DVD and Book Shop albeit with the BBC logo all over the show.

Has the one in Birmingham already closed, as that doesn't get mentioned in the article.

I knew about bbcshop.com, but I didn't know about any physical buildings, presumably due to me not living near any.

I think the ones inside Brum, TVC and other internal building shops will stay open, but the ones outside from a BBC Building, such as the one at The Forum, Norwich, which is just across the way from BBC Norfolk, will close, as mentioned in the article.

The BBC Shop (which was BBC Southern Counties Radio shop beforehand) in Horsham closed about a year or so ago. Not surprised as there was rarely anyone in it. It's now become a trendy wine bar.

also you can get the same product MUCH cheaper like in Somerfield or PLAY.com etc

According to the article only some BBC shops are closing. These are in big cities though, where there's liable to be far more choice.

Don't the BBC have some sort of distribution deal with Home Entertainment Corporation AKA Choices Direct/ Choices.co.uk or whatever they are called this week?

A bit of a shame, they were more expensive than other shops but they did stock more niche stuff that big stores don't. In these days when they're trying to get more people into BBC premises closing the shops in BBC buildings such as Birmingham and Tunbridge Wells is a bit of a backward step

Might be a few 'Closing Down' bargains for sale!