KMD - Kathmandu

[Hectorplains]

Need to think outside the puff.Being able to selfinflate your puff-er jacket with a small canister of hydrogen gives the bonus adaptability of becoming a Drone Alone, albeit with a Huhu grub look alike appearance.

Chch Central city "hub" store... Oh man talk about listen to the tumbleweed. I've a lot of respect for their fronting up to being part of "the rebuild" but how long are they gonna be hanging solo in the big empty here for?

[huxley]

Winter line up...
http://m.kathmandu.com.au/media/wysi...mit_NZ_WEB.pdf

[Hectorplains]

Winter line up...
http://m.kathmandu.com.au/media/wysi...mit_NZ_WEB.pdf

Yeah, man. Nice catalogue and all but when's winter gonna actually get here. I had a plague of freakin' FLIES this weekend - it's May - in the South Island - unheard of. I reckon all the clothing retailers will be on bended knees asking for frosts and then more... The longer this Indian Summer lasts the more screwed they're gonna be. Winter is the big season for Kathmandu and they may find others hit the sale button early... It all spells reduced earnings.

[huxley]

Yeah, man. Nice catalogue and all but when's winter gonna actually get here. I had a plague of freakin' FLIES this weekend - it's May - in the South Island - unheard of. I reckon all the clothing retailers will be on bended knees asking for frosts and then more... The longer this Indian Summer lasts the more screwed they're gonna be. Winter is the big season for Kathmandu and they may find others hit the sale button early... It all spells reduced earnings.

Good post, I agree entirely. They've done a pretty good job on the marketing but I just don't see where the demand is going to come from. Sure some people will need to purchase if they're travelling somewhere cold but domestic (either Aust/NZ) sales look risky. It will be interesting to see how this situation is managed given the company's recent history dealing with lacklustre winter sales...

[macduffy]

Good post, I agree entirely. They've done a pretty good job on the marketing but I just don't see where the demand is going to come from. Sure some people will need to purchase if they're travelling somewhere cold but domestic (either Aust/NZ) sales look risky. It will be interesting to see how this situation is managed given the company's recent history dealing with lacklustre winter sales...

All of which reminds us that shareholders had the chance to broaden their retail exposure by accepting Rod Duke's offer last year. Oh well, seasons come and go - or used to!

[winner69]

All of which reminds us that shareholders had the chance to broaden their retail exposure by accepting Rod Duke's offer last year. Oh well, seasons come and go - or used to!

What did Rod (Briscoes) offer again?

[longy]

$1.78, I thought.

[JayRiggs]

Rod's offer was:
Five Briscoe shares for every nine Kathmandu shares plus 20 cents cash for every Kathmandu share.

[macduffy]

$1.78, I thought.

Yes, the bid was valued around $1.78-$1.80 at the time.

[Schrodinger]

Bought some items recently online. Very impressed with the experience and the quality was pretty good. They could improve their overall presentation on the mail items but it was good overall.

The real gem is their online shop but I still think they need to "Amazon" the experience by building the feedback community for item reviews.