Lotus Store closure Regent Street?

[tim_marra 320]

According to Facebook, the doors have closed for the last time?

[JG220 254]

Good. It was tragic.

[NedaSay 746]

The lease was over or did they buy themselves out of it? 

[Bravo73 1,065]

At last. 

An expensive folly. 

[comem47 153]

It's Halloween ...scary past

 

[kunstenaar 89 1 Vehicles]

I was past there yesterday evening after normal hours and yes the shop had completely empty shelves. A few garments on a rail or two and the yellow Elise in the back room was the only things inside. Looked “Out of business” for sure. Only a paper notice on the door saying ‘temporary shop hours - Tuesday to Saturday’ I think. 

[red vtec 77 1 Vehicles]

Never anyone in it the few times I went in I was the only one. 

[LotusLeftLotusRight 742 1 Vehicles]

It can work, so Geely could always revisit the idea in a few years time if the brand is better known by then. I popped in to the Renault store on the Champs Elysées, Paris last Saturday afternoon. It was very busy with mechandise hunters, with a few cars (old and new) on display on the ground floor and a restaurant and kids Lego play area upstairs. This is the window display car.

 

[Spinney 504]

The Regent Street store was just an embarrassment. The staff clearly couldn’t be bothered trying to sell anything when I went in a couple of years ago. They were more interested in their mobile phones than talking to customers. 

[KAS-118 107]

I only went in there once - last year or maybe the year before (time flies).

Was very surprised to see it there - and looked like it must have been costing an arm and a leg to maintain.

However, I actually can see there sense in having it there - all the tourist's etc; so if you look at it as a form of advertising - maybe it kind of made sense.

Maybe, once the influence of Geely is fully felt, more of a go could be made of it?

Edited November 1, 2018 by KAS-118

[JayEmm 1,270]

I went in there once, under Bahar - before I had any real involvement in Lotus, and back then I was curious how they could even afford such a store.

The last couple of visits were absolutely heartbreaking - I felt it was a PR disaster right in the heart of our capital an I thought spending a little on making it look nice would have been a wise thing to do..... but seeing as they could not be arsed I am glad it's now closed.

[Suddabym 348]

That that Dany?!  Oh, I do miss Dany and his fabulously famous sense of humour. And his premium elan luxury elite lifestyle, erm, lifestyle. Whadda guy. Who’d have thought a Swiss / Turkish turnip farmer would go on to make 5 cars out of clay and then move back to Dubai.  Total.  Genius. 

[Frickin_idiot 103 2 Vehicles]

The store could have been a positive for Lotus but it had to be done properly.