Clubroom Thread, The Weather and the economy

This caught my eye:

British sportswear retailer JJB Sports on Monday said sales fell significantly short of expectations for the crucial second quarter, sending its shares down 27%.

We don't have to look very far to wonder why this should be! It's all weather related, many people are disinclined to go jogging or whatever else floats their boat, when it's teeming down.
Up to now, this year, we have had precisely ONE barbecue, whereas in previous years, it was fired up maybe a couple of times a week, from March onwards. Major supermarkets will not have sold much charcoal or other barbecue related products - and the summer clothes sales will have fallen off the cliff, perhaps slightly offset by sales of galoshes, anoraks, raincoats and umbrellas.
However, the major effect must be on our tourism industry, I can see this year putting quite a lot of people in that industry, out of business. Come on jet stream. SHIFT! In the right direction of course.

We might not be to happy with this weather Stormy but I bet the ducks & many other critters love it.

wrong type of rain ........I can hear Osbourne now !

..I really do hope that the olympics are successful

Stormy posts "British sportswear retailer JJB Sports on Monday said sales fell significantly short of expectations for the crucial second quarter, sending its shares down 27%.

We don't have to look very far to wonder why this should be! It's all weather related, many people are disinclined to go jogging or whatever else floats their boat, when it's teeming down."

Or maybe the obsession with overpriced `designer` sportswear as a fashion statement has run it's course?

Originally Posted by Tankus

wrong type of rain ........I can hear Osbourne now !

..I really do hope that the olympics are successful

Will have to pray for this one..! lol

Originally Posted by judderman

Or maybe the obsession with overpriced `designer` sportswear as a fashion statement has run it's course?

I doubt it, as long as we have armies of feral gangs on our streets. This is their uniform.