Jessops is about to come back from the grave -- online, anyway. The failed camera chain, alongside HMV and Blockbuster one of the high-profile casualties of the high street's tribulations, is set to relaunch its website.
"The new Jessops website will be launching soon," reads a message at jessops.com, where you can sign up for relaunch updates.
The site also gives contact details if you have a question or complaint related to a problem from before the chain went into administration.
Although branches of Jessops are shuttered to customers, it's possible that future buyers, or administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers, may look to sell off remaining stock either online or in branches.
A number of buyers have bought the Jessops brand and assorted assets. The biggest name to slice off a portion of the failed camera chain is Dragons' Den dragontrepreneur Peter Jones. Jones is already behind online gadget shop Expansys.
Jessops closed its 187 shops a month ago with the loss of nearly 1,400 jobs, heralding a nightmarish couple of weeks in which HMV and Blockbuster also spiralled into administration.
HMV managed to continue trading throughout and will survive with new owners -- but 66 stores will close.
Jessops Photo, the photo service that prints photo books, calendars, cards and other gifts from your snaps, is still open for business. It's being absorbed by printing service CeWe, which has for the past five years provided the behind the scenes operations for Jessops Photo.
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Liam Diegnan 13 February, 2013 13:18
I can understand how this will attract customers, as it's a website specializing in Photography equipment.
But Internet shoppers are completely different to the ones who pop down to the store.
Where will the specialist knowledge be with this site? This will simply add another website into the market competing for rock bottom prices and margin.
I don't see this lasting long without some innovative happening.
anonymous 13 February, 2013 20:56
I have been using Jessops for over 50 years. As a self taught enthusiastic amateur I would regularly buy the AP and scan Jessops full page ad to see what was on offer. This Christmas I asked my family for Jessops vouchers as presents and received £100 worth. Little did I know that the company was taking money fraudulently, with no intention of honouring them. I am not impressed with the name Jessops any more.