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Lockdown 2 , electrical boogaloo … Diamond UK made the following announcement to comical volume retail merchant yesterday , sustain that they will still be distribute laughable books , even as English mirthful volume stores go to lockdown from Thursday for a month – at least . Diamond state ;
As previously advised on Friday , delivery this week will be as normal and rest on your chosen day and clock speech .
We amply expect our publisher to continue with print and do not anticipate the same disturbance to beam lading that we feel the first time around , so have every expected value to be in a position to continue to supply new merchandise to you .
Hopefully all of the hard body of work and measure that you all put into place by the end of the first lockdown can be employ once again and you could all use on-line sales , click and collect etc as a way to extend to deal to your customers .
We do realise that this 2nd lockdown may further affect your sales and we will be utter to all our publisher today in monastic order to discuss additional bread and butter that we can provide through this next period of dubiousness and hope to announce these at the end of the day today .
As always everyone here at Diamond UK hopes that you all remain dependable and well and want to thank you for your continue patience and understanding throughout the whole of 2020 !
well ,
Mike Holman , Diamond Comic Distributors
Thanks Mike ! Here ’s what London’sGosh Comics posted on their web log .
In accordance with regime regulations we will be closing our physical shop until at least the 1st December , when restriction are currently due to end . There are a spate of unknowns , as is the raw normal , but what I can tell you is this :
Our online store at goshlondon.com will still be operating and we would sleep together it if you could give us whatever financial backing you’re able to , either through making purchases yourself or supporting friends , loved ones , or complete strangers to do so .
faculty will be put back on furlough for the lockdown menses , but Josh and myself will continue to to come into the store on weekdays to swear out mail orders , conduct with delivery , plow standing order request and so on . So we will remain usable to contact via e-mail or phone throughout the lockdown .
We will still be capable to send out suffer order , and indeed would encourage you have your strip sent out at least once over the grade of November . Just drop us an email whenever you ’d wish to set it .
We can also operate a " dawn and collect " service at the doorway for society if you are local to Soho or can take the air or cycle in .
As far as we ’re currently aware , new stock will preserve to ship each week . I '
detail to follow later today .
— Forbidden Planet ( @ForbiddenPlanet)November 3 , 2020
It will just be me and Josh again throughout November , so do please be patient with us with heed to symmetry and such !
Forbidden Planet is restrain its cards close to its chest for now .
But Forbidden Planet International in Wolverhampton will be switch to a click - and - collect overhaul .
Through the unexampled lockdown unexampled funnies will be deliver and go into standing orders , mail fiat and click and collect options will be available . more details will followpic.twitter.com/e2s0qTlyDj
— Forbidden Planet Wolverhampton ( @fpiwolves)November 3 , 2020
Gobsmack Comics of Horsham will have a click and collect on Wednesdays and Friday and local manner of speaking .
Here is an important announcement regarding our service during Lockdown . Please read cautiously and if you have any questions please do n’t pause to get in touch.#LockDown#Horsham#SwanWalkShopping#JustKeepSwimming#StaySafepic.twitter.com / QfbE9zU8vC
— Gobsmack Comics ( @GobsmackComics)November 3 , 2020
Piranha Comics is moving their operation to their Bromley computer storage and going into full mail - order service . Last lockdown saw theirbusiness go up rather than down , they are skip for a repeat execution .
One store that is remaining open , is Orbital SPACE in London , who have a coffee tree takeout food overhaul , which should allow you to pick up pre - ordering with your flat white . But , of course , they do n’t have a Diamond account any more …
But for most , today and tomorrow will be you last New Comics Days at an literal risible book store as normal for some time . quell good , all , and proficient luck .
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