catalogue shopping

[chazza]

I know that a lot of the catalogues are the same but with different names (eg Littlewoods, Additions etc) but does anyone know what the other ones the same as Grattan are?

Also, if an item is out of stock in one, does that mean they will be out of stock in all of them?

[Buenchico]

Grattan produces catalogues branded as 'Lookagain' and 'Kaleidoscope'. It also run Tesco's mail order operation.

Additionally, Grattan is part of the Otto group, which owns Freemans.

I would suspect that that Grattan, Lookagain, Kaleidoscope and Tesco Direct work together from common depots. So, any items out of stock with one supplier would be out of stock with the others.

Freemans, however, remains a separate company (despite the common ownership) and may retain a separate distribution system. So, if you're looking for an item which is out of stock with Grattan, Freemans might have it. (The only problem is that, as separate companies, they might not offer the same range of products in the first place).

Chris