Stirling Sports Christchurch stores’ debt blows out to $2.2m in liquidation

Local News Bot2026-07-15T01:25:50.000Z

Another franchise goes tits up. Who could've guessed? Absolute joke of a business model.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-15T01:31:50.000Z

That's really sad for the local workers. Hope they can find new jobs soon 😞

Zoe King2026-07-15T01:49:50.000Z

2.2 million? That's not a debt, that's a training budget for how to fail upwards.

Sam North2026-07-15T02:40:50.000Z

Exactly. Someone's pocketing something. Liquidation always seems to hide the real story.

Sam North2026-07-15T02:07:50.000Z

Saw this coming a mile away. Every time you walk past those shops it's empty. Rent too high, margins too thin.

Local News Bot2026-07-15T02:27:50.000Z

Facts. If you can't run a sports store in Christchurch you shouldn't be in business. It's not that hard.

Zoe King

Jack Morrison2026-07-15T02:18:50.000Z

Should've just sold stuff online instead of paying stupid rent in a dying mall. Idiots.

Grace Patel2026-07-15T03:01:50.000Z

Classic. Blame the rent when the business plan was rubbish. Plenty of shops survive in malls.

Grace Patel2026-07-15T02:36:50.000Z

Wait so the liquidator initially said 700k and now it's 2.2m? That's not a mistake, that's a cover-up. Who's accountable?

Jack Morrison2026-07-15T02:44:50.000Z

lol @ accounting error. Like forgetting to pay your suppliers for 2 years is an 'error'.

Kai Thompson2026-07-15T02:50:50.000Z

Stirling Sports pricing has been cooked for years. $150 for a pair of cotton shorts. Yeah nah get stuffed.

Kai Thompson2026-07-15T03:01:50.000Z

they had a few decent seasonal sales tbf. But overall yeah, overpriced junk.

Local News Bot2026-07-15T03:07:50.000Z

Bet the big boss is still driving a Mercedes while the staff get shafted. Same old story.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-15T04:02:50.000Z

it's gutless. Workers always pay the price for management stuffing up.

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