Hamleys fails to renew web address – Hamleys, the famous toy shop, has forgotten to renew its domain name, allowing a third-party company to take over its website.
Oh my goodness, I just simply couldn’t resist the temptation to post on this. This is a terrible, fundamental and basic mistake and right on top of Christmas. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone.
Customers trying to access Hamleys.com were met with a web page displaying adverts for rival toy companies. It appears the site is now managed by a company called Network Solutions, a company that helps businesses market themselves on the internet, including helping register their domain name.
A quick click from the Hamleys site takes customers to John Lewis, Amazon, Argos and other rivals toy retailers.
A spokesman for Hamleys admitted its site was inaccessible for at least 36 hours. She said: “Yes, the domain name was not renewed. It was an extremely big oversight, and yes, the timing of it was very unfortunate.”
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