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Last Login: 21/09/2008 12:28:48
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| After reading lots of press and various books the conclusion seems to show a highly negative view on out major retailers, in particular Tesco. We all know they sell pretty much everything that will meet our needs ie food, clothes, financial products, electrical products, even have GPs in some stores! They have their supermarkets and express stores and so on. We seem to feel the benefits of convince. Could our convince be causing less competition? We feel at Tesco their is choice, but that phrase 'choice' isn't representative. As a recent example in terms of books. Most of you will know the 80/20 rule of products ie 80% of turnover is from 20% of products. Tesco will choose the 20% of books that will generate high profits. This has implications on say a local book shop. Then they are able to sell the product cheaper though buying in vast bulk. Then we as customers feel we are getting 'ripped off' from our local book shop. Now this store will soon end up another victim of Tesco. This is anticompetitive. Everyone is against to a new Tesco store but a few months later these people will be doing their weekly shopping their. Are we becoming a lazy society? Also list your views on Tesco and other major retailers.
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Last Login: 19/06/2008 15:25:09
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| Yes, we have become lazy, and we shop for convenience it seems. I hate the ethics of Tesco but i cant deny that it is my local shop and i do pop in there from time to time to pick up dinner on my way home from work!
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Last Login: 04/12/2007 15:11:24
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| I always shop at the nearest store to where i live. And that's currently Tesco. In fact, nearly everywhere i have lived the nearest store is Tesco! I do not agree with their ethics but when i need to do a weekly shop, i always end up in there! On the other hand, if i had a Waitrose near me, i would chose to shop there and i would enjoy shopping there knowing i was being an 'ethical' and 'green' shopper!
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Last Login: 15/08/2007 14:07:36
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| Does the term we all, which is presumptious, speak for the whole world, or just The U.K.? If so, I have not been consulted. Our convince, is ungrammatical also. Do you mean our convictions? If so, a Spellchecker, should have been used, which is available, on these forums. You later speak about everyone being against a new Tesco again presumptious. Tesco would not find it cost effective, to consult everyone, and would not build another, if everyone was anti the project, being a business. We find our local branch useful. However, it is not that easy to traverse, and has unfortunately, dropped the cafeteria, in favour of moving the pharmacy. As one gets older, and less mobile,it is easier to have many goods available, from one shop. Everyone gets old, sooner, or later.
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Last Login: 15/08/2007 14:07:36
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| I do not understand the term ethical. Tesco are using, inter alia, a more environmentally friendly, form of fuel, in their lorries, and continually asking shoppers' opinions. Green is a vague, wishy washy word, over used, like 'Iconic.' I do not find Waitrose any more laudable. The ones, that I have visited, are a bit snooty,and their commercials, seem to be voiced by 'White Skinned People,' who sound like Radio 3 Presenters. They do not appear to employ, or use in commercials, many non white personnel. It is all very well saying use local shops. However, those shops, are usually more expensive, and the assistants, contrary to what is touted around, are not always more friendly, particularly in one of my local seaside resorts, in The West Country.
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