Originally posted by Chico
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Tesco's £900 million quid in 6 months
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I agree with your sentiments, Becs, but you're repeating that shibboleth that the supermarkets are cheaper. It's been shown quite recently that they aren't, with the exception of a handful of known-value low cost items (bread, eggs, milk). Clever, non-stop marketing perpetuates that myth.Comment
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Originally posted by sunnysanI am sure you will find that affordability is more a question of priority. You may find that many of the people you say have affrodability problems have them becuase booze and fags are the first thing in the trolley with an afterthought of turkey twizzlers for the kids.
Food in the UK is not that expensive relative to income.
Interestingly enough, a businessman in one of the south London tulipholes (might have been Kennington) recently decided to put the "I can't afford decent food argument" to the test. Every day he would take a van to New Covent Garden to buy a range of good quality fresh fruit and veg and then pitch up in the middle of the council estate and sell it to the locals at the wholesale price he paid for it (so typically one third the cost the local supermarket was charging). He had no takers. All the local scum still kept going to Asda and stocking up on turkey twizzlers and microchips.Comment
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Would you feel the same if your clients only picked services from a large agency? And if you were then forced to go through that agency they told you to take a 60% pay drop because they're having a promotion? And if you don't, we'll find someone else? And there was no other agency or direct to go through because the client only uses the large agency?
But that's business.
Tescos are very successful and perfect for Chav Britain.
I just wish more people would support smaller stores that provide healthy local produce. Trouble is everyone wants a one stop shop, free parking and long opening hours and this is something big supermarkets can offer that small shops can't.
What we don't need is MORE government legislation. That's for sure.
Oh, and this might interest the Tesco shoppers here:
http://www.silicon.com/research/spec...9126910,00.htm
Tesco is set to move over 400 IT roles to India by the end of 2005 after officially opening its own service centre in Bangalore this week.
The offshore facility is captive - meaning it is fully owned and managed by Tesco rather than outsourced - and will handle software development and back-office financial business processes.
silicon.com revealed details of Tesco's offshoring plans back in July last year when the supermarket said a total of 420 UK jobs would be moved to India, with 90 IT jobs affected.
At the official opening of the centre Philip Clarke, Tesco's director for international operations, told Indian newspapers that 770 staff will be hired in Bangalore by the end of the year, with over 400 IT positions being "transitioned over".
Tesco would not rule out job losses as a result of the move but said all those in the UK affected would be offered alternative roles within the company.
Tesco is the UK's biggest supermarket chain and operates over 2,300 stores across 13 countries, employing more than 330,000 staff.Last edited by DimPrawn; 21 September 2005, 14:24.Comment
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Originally posted by Lucifer BoxInterestingly enough, a businessman in one of the south London tulipholes (might have been Kennington) recently decided to put the "I can't afford decent food argument" to the test. Every day he would take a van to New Covent Garden to buy a range of good quality fresh fruit and veg and then pitch up in the middle of the council estate and sell it to the locals at the wholesale price he paid for it (so typically one third the cost the local supermarket was charging). He had no takers. All the local scum still kept going to Asda and stocking up on turkey twizzlers and microchips.Comment
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Originally posted by benn0I shop at Tesco. It's cheap and convenient, they have a nice big car park, and they help you with your packing.
Some of the people on here really need to get out more.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by voronIt's established as part of our culture. Everyone knows that pizza and chips is bad for them, just as they know smoking is bad for them - but it doesn't stop them from doing it. There exists a notion that junk food somehow tastes better than 'real' food, but that is self-deception reinforced by incredibly intelligent marketing.Comment
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Originally posted by Lucifer BoxFor sure, Voron, but time and again you see Mr and Mrs Scum being interviewed and saying "we would buy fresh fruit and veg, but we can't afford it [after the designer trainers, 40 fags and 8 pack of Diamond White], it's so expensive". This fellow just showed that argument to be bollox and all it really is is that they are lazy, uneducated scum.I am not qualified to give the above advice!
The original point and click interface by
Smith and Wesson.
Step back, have a think and adjust my own own attitude from time to timeComment
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Originally posted by The Lone Gunmanhow do they manage to be such fat lazy bastards? e.g. Rochdale swamp donkey.
or is it the other way around?Comment
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Originally posted by Not So WiseThough guess it could be worse, could be wal-mart (aka asda) with market dominanceComment
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