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Out where I am the supermarket choice is limited to a small co-op (ex Somerfield) who's only saving grace is that it has a car park. It never has what you want in stock (e.g. they don't stock more than two pringles flavours unless there's an offer) and prices that aren't overtly expensive, but you do notice the difference when you shop at a larger store. The other town shop is a SPAR, which is OK but doesn't have a car park, which is a problem when your doing a big shop.

The massive growth however has been in home delivery from Tesco, Sainsbury's and ASDA. None of them has a store within 30 miles but all are now offering home delivery. Considering the charge is about £3 and saves you a good two hours (and that £3 probably doesn't even cover the fuel to get your car there) I can see why so many are taking this option.

Regarding milk and bread however, I always shop at the local pub. After the village shop closed down they decided to open in the mornings as a newsagents and shop, and I always buy milk and bread there as its much nicer quality than supermarket stuff and it supports a community asset.

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Heard on the radio this morning that the richest people in Germany are the 2 brothers who own Aldi.

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Here we are Sir.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi

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A billion is a thousand millions. and between them both they have about 40 thousand million.

and I bet they hardly spend any of it. saving it all up till they die.

when they and others like them could do something with it.

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Tesco used the wrong cows in their milk advert...

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-26650621

:rofl:

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:LOL:

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Not very good at advertising are they, remember the burgers :erm: I seem to recall they used the wrong animal there too. ;)

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For a company once considered the darling of the city Tesco has fallen down a few rungs of the ladder and the way it is going it still has some falling to come.

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Thank you ... :)

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Tesco decline 'worst in 40 years'

http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/tesco-decl...-in-40-years-2

Its going to take a fair while to turn this ship around as they have totally underestimated the discounters in these last few years.

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What goes around comes around.

30 years ago Tesco's shut down all of their outlets in my town and the next town. I had to travel miles if I wanted to use a Tesco which at the time was my favourite supermarket...However Asda,Safeways(Morrisons) Waitrose and the Co-op were able to set up in the area instead.Lidl,Aldi and B&M arrived even later.

Now Tesco have come slinking back into the area having built two huge supermarket as well as a few of the express shops and they are hardly used.Indeed one of their hypermarkets is going to close..IF they had kept a toe in the door so to speak maybe they would have more of a share of the local trade than they can generate in competition to all the other supermarkets that saw an opportunity in my locale and exploited it.

We use Tesco for convenience, it's a 2 minute drive or a 5 min walk. Up until about 12 months ago Tesco prices were quite competitive, since then prices have increased to a point where we'll pop in for milk, bread and staple food but shop elsewhere, Asda or Aldi.
I have seen prices hiked up for certain goods by over 30% overnight, and that is stuff I buy (or did)
IMO Tesco are not happy being a grocery store anymore and it's that part of their business model that is creating their greatest loss.
Our store seems to have less footfall than it did a year or so ago. Who knows maybe the big 4 will become the big 3.

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I still use the express shop for milk and a few bits bit not much else. It seems they inflate the price of an item and then give you discount if you buy two, so unless you buy in bulk the prices of most things have gone up considerably.

It's annoying seeing one day bacon for £2.20, then the next day it's £2.50 with an offer of buying two packs for £4.50 (not actual prices but to give an idea). Still works out you pay more per pack with the offer than you did the day before. So much of that going on I don't buy out of principal.

A 3.7% drop in sales may be a lot of money but they are still making huge amount of profits.

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In the last few years they have lost 10 per cent of their share of the market and yes they are still making considerable profits but if the big ship keeps on sailing in the same direction then it is heading straight into a iceberg because if it does not adapt soon those huge profits can disappear very quickly in a quickly changing market

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Our local Tesco is in the middle of a huge refit, so the whole place is in disarray. It takes ages to find what you want, so footfall has dropped a lot I reckon.

Loads of their staff are just hanging around to give customers directions to items.....