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**Chris** · 22-04-2015, 08:36

All to often, the biggest operators come to believe they *are* the market, and the trend is whatever they choose to put on their shelves. Once upon a time, M&S refused even to advertise on TV, such was their confidence that people would always come in to their stores regardless, and buy whatever they were selling. Ultimately that didn't turn out too well for them. Assuming that people will buy Tesco, if every two miles there is a massive Tesco at the roadside, or a mini Tesco on the corner, turns out not to have worked spectacularly well for them.

At a supermarket, I like to have a choice, but I also like the organisation to have done a little careful pre-selection for me, to make my final choice a bit simpler. There is no need for them to put ABSOLUTELY FRICKING EVERYTHING under one roof. It just makes the task of finding what you want and getting out of the shop in a reasonable time, that much more difficult.

22-04-2015, 08:36	#7
Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,579	Re: Tesco posts record losses All to often, the biggest operators come to believe they are the market, and the trend is whatever they choose to put on their shelves. Once upon a time, M&S refused even to advertise on TV, such was their confidence that people would always come in to their stores regardless, and buy whatever they were selling. Ultimately that didn't turn out too well for them. Assuming that people will buy Tesco, if every two miles there is a massive Tesco at the roadside, or a mini Tesco on the corner, turns out not to have worked spectacularly well for them. At a supermarket, I like to have a choice, but I also like the organisation to have done a little careful pre-selection for me, to make my final choice a bit simpler. There is no need for them to put ABSOLUTELY FRICKING EVERYTHING under one roof. It just makes the task of finding what you want and getting out of the shop in a reasonable time, that much more difficult.