New Tesco threatens business' on Abbeydale Road

[heavenlyarts 10]

13 objections on the council web site so far, Keep going everyone.

[red_hearts 10]

That is such a shame if that goes ahead. There is already a tesco fairly nearby, and it is nice to keep our little shops as there aren't as many these day. Tesco will take over the world one day.

[shadow 10]

Supermarkets are rarely the cheapest when it comes to fresh food like fruit, veg and meat, but because they have so many bargains in other sections in the shop, people just get their fresh food there anyway. It's the supermarkets that promote the whole idea of a 'weekly shop' where you buy everything in one place.

 

It's all about underhand tricks and slight of hand. Take a look at this week's 'half price' fruit and veg in Tescos - the 'pre-sale' price is simply heavily inflated than what would be the norm, typically by raising its price the week before. It's a loophole in the law as fresh food doesn't have to be sold for 28 days at the pre-sale price. So, a two-pack corn on the cob may sell for £1, they artificially raise the price to £2 for a week and then next week it's 'Half price' at £1. A green grocer probably sells corn on the cob at 30p each, but most people rarely check this, as all they can see is Tesco sells cases of Stella for pennies, so assume that all their offers are also just as great.

 

Ever wondered why they always have cases of beer on really good offer as you walk through the doors at Tesco? Such a good offer is hard to pass up, so even if you only intended to get some milk, you are going to have to get a trolley - and with a trolley, heck, why not do a full shop while you are at it?

 

I noticed Tesco petrol price is currently matching all local stations. No coincidence that they've now stopped the 'spend £50, get 5p off petrol' offer. A couple of weeks ago, the '5p off' offer stood, however that week their petrol was 4 or 5p more expensive than everyone else. Obvious tactic, but people still cant help themselves.

 

I hate supermarkets and am embarassed that I used to shop exclusively in them for food. These days, we do the rounds; local shops, castle market, wholesale market (a few of us club together and we buy crates of fruit together).

[Alastair 12]

And a Tesco is never going to compete with the specialist Asian shops anyway as these do bulk rice and kosher meats for much cheaper prices.

 

Is there a high demand for Kosher meat in Asian shops?

[jibbs1977 10]

I thought there was a thing last year where morrisons was popping up every where and got told they wasnt aloud to build anymore because it was unfair to other shops like sainsburys and so on. So why isnt someone stopping Tesco build so many bloody shops as they seem to be taking over sheffield its like having a disease whatching them crop up all over the place.

[garrence 10]

That's a non-argument. If I want to open a store where there's already perfectly adequate supply, then I open it. If I can't make a profit because there's already an adequate supply, that's my own damn silly fault, but it is no reason for not letting me open.

 

Yes it's called clustering and is a technique pioneered by Walmart and Starbucks in the USA. It works by saturating an area with your stores and keeping prices artificially low by subsidising them from locations where higher prices are charged.

 

Once the local shops have been forced out of business, you're then free to raise prices and extract money out of the local economy back into your centralised coffers.

[Mathom 10]

Is there a high demand for Kosher meat in Asian shops?

 

Oh!!!!!!

 

I sound like that plonker off The Apprentice.

 

Erm, Halal then

[Captain_Scarlet 10]

13 objections on the council web site so far, Keep going everyone.

I'm sorry to see there are only two objectiona from Abbeydale Road residents. Some from S11 have even added comments: That's great but if more S7, Abbeydale, Bedale, Empire Road residents could object, their comments would likely have more weight.

[Alastair 12]

Oh!!!!!!

 

I sound like that plonker off The Apprentice.

 

Erm, Halal then

 

Lol, yes. Everyone knows that it's Kempka's Butcher who sell the Kosher products round there.

[peterw 10]

The shops you mentioned seem to be more specialist than a general grocer or greengrocer. Do you really think Tesco will order in small supplies of the stuff they sell?

 

Eventually, yes. Tesco have long ago learned to kill without spilling blood.

[sharrowman 10]

I wonder if anyone knows who is behind the petitions set up in shops around the area of the proposed tesco?

[boutiquechoc 10]

The shops you mentioned seem to be more specialist than a general grocer or greengrocer. Do you really think Tesco will order in small supplies of the stuff they sell?

 

I agree, I never shop in them anyway.