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Why We Are Here => Jobs & Service => Topic started by: Rupert on February 24, 2018, 10:11:48 AM

Title: More of the same
Post by: Rupert on February 24, 2018, 10:11:48 AM

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/feb/17/uk-retail-industry--gloom-high-street-shift-consumers?CMP=share_btn_fb

This I found interesting:

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In food, increasing numbers of people now prefer to buy local and often. Fewer big weekly shops mean out-of-town superstores are under pressure and the big supermarkets are trying to lure in other retailers to take space they no longer need.

Title: Re: More of the same
Post by: Mackin USA on February 24, 2018, 11:36:09 AM

We shop once a week.

We drive 30 min to a BIG BOX > Costco
Then to Trader Joe's
Then to either Kroger or Harris Teeter
We bring it all home and we are good for a week.

We live in a semi-rural area with many farms and the produce to crap.

That is all

Title: Re: More of the same
Post by: rcjordan on February 24, 2018, 05:09:12 PM

Good article.  I'm continually amazed at just how hide-bound the retail industry is.  Like newspapers and broadcasters before them, they somehow thought that they'd escape change.

>Costco

Dead man walking.  Gonna take 5-10 years.

Title: Re: More of the same
Post by: Drastic on February 24, 2018, 07:30:50 PM

>hide-bound

hah, term o the day.

>>Costco
>Dead man walking.  Gonna take 5-10 years.

I dunno man. Sooo many people out there can barely internet, and they love them some costco.

Title: Re: More of the same
Post by: littleman on February 24, 2018, 08:16:01 PM

>Costco

Our local one is packed all the time.

Title: Re: More of the same
Post by: ergophobe on February 25, 2018, 12:21:22 AM

In the space of two days I went to a Costco in Vermont and one in Fresno, CA - both packed to the gills. One was midday on a weekday

Title: Re: More of the same
Post by: Mackin USA on February 25, 2018, 01:08:23 PM

https://www.thestreet.com/quote/COST.html

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