@spangle 496388 wrote:
Although, Tesco are a bit evil.
I actually worked for them for a few months, not in a store, I was temping office based in the so called marketing recharges dept when they were pushing out old staff with good contracts regarding pensions and flexi-time and using temps on short term renewable contracts and no employment rights.
Few facts you might not know
Tesco ( and I assume the other supermarket chains too ) actually charge their suppliers for product placement ( prime shelves ), for adverts ( any sign you see saying a brand is on some kind of offer the brand is paying to have displayed ), and for any 2 for one or other offers that increase bulk buying so Tesco get the same profit per item.
These recharges keep the non-branded or new brand products that cant afford to pay them either out of the store or on the lower shelves, and when you see a top brand product drop to the bottom shelf it’s because they are trying to renegotiate with Tesco and Tesco are flexing their muscles saying this is what we can do to your sales.
Personally I try to avoid supermarkets but it’s getting harder and harder to do, the so called ‘corner shops’ usually run by immigrants ( not being racist I have nothing against them and get on well with my local ‘corner shop’ owner ) survive because they have a much stronger work ethic, the whole family works and they do insane hours ( my local is open from 6am to 10pm !!!! with just the family working it ), even these shops wont last as the children of the owners take on so called ‘British Values’ and dont want to take over the business. The old local Butcher, green grocer etc only survive with low outgoings ( the ones that own the shop outright ), when they retire or sell up no one can replace them because the added costs of renting or buying a shop in prime location are to much for them to make a profit.
Another 10 years and their will be NO independent butchers or green grocers, and even the ‘corner shop’ will be greatly reduced in numbers, only the big three supermarkets will remain, they will be mostly owned and run by the same shareholders regardless of the name on the door and everyone will be forced to shop in them.
