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Acrylic-bob · 27-01-2005, 09:50

>> How are we to blame for it? <<

Because, by responding to the glitz and glamour of their advertising campaigns we have allowed ourselves to be seduced into thinking that they are able to satisfy all our needs, and in doing so have turned our backs on independent retailers. With the end result that the only show in town is now controlled by the likes of Asda, Dixons, WHS Smith, etc.etc. The little guy cannot compete when the big boys want all of the market, As Wardleworth's found out when Asda decided it wanted to sell books too. So the breadth of Wardleworth's stock is now replaced by Asda's twenty or thirty bestsellers. If you want a decent range of books you now have to go to either Preston or Manchester. (Don't even mention WHS Smith)

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Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 2473	Re: Discontinued! Grr! >> How are we to blame for it? << Because, by responding to the glitz and glamour of their advertising campaigns we have allowed ourselves to be seduced into thinking that they are able to satisfy all our needs, and in doing so have turned our backs on independent retailers. With the end result that the only show in town is now controlled by the likes of Asda, Dixons, WHS Smith, etc.etc. The little guy cannot compete when the big boys want all of the market, As Wardleworth's found out when Asda decided it wanted to sell books too. So the breadth of Wardleworth's stock is now replaced by Asda's twenty or thirty bestsellers. If you want a decent range of books you now have to go to either Preston or Manchester. (Don't even mention WHS Smith) __________________ Enough is ENOUGH Get Britain out of Europe Last edited by Acrylic-bob; 27-01-2005 at 09:51.