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katex · 21-08-2008, 22:05

The way that I see it is :-

Didn't think the bus station had anything to do with Tesco's All part of the Masterplan.
Would be easy to pop across the road from bus station for people not having their own transport.
Like the idea of the old bus station being made into an open square, much better than the bus station, badly designed at the moment.
Sainsbury's would help to bring our Hyndburn people back into town. e.g Great Harwood: they will probably get their own Tesco, so having a Tesco in Accy would not entice them, but a Sainsburys would now and then. Clayton-le-Moors: I visit Burnley Sainsburys, but would definitely go into our own town should they have one there. If I wanted Tesco (as if) .. would go up to Great Harwood. Rishton: Easier to go to Tesco in Blackburn than Accy, but a Sainsburys would invite them into town. Huncoat: They probaby would still find it just as easy to go to the Burnley Tesco, but think would be tempted into our town to Sainsburys, etc, all in all, more of our own people coming into the centre.
Could even invite Blackburn shoppers into Accy, as no Sainsburys near.
If Sainsburys has an exit into the Arndale, then more people would pass through, and hopefully visit other shops, forwarding onto the Market Hall and Blackburn Road. Hopefully, this would encourage other tenants to the Arndale.
Blackburn Road ... what difference would a Tesco in Eagle Street make to this area anyway ? People would just go home after visiting this store.
Just because I prefer Sainsburys over Tesco ... Would still alternate with Asda though, as I do now.

Well, some of my thoughts anyway and will not be visiting a Tesco if it comes to Accrington ... goods now are too bland and boring, probably will be decided on the 1.5 million bribe.

21-08-2008, 22:05	#12
katex Resting in Peace Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clayton-le-Moors Posts: 10,551 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 16 times Rep Power: 11259	Re: Sainsburys The way that I see it is :- Didn't think the bus station had anything to do with Tesco's All part of the Masterplan. Would be easy to pop across the road from bus station for people not having their own transport. Like the idea of the old bus station being made into an open square, much better than the bus station, badly designed at the moment. Sainsbury's would help to bring our Hyndburn people back into town. e.g Great Harwood: they will probably get their own Tesco, so having a Tesco in Accy would not entice them, but a Sainsburys would now and then. Clayton-le-Moors: I visit Burnley Sainsburys, but would definitely go into our own town should they have one there. If I wanted Tesco (as if) .. would go up to Great Harwood. Rishton: Easier to go to Tesco in Blackburn than Accy, but a Sainsburys would invite them into town. Huncoat: They probaby would still find it just as easy to go to the Burnley Tesco, but think would be tempted into our town to Sainsburys, etc, all in all, more of our own people coming into the centre. Could even invite Blackburn shoppers into Accy, as no Sainsburys near. If Sainsburys has an exit into the Arndale, then more people would pass through, and hopefully visit other shops, forwarding onto the Market Hall and Blackburn Road. Hopefully, this would encourage other tenants to the Arndale. Blackburn Road ... what difference would a Tesco in Eagle Street make to this area anyway ? People would just go home after visiting this store. Just because I prefer Sainsburys over Tesco ... Would still alternate with Asda though, as I do now. Well, some of my thoughts anyway and will not be visiting a Tesco if it comes to Accrington ... goods now are too bland and boring, probably will be decided on the 1.5 million bribe.