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Originally Posted by andrewb
Supermarkets are a funny beast. On the one hand they have billions of pounds profit and have had it for years, allowing them to potentially absorb the cost of the recession somewhat. On the other hand they employee thousands and thousands of staff in big huge warehouses and shopping centres, which all have massive overhead costs and that's before we get on to transport, wastage etc etc.
It is very often the case that independent retailers can match or beat supermarket prices on many goods. I think the real reason people go to supermarkets is convenience because not everybody has time to shop around.
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To me Andrew that doesn't stack up, as some one who spent years working in small corner shops in the 70s, i. e. fitting them out rather than behind the counter selling, you listen to what the retailers say and they all used to say that with the advance of the Super Markets the small shop keeper would soon be a thing of the past, as they couldn't compete. In fact one of the bigest shopfitting firms in the country, Shopfitters Lancashire Ltd, catered for the small corner shop and as we know that firm in Ossy (which in its prime employe over 500 people) is long gone. I think ther is a valid point on how asian shops can sell things that cheap, maybe mani can shed some light on this
