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Post by JohnV on Nov 1, 2019 8:10:25 GMT
collective economy Hmmmm !!! I wonder if any others on here had he great joy of shopping in Russia during the Soviet era. It was not very grand even in the "foreign currency only" stores and trying to get rid of the roubles you might accumulate was ...... fun (illegal to take out of the country, they might have ended up in the hands of infiltrating foreign spies)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2019 8:54:54 GMT
Comparing the CoOp to Russia in the Soviet era seems stretching a point to me...
John Lewis and Waitrose Partners have done well in the past as part of a more socialist way of doing business.
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Post by JohnV on Nov 1, 2019 9:00:59 GMT
Comparing the CoOp to Russia in the Soviet era seems stretching a point to me...
John Lewis and Waitrose Partners have done well in the past as part of a more socialist way of doing business.
ah !! but here there is still (pre Corbynista) a capitalist system as well and they need to compete ...... whereas in the Soviet there wasn't Q.E.D.
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Post by thebfg on Nov 1, 2019 11:18:57 GMT
We have already, its called The Co-op. Join and reap the benefits. All well and good to share in the profits. Buying stuff from there, with the eye watering prices, is another matter. It's a relief that all smallish towns aren't dominated by Co-op supermarkets. Otherwise, food banks, already a burgeoning industry, would need to go into overdrive. We are actually competitive to the likes of Tesco Express and sainsbury's local. We could never compare with the large supermarkets that have the massive buying power. Coop is good at convenience. What give the impression that we are expensive is all the smaller societies and independent stores where they are expensive. But the bonus is all the profits go to the members, charity, local communities and invested in infrastructure around the world to help poorer communities. Tesco just give the profits to a few shareholders.
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Post by ianali on Nov 1, 2019 11:28:40 GMT
All well and good to share in the profits. Buying stuff from there, with the eye watering prices, is another matter. It's a relief that all smallish towns aren't dominated by Co-op supermarkets. Otherwise, food banks, already a burgeoning industry, would need to go into overdrive. We are actually competitive to the likes of Tesco Express and sainsbury's local. We could never compare with the large supermarkets that have the massive buying power. Coop is good at convenience. What give the impression that we are expensive is all the smaller societies and independent stores where they are expensive. But the bonus is all the profits go to the members, charity, local communities and invested in infrastructure around the world to help poorer communities. Tesco just give the profits to a few shareholders. Let’s not forget feeding the co op bosses drug habits...
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Post by patty on Nov 1, 2019 13:25:34 GMT
We have a small co-op and one of those small Tescos I on;y shop in those cos won't take car out if I can help it..
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Post by Clinton Cool on Nov 1, 2019 13:28:54 GMT
All well and good to share in the profits. Buying stuff from there, with the eye watering prices, is another matter. It's a relief that all smallish towns aren't dominated by Co-op supermarkets. Otherwise, food banks, already a burgeoning industry, would need to go into overdrive. We are actually competitive to the likes of Tesco Express and sainsbury's local. We could never compare with the large supermarkets that have the massive buying power. Coop is good at convenience. What give the impression that we are expensive is all the smaller societies and independent stores where they are expensive. But the bonus is all the profits go to the members, charity, local communities and invested in infrastructure around the world to help poorer communities. Tesco just give the profits to a few shareholders. There's a big Co-op in Bollington. When I say big, it's at least the size of an average Aldi store. Aldi appear to be able to thrive whilst charging at least 30% less than Co-op, why so? It's not as if the Co-op is a corner shop, there are branches everywhere, I'd be surprised if their turnover is much lower than Aldi. This being so, they should have at least equal buying power, compared to Aldi. So why the huge difference in prices? As for convenience, not sure about that, a comparable Aldi probably has 3 times as many customers going through, the same number of staff, but somehow manage to get them through quicker than Co-op.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2019 13:34:56 GMT
I don't know about Aldi but Lidl are real cunts to their staff.
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Post by thebfg on Nov 1, 2019 20:57:49 GMT
We are actually competitive to the likes of Tesco Express and sainsbury's local. We could never compare with the large supermarkets that have the massive buying power. Coop is good at convenience. What give the impression that we are expensive is all the smaller societies and independent stores where they are expensive. But the bonus is all the profits go to the members, charity, local communities and invested in infrastructure around the world to help poorer communities. Tesco just give the profits to a few shareholders. There's a big Co-op in Bollington. When I say big, it's at least the size of an average Aldi store. Aldi appear to be able to thrive whilst charging at least 30% less than Co-op, why so? It's not as if the Co-op is a corner shop, there are branches everywhere, I'd be surprised if their turnover is much lower than Aldi. This being so, they should have at least equal buying power, compared to Aldi. So why the huge difference in prices? As for convenience, not sure about that, a comparable Aldi probably has 3 times as many customers going through, the same number of staff, but somehow manage to get them through quicker than Co-op. Like I said were good at convenience, we can't do big stores. We certainly cannot compete with aldi and lidl. The big stores are slowly going.
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Post by thebfg on Nov 1, 2019 21:06:02 GMT
We are actually competitive to the likes of Tesco Express and sainsbury's local. We could never compare with the large supermarkets that have the massive buying power. Coop is good at convenience. What give the impression that we are expensive is all the smaller societies and independent stores where they are expensive. But the bonus is all the profits go to the members, charity, local communities and invested in infrastructure around the world to help poorer communities. Tesco just give the profits to a few shareholders. Let’s not forget feeding the co op bosses drug habits... We talked about the reverend before. Dark days. We were two hours away from having to close the stores permanently. I'm still proud to say we were the only bank to bail ourselves out without any government money. It did cost us a lot though. I haven't had a bonus since.
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Post by Clinton Cool on Nov 1, 2019 23:35:41 GMT
There's a big Co-op in Bollington. When I say big, it's at least the size of an average Aldi store. Aldi appear to be able to thrive whilst charging at least 30% less than Co-op, why so? It's not as if the Co-op is a corner shop, there are branches everywhere, I'd be surprised if their turnover is much lower than Aldi. This being so, they should have at least equal buying power, compared to Aldi. So why the huge difference in prices? As for convenience, not sure about that, a comparable Aldi probably has 3 times as many customers going through, the same number of staff, but somehow manage to get them through quicker than Co-op. Like I said were good at convenience, we can't do big stores. We certainly cannot compete with aldi and lidl. The big stores are slowly going. The one in Bollington will probably survive, it's the only shop in town, lots of money there so a decent proportion of the population probably doesn't care that everything is so expensive. Apart from the prices: The aisles are too narrow, it's difficult to pass anyone without banging into them, and that's without a shopping basket. They play music that's too loud, there's no need for it, and it alienates some. Aldi and Lidl seem to do ok without playing any music. They have far too many 'self serve' pay points where you can't put alcohol through without someone checking you're 18. A lot of people buy alcohol. If you go to a 'proper' till there's invariably a queue, and it doesn't go down quickly. The person operating the till seems indifferent, always asks about bags and whether you have a card which is unnecessary. It's not clear whether you should put your basket on the left or right of the disinterested person serving you or if you don't have a basket, where the hell you're supposed to put your stuff. It's very poorly organised, overall, close to being a shambles, considering the captive market they have, and the space in the store.
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Post by thebfg on Nov 2, 2019 0:39:47 GMT
Like I said were good at convenience, we can't do big stores. We certainly cannot compete with aldi and lidl. The big stores are slowly going. The one in Bollington will probably survive, it's the only shop in town, lots of money there so a decent proportion of the population probably doesn't care that everything is so expensive. Apart from the prices: The aisles are too narrow, it's difficult to pass anyone without banging into them, and that's without a shopping basket. They play music that's too loud, there's no need for it, and it alienates some. Aldi and Lidl seem to do ok without playing any music. They have far too many 'self serve' pay points where you can't put alcohol through without someone checking you're 18. A lot of people buy alcohol. If you go to a 'proper' till there's invariably a queue, and it doesn't go down quickly. The person operating the till seems indifferent, always asks about bags and whether you have a card which is unnecessary. It's not clear whether you should put your basket on the left or right of the disinterested person serving you or if you don't have a basket, where the hell you're supposed to put your stuff. It's very poorly organised, overall, close to being a shambles, considering the captive market they have, and the space in the store. I know that store has been mentioned on here before. Probably you, I presume things haven't improved then, maybe I should transfer there and sort it
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Post by patty on Nov 2, 2019 6:43:39 GMT
I like the co-op and use it in pref to the little Tescos...
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Post by JohnV on Nov 2, 2019 19:48:17 GMT
I like the co-op and use it in pref to the little Tescos... I would agree with that ....... I try not to use any of the big name "convenience stores" (and I avoid all Tesco stores if I can)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2019 4:19:45 GMT
Co-ops are really handy when out boating as they turn up in places where there are no other shops. Specially going up the Thames. For things like emergency beer acquisition solutions they do play there part.
I'm afraid that I am a Tesco person though as I find some of the less busy ones quite pleasant and easy to deal with.
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