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Edz2011 #647207 5th Jan 2012 11:50pm
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I appreciate the problems that small shops face these days with the influx of supermarkets but (you knew there was a but) I think the days of the corner shop are gone, no one has the money these days for the inflated prices that independent shops have to charge. Not their fault, supermarkets have bulk buying power. The way I see it, the small, independent shops should have built themselves up, Mr Marks and Mr Spenser only met as market traders in Birkenhead Market, look at them now! I'm not saying every 'Mr Fruit, the greengrocer' should be a national concern or go out of business but Asda, Tesco, Morrisons or Sainsbury's didn't start out with 73 hypermarkets in 29 counties, they worked up to it. Survival of the fittest, in my opinion!

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Originally Posted by CrocodileDundee
I appreciate the problems that small shops face these days with the influx of supermarkets but (you knew there was a but) I think the days of the corner shop are gone, no one has the money these days for the inflated prices that independent shops have to charge. Not their fault, supermarkets have bulk buying power. The way I see it, the small, independent shops should have built themselves up, Mr Marks and Mr Spenser only met as market traders in Birkenhead Market, look at them now! I'm not saying every 'Mr Fruit, the greengrocer' should be a national concern or go out of business but Asda, Tesco, Morrisons or Sainsbury's didn't start out with 73 hypermarkets in 29 counties, they worked up to it. Survival of the fittest, in my opinion!

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couldn't agree less...... In my opinion.

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You are entitled to your opinion, the fact that it is wrong doesn't change the facts!

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Originally Posted by CrocodileDundee
You are entitled to your opinion, the fact that it is wrong doesn't change the facts!


Took a long time to write with no thought at all.

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I am not against any development at all on principle on that site; if Greene King is so desperate to lease the land for retail, why not build a few smaller units in a more traditional way


Firstly, green king are only leasing / possibly selling the land , they are not building anything, so the option for putting smaller units on the land for your "wish list" of businesses isn't going to happen as its only sainsburys thats interested. Sainsburys is a vast property management company as-well as food retailer and they are renowned for swallowing up empty land and even existing shopping centres, empty pubs, to build on. Sainsburys and green king already have a reletionship, its not a new thing.

You seem to be living in the 90's. All this going to the butcher then the grocer then the fishmonger, its all gone forever..... we go to Tesco, asda, sainsburys and get it all in one place. By objecting to this development your'e not saving the small businesses because they have all gone, its too late. The Supermarkets are too powerful now.

And regardless of your petition, its probably already been decided anyway. Palms have been greased at the council, funny handshakes and all..........

just deal with it and look at the positives........ And i love the idea that if i want anything from a bog roll to a tin of soup at 3 am, i can pop out and get it....

This is 2012, the world isn't changing, its been changed for a long time now.




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This reminds me of episode 120 of Southpark. Watch it if you get a chance......... it tells a story. Or read this LOL..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Wall-Mart_This_Way_Comes

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Originally Posted by Peanut
Took a long time to write with no thought at all.


Just over a minute with nothing to think about!

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Originally Posted by CrocodileDundee
Originally Posted by Peanut
Took a long time to write with no thought at all.


Just over a minute with nothing to think about!


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Pointless!
And, off topic!

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Originally Posted by CrocodileDundee
Pointless!
And, off topic!


Yes, goodnight peanut.... see you in Morrison tomorrow * double standards * smile

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Originally Posted by CrocodileDundee
Pointless!
And, off topic!


Yes I agree, totally off topic.

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Originally Posted by ASE71
Originally Posted by CrocodileDundee
Pointless!
And, off topic!


Yes, goodnight peanut.... see you in Morrison tomorrow * double standards * smile


Don't go Morrisons, go to the Butchers in Greasby. And you know me?

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Originally Posted by Peanut


Don't go Morrisons, go to the Butchers in Greasby. And you know me?


No, but how do you get toothpaste, loo rolls, dvd's, potatoes, painkillers etc from the Butchers in Greasby?

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Originally Posted by ASE71
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Don't go Morrisons, go to the Butchers in Greasby. And you know me?


No, but how do you get toothpaste, loo rolls, dvd's, potatoes, painkillers etc from the Butchers in Greasby?


smack I give up.

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I stand by my earlier post, the days of the corner shop are numbered. Who would like to go back to the days when shops opened 08:00 to 18:00 and that was only the newsagents to accomodate he early delivery and the late Echo. You ran out of milk or baby food at 19:00, tough. Your wife or kid was sick in the night and you only had half a toilet roll left, hard luck. These days you can go and get it when you want it. While we are on the subject, what about getting kicked out of the pub at 15:00? The alcohol aisle being roped off in the shop at 23:00?
I do miss a smoke while playing a game of pool in the pub though! Got to take the rough with the smooth as do all these small traders. The supermarkets are here to stay, no petitions are going to change it, get used to it!

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