Tesco - jam tomorrow?

[Terpe]

One word leaps out of Philip Clarke's statement in Tesco's annual results - "sharper". He is talking about pricing but he is careful not to use the word "lower".


Source:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27052236

[Terpe]

.....A chilling statistic from a Retail Week survey yesterday was that 45% of 2,000 adults questioned thought that Tesco's prices had gone up in the last year.

Only 13% thought they had come down. Aldi and Lidl are likely to be laughing up their collective, nicely tailored German sleeves at that answer.

The question investors will be asking is "has Philip Clarke grasped the nettle" on the fundamentally changing retail market?...

:icon_lol:

[stevewool]

funny you may think but i have not been into tesco since my divorce, my ex works there silly you may say, but i get better goods from where i shop now,every little helps they say

[Terpe]

We always used to shop at Tesco.......somewhere along the road we just 'fell out' with them.

We only go once in blue moon........

[Dedworth]

Tesco the epitome of Rip Off Britain - What goes around comes around :biggrin:

[stevewool]

you cant beat Aldi so much better produce i say and the price too, :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Dedworth]

you cant beat Aldi so much better produce i say and the price too, :xxgrinning--00xx3:


I fully agree Steve, top spec products and you get so much more for your money

[Terpe]

you cant beat Aldi so much better produce i say and the price too, :xxgrinning--00xx3:

:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Some stuff is very good.

Some doesn't cut the mustard IMO

[stevewool]

Aldi cheap coffee is bad, but thats all i say

[Terpe]

Aldi cheap coffee is bad, but thats all i say

I've discovered today that their 'supersoft' tissues are not very soft......so complaints from my wife drove me to return to Waitrose to get replacements. :cwm25:

[Terpe]

I doubt Tesco have really introduced any price war.........:Erm:

[Arthur Little]

I've discovered today that their 'supersoft' tissues are not very soft......

... oh dear ... "tissue of lies" ... 'snot fit for purpose! :NoNo:

[Dedworth]

From 2011

The great Tesco 'Big Price Drop' rip-off: Supermarket pushed prices UP weeks before its £500m cost-cutting campaign


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2049979/The-great-Tesco-Big-Price-Drop-rip-Supermarket-pushed-prices-UP-weeks-500m-cost-cutting-campaign.html

[marksroomspain]

Personally I like shopping at Morrisons, don't get me wrong I find some of their prices quite expensive compared to same products at pound shops so the reason I hit Morrissons is the BOGOF offers especially on the products we use most and can be stored and kept for a long time, like Tesco says "Every little helps"...:biggrin:

[Dedworth]

http://www.towntalk.co.uk/subdomains/lib/image.php/24823_bad-week-for-tesco.jpg?image=http://www.yourtown.towntalk.co.uk/images_folder/newsimg/24823_bad-week-for-tesco.jpg&domain=.co.uk

[grahamw48]

I agree. Tesco are a bunch of rip-off con-artists with their (ever-increasing) prices, and I might add, displaying the usual modern-day totally cynical attitude towards customers...who are now merely people to be manipulated, bamboozled and have money extracted from without care or conscience. :mad:

How about some 'fuel discount' for those of us who are helping the environment by cycling there ? !:ReadIt:

[gWaPito]

It's the world's third largest supermarket group, with stores in 12 countries. More than 27 million people outside the UK have a Tesco Clubcard.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23988795

Overloaded Tesco car parks I see 5 days of the week across the country dont tell lies.
The 2000 surveyed is hardly comprehensive.

Like Moyes, the jury is still out on Mr Clarke.
Nobody is forced to shop at Tesco, in fact most if not all come voluntarily :biggrin::xxgrinning--00xx3::REGamblMoney01HL1:

[Michael Parnham]

you cant beat Aldi so much better produce i say and the price too, :xxgrinning--00xx3:

I'll agree with that Steve, prefer Lidl really, but can't find one in our area!:Erm:

[grahamw48]

Tesco also provide gWaPito with employment. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Well, somebody has to. :icon_lol:

[raynaputi]

Personally I like shopping at Morrissons, don't get me wrong I find some of their prices quite expensive compared to same products at pound shops so the reason I hit Morrissons is the BOGOF offers especially on the products we use most and can be stored and kept for a long time, like Tesco says "Every little helps"...:biggrin:

We also shop regularly at Morrisons since it's the nearest in our place (there's Lidl too but Keith doesn't want to shop there, only if we have not seen what we want in Morrisons, which is very rarely though). But what makes us shop at Morrisons most of the time is because our guinea pigs seem to prefer the fresh veggies there. We do sometimes shop at Asda and Tesco but the veggies most of the times get wasted because the guinea pigs would not eat them and end up spoiling! I always wonder why! :Erm: Plus Morrisons will always have portions of melons which I can't seem to get from Tesco and Asda. We prefer buying butter scones from Tesco though and go to Asda for small cans of Pepsi and Schweppes ginger ale and lemonade because it's usually cheaper there (per box).

[grahamw48]

Well, after living in this town since 1967, I've just had a look on google maps to see where my nearest Aldi store is.

Quite a long way away, BUT on the route of the FREE bus that stops outside my house. :Erm:

Also, just about within reasonable cycling distance.

[Michael Parnham]

We also shop regularly at Morrisons since it's the nearest in our place (there's Lidl too but Keith doesn't want to shop there, only if we have not seen what we want in Morrisons, which is very rarely though). But what makes us shop at Morrisons most of the time is because our guinea pigs seem to prefer the fresh veggies there. We do sometimes shop at Asda and Tesco but the veggies most of the times get wasted because the guinea pigs would not eat them and end up spoiling! I always wonder why! :Erm: Plus Morrisons will always have portions of melons which I can't seem to get from Tesco and Asda. We prefer buying butter scones from Tesco though and go to Asda for small cans of Pepsi and Schweppes ginger ale and lemonade because it's usually cheaper there (per box).

Should feed Guinea Pigs dandelions Rayna, also they are free! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Arthur Little]

Should feed Guinea Pigs dandelions Rayna, also they are free! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

:gp:, Michael ... and wash those down with dandelion & burdock :40__s: when they're thirsty.

[Arthur Little]

Talking about *'Burdock' :cwm24: ... we once had a member with *that as his username. But ... :anerikke: ... he's not been on here for yonks now. :NoNo:

[raynaputi]

Should feed Guinea Pigs dandelions Rayna, also they are free! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Yup we do. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[gWaPito]

Tesco also provide gWaPito with employment. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Well, somebody has to. :icon_lol:

Thank you Graham :biggrin:

Convenience is the watch word here. I'll be buggered if I'll drive out of my way at considerable expense to spite my nose. We are loyal to ourselves. We shop where we shop coz it suits us.

It just so happens Tesco stores are almost always handy wherever you are. This talk of saturation is absolutely nonsense. Also the talk of percentages is of equal rubbish. I'd rather pick up Tesco's supposed 66% profits than 100% of those 3rd division outfits.

I'm not knocking those little guys, we need them for competition :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Price comparisons? Rip off Tesco? How about the 'price promise' what's going on? If you felt you were getting a raw deal, the 'price promise' would of rectified it. :biggrin:
https://www.tescopricepromise.com/HowItWorks

[grahamw48]

You know people like me are too idle (or too blind to read :cwm25:) all this price-matching stuff Mark. :doh

Best thing about Tesco, is that it is just up the road. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[gWaPito]

You know people like me are too idle (or too blind to read :cwm25:) all this price-matching stuff Mark. :doh

Best thing about Tesco, is that it is just up the road. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Hardly any effort was involved. If you cld of got any of your shopping cheaper, you wld of automatically receive a voucher at the till of what you wld of saved off your next shop. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Tesco are also offering up to 20p off a litre of fuel .

http://www.tesco.com/fuelsave/

[Arthur Little]

Best thing about Tesco, is that it is just up the road. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Mine too ... :anerikke: ... open 24 hrs forbye ... and it's marvellous how quickly you can notch up the Clubcard points.

[grahamw48]

Hardly any effort was involved. If you cld of got any of your shopping cheaper, you wld of automatically receive a voucher of what you wld of saved off your next shop. :xxgrinning--00xx3:
That promo is over for the time being, now Tesco are offering up to 20p off a litre of fuel . Happy days

Thanks Mark.

Yes, I've had a few of those coupons...and I do try to remember to redeem them. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Dedworth]

4 pints of milk is a classic Tesco ( & other big 4 supermarkets) rip off

See this link from November 2009 which shows them all (except Iceland who charged £1.00) flogging 4 pints for £1.53

http://metricviews.org.uk/2009/11/milk-pricing-is-there-method-in-the-supermarket-muddle/

In the 4 or 5 years since then the price eased to £1.39. When it suited them Tesco would sell their own spurious "Creamfields" brand at £1.00. Throughout all this time Aldi, Lidl and Iceland continued to sell 25% cheaper at £1.00, Asda dropped theirs to £1.00 a few months ago.

Lo and behold on 4 March 2014 Tesco, Sainsburys and the rest dropped their price to £1.00. The extra £0.39 was excess profit - how many million 4 pint bottles of milk do they sell a day ? :mad:

Tesco - every little rip off helps our bottom line

[bigmac]

its sad all you blokes know all this about food shopping--isnt that what wives are for ?

[gWaPito]

its sad all you blokes know all this about food shopping--isnt that what wives are for ?

Which is probably where I went wrong Bigmac :NoNo:. I was the one who did the food shopping wd both my Filipina wives. I thought I was being helpful. :doh

[grahamw48]

Ha...I was single and doing my own shopping from 18 to 40+ . Plenty of experience. :biggrin:

Oh, and the supermarkets could do to allow the farmers and producers of THIS country a bit of profit, instead of screwing them into the ground and ultimately out of business, so leading to totally unnecessary imports. :mad:

[stevewool]

i love going shopping,

[Michael Parnham]

I've always been the one to do the food shopping, never takes long because I know exactly where everything is and the shopping bill never seems to differ much at all, love it! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[gWaPito]

I only started shopping for food after I first got divorced aged 46. Before that it was her indoor's domain. It was a steep learning curve :biggrin:

I can't say I love it though. .like breathing, it's a necessity.

I agree Graham. ..more profit should be handed to our hard pressed farmers. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

There's a lot of greedy share holders and not just at Tesco. If only we all knew what pressures a few of these companies are under.

[Arthur Little]

its sad all you blokes know all this about food shopping--isnt that what wives are for ?

:nono-1-1: ... marriage is supposed to be an equal partnership. Nowadays, especially - when wives are out working and/or their husbands happen to be retired - it is only fair BOTH of them should share household responsibilities.

[stevewool]

If only we all knew what pressures a few of these companies are under.

Its a dog eat dog out there.

I dont look at years ahead in work, I just thank whoever that I have a pay slip each month, its hard out there my friends

[Iani]

Don't understand why anyone goes to Tesco still nowadays, unless they've no choice. It's the most expensive supermarket and even Sainsburys is now cheaper (If you take into consideration their strange marketing habit of giving away coupons for your next shop)

It used to be the best place to go 15 or so years ago, but the prices have slowly crept up and now it's notably more expensive.

Add this to the fact the staff are miserable (If you know anyone working there personally, they'll tell you it's because morale is very low as they have been cut back and are overworked). Contrast this with Asda staff, most will tell you it's an ok or even good place to work, and there's a noticeable difference in their attitude, at least at the ones I've been to.

Another supermarket I better not name, there's apparently a bullying attitude with management as culture, and there's all sorts of stories about employees being treated very badly out there.

Then there's Aldi, cheaper to buy, quality often better than the big normal supermarkets, and jobs sought after - they pay decent wages (for a supermarket, nobody will get rich on them but for that field it's not bad).

[stevewool]

just a thought, whatever happened to the private corner shop, not very many around at all now.

[Dedworth]

just a thought, whatever happened to the private corner shop, not very many around at all now.

Those remaining are way overpriced mainly ethnic owned with many purveying counterfeit cigarettes and alcohol.

[stevewool]

Those remaining are way overpriced mainly ethnic owned with many purveying counterfeit cigarettes and alcohol.

indeed :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[gWaPito]

just a thought, whatever happened to the private corner shop, not very many around at all now.

The ones that actually made any money became Tesco metros. The rest were hung out to dry.

Can't see how Tesco are more expensive :NoNo: Remember the Tesco price promise. be it only compared wd Asda and Sainsburys. Ok, you have to buy at least 10 items to benefit but, it's a kosher offer.:biggrin:

[bigmac]

:nono-1-1: ... marriage is supposed to be an equal partnership. Nowadays, especially - when wives are out working and/or their husbands happen to be retired - it is only fair BOTH of them should share household responsibilities.

ha ha ha---i was saying that tongue in cheek. i've done the food shopping for years. And cooking--cleaning--in fact i'm very much the modern man--its either that or starve. But i still cant work out how to make toast with a steam iron.

[Arthur Little]

But i still cant work out how to make toast with a steam iron.

Easily ... :anerikke: ... just try :ironing: out double creases on a pair of light~coloured slacks, and the vigorous pressing will eventually produce unsightly brownish scorch marks reminiscent of partly~toasted bread. :bigcry:

:yeahthat: can happen - even when using a damp cloth for protection! :doh

[NoRest]

http://www.towntalk.co.uk/subdomains/lib/image.php/24823_bad-week-for-tesco.jpg?image=http://www.yourtown.towntalk.co.uk/images_folder/newsimg/24823_bad-week-for-tesco.jpg&domain=.co.uk
I remember this, It made me lol :biggrin:

[bigmarco]

Hardly any effort was involved. If you cld of got any of your shopping cheaper, you wld of automatically receive a voucher at the till of what you wld of saved off your next shop. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Tesco are also offering up to 20p off a litre of fuel .

http://www.tesco.com/fuelsave/

Well Tesco and Sainsburys both do that now.
But Asda actually say if their not 10% cheaper than their rivals they'll refund the difference.

[Michael Parnham]

Easily ... :anerikke: ... just try :ironing: out double creases on a pair of light~coloured slacks, and the vigorous pressing will eventually produce unsightly brownish scorch marks reminiscent of partly~toasted bread. :bigcry:

:yeahthat: can happen - even when using a damp cloth for protection! :doh

Ha Ha Arthur, yours must be the voice of experience! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[gWaPito]

Well Tesco and Sainsburys both do that now.
But Asda actually say if their not 10% cheaper than their rivals they'll refund the difference.

Like Tesco, do Asda calculate for you there then ? I know Tesco use the online prices as their comparable. If that's the case, both Asda and Tesco wld be paying out all the time.

[Arthur Little]

Forgive me for veering :icon_offtopic: from the actual theme of your *thread, Peter ... but, leaving aside for a moment, its reference to Tesco in the *title, I couldn't resist a :smile: at my own fleeting thoughts as regards the remaining words 'jam tomorrow'.

Tomorrow being Sunday - and Easter Sunday at that - the youth of our church will, no doubt, have a role in the morning service. Now, as it happens, those youngsters (aged between 12 & 17) are members of what is known as 'The JAM Club' ... JAM in this context being short for 'Jesus And Me' ... and, of course, on Easter Sunday, the focus of Christians everywhere, is on Jesus' resurrection from the tomb and His ascension unto Heaven. :gost:

[grahamw48]

Interesting that Arthur...sticky ? :smile:

If any of the kids miss the service, will they be called 'Jammy Dodgers' ? :biggrin:

[Arthur Little]

Interesting that Arthur... sticky ? :smile:

If any of the kids miss the service, will they be called 'Jammy Dodgers' ? :biggrin:

Haha ... :laugher: ... nice ones, Graham ... I like 'em, my friend! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[grahamw48]

:biggrin::xxgrinning--00xx3: