Tag: "bad business"
19/12/10
Supermarkets overcharging customers
It's all too often the case, you've hit the supermarket checkout, stashed all your shopping back in the trolley and away to the carpark battle to escape from the supermarket as quick as you can. Only once you arrive home, put the shopping away and… more »
22/11/10
Supermarket "offers" hiding individual price increases
Seen at both asda and tesco, the marketing trick designed to raise prices, whilst also getting you to try a product, making a regular in your basket? The beauty of this trick (because it is a trick) is how it gives the perception that you are saving… more »
Asda increase price of Heinz tomato sauce
After Heinz soups price increases at both asda and tesco in recent months, including tomato soup, we noticed that Napolina tinned tomatoes were increasing in price as well. Yesterdays visit to asda, we spotted another hefty percentage price increase,… more »
12/09/10
Tesco price checker shows customers are being ripped off
It is common knowledge that when a Tesco (and other any other big supermarket) opens in an area, its prices undercut local shops/stores and then increase, as local businesses close or struggle to survive. Once the Tesco store has established itself, it… more »
07/09/10
Supermarket versus local shops - pricing
With bulk buying power, supermarkets are in an ideal position to undercut local businesses on price. The misconception that they are cheap is one that they play to in their advertising at every opportunity. So how can local businesses beat a supermarket… more »
Tags: asda, bad business, local business, marketing, morrisons, pricing, sainsburys, supermarkets, tesco
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