Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 1924 Location: Warwickshire
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 05 3:16 pm Post subject: Pile it high, sell it cheap
Pile It High, Sell It Cheap
9:00pm - 9:40pm
BBC4
In the past 50 years, supermarkets have changed how we shop. The days of friendly neighbourhood greengrocers are a fading memory, yet nostalgia for the "old" ways of shopping remains. This programme tells the story of the rise of the British supermarket - and the price society paid.
We can try to tape it for you (it might fit behind the chickens we taped for Sarah D and the truffles we taped for anyone who's interested) - if you have something so old fashioned as a video player in your house...
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 28234 Location: escaped from Swindon
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 05 7:40 am Post subject:
I thought it was quite good on some levels, but in others pretty sparse. Much was talked about the price pressure on suppliers, but bugger all about the effect on quality. How could they fail to link in mad cow disease
jema
twoscoops
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 1924 Location: Warwickshire
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 05 9:42 am Post subject:
Wasn't it more about the history of the supermarket and how they have come to dominate the retail industry in this country? The thing that suprised me was the Tesco guy saying that they had 10m customers, yet I heard on Tuesday that 8% of consumer spending went to Tesco. There is an odd equation in there somewhere but I'd had too much wine by that time last night.
sean Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 42219 Location: North Devon
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 05 9:45 am Post subject:
Depends how you calculate it. I think they have 8% of total consumer spending. They've got 30% of grocery spend (or some similar figure). The 8% includes clothes, white goods, Cds, insurance etc..
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