Tesco AKA Fresh&Easy Hits the states ...

[$t3v0]

I was in work yesterday and I was reading the monthly Tesco newspaper to see America had been hit with 50 Tesco stores referred to as "Fresh&Easy".

Fresh&Easy (http://www.freshandeasy.com/home.aspx)

It's interesting to see an English business trying it on with the states as it always seems to be the other way around. Off the top of my head I remember reading that the new line of supermarkets offer English benefits to American citizens (Including part time) such as a pension and health care. And I'm interested to know how odd this is (1000 people applied for an available 170 jobs, I read).

Another thing off the top of my head was the amount of research Tesco has put into the American food market over the past 20 years. This time has been spent asking questions to Americans from all over the country about what they'd like to see on the shelves of any supermarket and how the service should flow. I think I remember seeing something about the majority wanted self service stations with helpful staff on hand. Not that this really matters :|

The other thing and very lastly is the logo:

http://www.freshandeasy.com/images/logo.gif

The clock in the logo shows 4:05pm which is apparently the busiest time of the day for American shoppers lol ... wow.

Anyway, How are the markets doing over there? I think they're only stationed on the far southwest coast, But I'm sure someone from there will come along sooner or later.

So yeah ... pointless :D

[missingno]

Oh god you bastards are invading.

We don't need you. We have Walmart.

[Elias]

Oh god you bastards are invading.

We don't need you. We have Walmart.

Typical American response.

[missingno]

Damn right it is.

[ccoa]

People don't want pure supermarkets anymore. They want one stop shopping and obscenely low prices, and they don't give a damn that those low prices mean that the employees are underpaid and the suppliers blackmailed into offering discounts. And they want it available 24 hours a day, every day, including holidays.

People want Super WalMarts, not Safeways, sadly.

Myself, I only shop at Costco (or Sam's, if there's no Costco). I want to buy my food at ridiculously low prices in bulk.

[padme789]

Myself, I only shop at Costco (or Sam's, if there's no Costco). I want to buy my food at ridiculously low prices in bulk.

lol i prefer Sams or Costco myself as well, but i am a fan of buying meat and certain vegetable products at Whole foods or a Central market. I never buy food at Wallmarts or Targets but that could be because in Manhattan its hard to find places like that which are a reasonable distance away from where you live so i just use a membership card at the supermarket so that the tax is knocked off.

[Lunarea]

I also use Sam's/Costco for most of my purchases. Overall, it's cheaper and I don't have to go shopping as often.

I use the local market for smaller things. I don't really want to buy a 2-gallon tub of mayo just 'cause I feel like making a sandwich :-D

I don't buy food at places like Wallmart or Target because they're actually over-priced when it comes to groceries. My local food market is lots cheaper.

[2-D]

Yay! May tesco's dominance grow! :D

Seriously, it's getting pretty bad here in England, in london you can't go more than 4/5 streets without seeing a tesco Metro (not that I'm complaining, kick is an unhealthy god send :D)

[Elias]

Sams Club and Costco!

Awesome :]

[Atemu]

We don't need you. We have Walmart.

Unfortunately.

After working at WalMart for a year, I'd rather smaller stores over that place. Corporate greed blows.

[missingno]

Corporate greed is what keeps this work going. Don't blaspheme.

[$t3v0]

Unfortunately.

After working at WalMart for a year, I'd rather smaller stores over that place. Corporate greed blows.

Trust me, Atemu. Tesco may have some morals unlike Wallmart, But they're just as bad. I work for Tesco at current and I can relate :p

[Atemu]

*sigh*

I miss mom and pop stores. D:

[$t3v0]

We do still have a "mom & pop" supermarket in the UK and that's Morrisons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrisons). In my opinion, This is the only remaining supermarket in the UK that's warm and welcome from start to finish. The layout is cosy and the staff are great! Sure, you might pay an extra penny for a tin of beans, But does it really matter!?

Morrison's NET income - £248 million

Tesco's NET income - £1,899 million

Despite the lack of prophit makes compared to Tesco, I shop at Morrison's because of the "homely feel" and like Atemu said, "The mom and pop" factor. But lets face it, The nation doesn't see it like that and it's a shame :(

Tesco & ASDA (Wallmart) stores remind me of eastern Europe. Cold, Heartless and mean.

[2-D]

We do still have a "mom & pop" supermarket in the UK and that's Morrisons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrisons). In my opinion, This is the only remaining supermarket in the UK that's warm and welcome from start to finish. The layout is cosy and the staff are great! Sure, you might pay an extra penny for a tin of beans, But does it really matter!?

Morrison's NET income - £248 million

Tesco's NET income - £1,899 million

Despite the lack of prophit makes compared to Tesco, I shop at Morrison's because of the "homely feel" and like Atemu said, "The mom and pop" factor. But lets face it, The nation doesn't see it like that and it's a shame :(

Tesco & ASDA (Wallmart) stores remind me of eastern Europe. Cold, Heartless and mean.


Waitrose are good for that homely feel........ if you can find one/ afford it lol :p

[$t3v0]

Woah. Don't find many of those up North, Camisado. Can't say I've ever set foot in one. Are they an English business?

[2-D]

Yeah man they are part of john lewis (well now anyway)

And they are a bit more common down here in the south but still kind rare :/

[Kettlehead]

Waitrose is where you shop if you are absurdly middle class. Only one step down from M&S in my opinions.

PS Ha ha Americans, say good bye to your planning regulations :p

[Raven The Dark Angel]

I forget the name of it but there's a super market here in CT that looks like a freakin amusment ride. It's like someone took the idea of "it's a small world" from disney and smashed it with groceries. Just to give you an idea when you walk in there's like milk and orange juice singing and dancing. And just like a ride you go one way through and out. there's no aisles so it's like if you miss something you're screwed. God I'll never go there again. So as long as it's not like that yay more corprate buiness. If it's big like walmart then compitition will do good for big big companies. Big companies are only bad when they are the only super power imo.

[missingno]

Stew Leonard's. They're all over the country.

And by all over the country I mean three in CT and one in NY. :P

[HawkZombie]

I worked for Wal*Mart unloading trucks. You want hell? Unload an 45 footer in 2 hrs or less, so you can make room for the grocery truck that needs to be in that SAME spot of the one you're just now unloading. THEN, load those grocery palets that were set in there with a forklift by hand (each one coming in about about 800lbs-1000lbs) and try not to get crushed when the incline of the truck gets the better of you.

The Handtruck isn't driven by you. You are the handtruck's bitch :P


I just had to rant about that :P