Tesco's just announced huge profits, but is their success killing the small retailers off?

Answer 1

Yes, to a certain extent however that is not their biggest sin, as you cannot penalise someone who is simply more successful than their rivals. The biggest problem with Tesco is the unscrupulous way in which they deal with their suppliers, and as a result the damage they do to these industries.

Answer 2

Tesco isn't killing the small retailers off at all. We're killing off the small retailers by giving our money to Tesco rather than all the other shops. It's all very well complaining about high street shops disapearing but the only reason it's happening is because people aren't taking their money there any more.

If everyone decided to go and watch premiership football instead of their local teams, it wouldn't be the premier league killing grass roots football, it would be the fans.

If you want smaller retailers to be able to carry on trading then support them and not Tesco. If you want the convenience and cheap prices Tesco are offering then you have to be aware that you'll be killing off farm shops and high street retailers by doing so.

Answer 3

Everyone is talking rubbish if they start blaming Tesco for anything, the company survives because we the customers go there are spend money.

By choosing Tesco over other shops, you are agreeing to the way the deal with suppliers, the way the sell products, the ranges, etc.

We have the choice to make them change by not buying particular products from them and going to smaller shops or direct to farmers, etc.

Take Milk for example, the margin on milk is quite large yet the farmers gets very little, almost not worth his while but yet direct sale and milk deliveries have declined by a huge amount.

Personally i have no problem with Tesco, i like the prices, the ranges, etc and am happy they do a decent job of supporting business in my area.
I am quite informed about how they deal with suppliers, what margin they make, the ranges and how they are making a fortune, good luck to them.

If people reading this are not, spend your money elsewhere, and if your not as well informed as me then it is upto you to find out.

I belive they are no worse than many other supermarkets and better than most.

Answer 4

Whenever possible I try to go to local retailers for my basics.

I live in Korea, but the same thing is happening here as in England. Big chains like 7-11 and Family Mart are appearing on every street corner looking brighter and better than the old family run stores. But they are actually more expensive and there is no sense of community in going into these stores; you are always anonymous!

Even when I lived in England I would seek out the local, family stores to get what I could and only venture to the mass chains when I really had to (which was rare!)

Answer 5

because of the fact that's the minimum they are able to legally get away with. that is no longer basically Tesco - take a seem around the united kingdom and you will discover that for the time of maximum aspects that is replace into the "familiar" salary. Ever questioned why the enormous food market chains have a large form of section time jobs? hire a million guy or woman on the minimum salary for 40 hours each week and the enterprise has to pay Employers nationwide coverage Contribution for each worker. hire 2 human beings on the minimum salary for 20 hours each week each and each and it falls under the brink for the Employers Contribution = much greater earnings. the worker will additionally pay no tax, so much less team mandatory filling in tax returns = much greater earnings. "each little facilitates"

Answer 6

My view is that these out of town supermarkets and mall are definately killing off the small retailers, especially as in many towns on you also get the tesco metro's and sainsbury central conveniance type stores

Answer 7

That's a bit of a no-brainer! of course it is, but do you really think they care?! Also people who say they would like to shop in their local butchers, greengrocers etc. are lying cos human nature says that if you can get the same thing cheaper, why pay more? The convenience of having everything under one roof also means that they will continue to dominate over small retailers even if retailers could afford to match their prices.

Sad, but true. We are going to be one giant Wal-Mart 20 years from now.....

Answer 8

Yes, but in my part of the world, it has actually encouraged all sorts of specialist shops, but I am in the Highlands which also attracts different kinds of people as well. The locals moan when a new supermarket arrives, but break down the doors to get in when it opens. I have also noticed inner town regenerations, eg. doing up old shops as say flats, so that is good for a community. For large cities, I think the impact is less than favourable.

Answer 9

Why is it that so many people in this country insist food has to be cheap? This, of course, is fuelled by the fierce price competition between the big supermarkets. But there's a hidden cost to all this cheap food we demand. By importing more and more of our food through the supermarkets global supply chains, we are slowly eroding our ability to produce our own food. It's time the supermarkets were forced to support British farmers and producers and stop putting profit before everything else!

Answer 10

definately you see it in every town and city shops boarded up bussinesses struggling to stay afloat i think its about time they were stopped in their tracks dont you oh and i had my own shop im a butcher by trade and i was selling all types of meat for a fraction of what they charge i still had to fold its all down to convenience and if its not then people dont want to know in one street in my area there were 5 butchers shops now their all take away open from 5 till 12 what good is that for a shopping area