On 04/01/2018 18:54, Rod Speed wrote:


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On 04/01/2018 10:18, wrote:
On Thursday, 4 January 2018 09:50:30 UTC, stuart nobleÂ* wrote:

Why do the media insist on calling Aldi a discount store? I've never
seen "discounted" goods in their stores, and they don't try and
bamboozle you with BOGOF deals, loyalty cards and all that rubbish.
In fact that's probably why they're so successful. That and applying
commonsense to their strategy.
The late Andy Hall must be turning in his grave, having predicted
that the Lidl/Aldi style of retailing would never catch on.

One thing puzzles me about them: why no self-service checkouts? They
are cheaper.

Not when you factor in the increased theft.

Corse they are when you have one staff person per 6 checkouts, even
after theft.

I assume the shops which have self-service checkouts 'factor in' the
extra losses- no I'm not condoning theft, anything but, simply pointing
out the stores must have a 'feel' for the amount they lose.

Some stores have the 'scan as you go' system. We've not gone down this
route, no special reason, but I think you need to register. I've no idea
if they run any kind of checks.

We tend to use a couple of places- Tesco and Aldi, although more due to
their being local. Until the new Aldi opened, Tesco did better out of
us. Now we us more of a mix. We actually prefer Waitrose- more for their
range of items- they really aren't that much more expensive, but there
isn't one near us. We travel a lot in the UK and France and compare
supermarkets as cooking is something of a hobby. There are some good,
small chains around the UK. Booths spring to mind.

One thing I've not seen in Aldi- a food bank collection point. Other
supermarkets have them- even for pets- but not Aldi.

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