"Jethro_uk" wrote in message
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On Thu, 05 Apr 2018 10:54:58 +0100, alan_m wrote:

I hear, from the owners, that a few recent collapses in food outlets are
blamed on low footfall due to Brexit

Speaking for SWMBO and myself, any low footfall is simply down to
learning that a lot of shops are for the main - pretty ****.

One thing I *have* noticed is that Sainsburys has become more like Aldi
or Lidl, where it's a bit of a lucky dip as to what they are stocking,
and how much they have of it. I have still to determine if this is down
to some idiosyncrasies with Sainsburys, creeping effects of Brexit, an
foretaste of how things will be, or all 3.

When Peter Jones was appointed CEO of Sainsbury - the Prudential bloke not
the one in Dragon's Den - he tried to reorganise the distribution chain and they
immediately started having re-stocking problems with empty shelves etc.
It was no surprise to me as I always regarded him as a bit of a dickhead*
and his only qualification for this particular task was that he'd been a
management trainee at Sainsbury yonks ago.

However, despite being a dickhead he still managed to get his contract
terminated at a cost to Sainsbury of good few mill in compo and pension
provision..

ATM the only problem I have with Sainsbury is availability
of 4pt skimmed milk which at times can be erratic. Not that I buy much
else in there nowadays.

All the supermarkets and a lot of the High St. are still trying to absorb
the drop in sterling since Brexit themselves. Rather than pass on
to the customer the amount which would be fully justified. Thus masking its
effects. Which of course suits the Brexitards down to the ground.


michael adams


* This is maybe being unfair to Peter Jones but his physical appearance
and manner were almost identical to those if someone I knew, who definitely
was a dickhead. And the Sainsbury shambles simply confirmed my
initial suspicions.

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