Tesco is coming - it's a fact.
What we need now is clear information about our true choices.
Here are some questions:
What will be the net gain or loss of jobs for the area?
I suspect it will be a loss. Not only will the shopkeepers suffer and lay off staff but their suppliers - like potato growers in Flookborough and carrot growers in Hest Bank will lose business.
How ethical is Tesco in the way it treats its suppliers? Does it put such pressure on them that they receive less than the minimum wage?
What is the carbon footprint of their products - do they travel great distances?
Do we have a level playing field regarding the payment of UK taxes? Do Tesco go to extraordinary lengths to dodge these, thus enabling them to charge less for products and still make a profit?
What effect will it have on the character of the town when at present we know each other well? Will we have the same contact in Tesco?
What will happen to our outside market ? Will it continue?
What will be the effect of the greater number of deliveries on our narrow streets? Will Theatre street, which provides a rear access, become restricted?
With Booths on our doorstep will people continue to go there if they have some serious shopping to do?
I'm to visit Bowness and Morecambe/Heysham to find some answers.
What impact have Tesco had there?
What in fact are the prices being charged and the opinions of the public?
2 comments:
Went into the "quirky" fruit and veg shoppe this morning and saw beans on sale from Israel...oops....best not! Went down to McKays Meats and asked for a piece of brisket, "Aint got none luv"..Oh dear? "What is that fine piece of meat displayed on your counter? Surely it is brisket"??.."Oh is that what it is? How much do yer want luv"??. Quirky? Shove it where the sun don't shine Geoff!!
And what was that last remark about?
Most of it was fun!
Great - thanks for that.
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