Iceland Buys Some Woolies Stores
10 January 2009, 07:11 PM
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Iceland Buys Some Woolies Stores
Frozen food retailer Iceland has bought 51 former Woolworths stores, and said it plans to create 2,500 new jobs.
Some good news for the jobs market.
Some good news for the jobs market.
10 January 2009, 07:30 PM
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I heard that on news yesterday. Good news 
Don't know if they will sell frozen foods at Woolworth stores, or will keep to Woolie style merchandise
Also, what are they gonna name thise stores as, I wonder?
Don't know if they will sell frozen foods at Woolworth stores, or will keep to Woolie style merchandise
Also, what are they gonna name thise stores as, I wonder?
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10 January 2009, 08:33 PM
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lol cheap shops
i had the plesure of going into nettos today as they had some cheap generators ended up buying some pork
got a pork shoulder for tomorrows family roast as the inlaws are round 5.5 kilos was a ten quid! was quite happy
i had the plesure of going into nettos today as they had some cheap generators ended up buying some pork
got a pork shoulder for tomorrows family roast as the inlaws are round 5.5 kilos was a ten quid! was quite happy
10 January 2009, 08:40 PM
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Less than a pound a pound, there will be a reason for that....
10 January 2009, 08:44 PM
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10 January 2009, 09:11 PM
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i remember going in there to get some bread for fishing and all it was was cheap beans food etc most of the food was in some other language lol, was some years ago though
dont get me wrong we dont shop in waitrose etc just plain old fashoined tescos for us
dont get me wrong we dont shop in waitrose etc just plain old fashoined tescos for us
10 January 2009, 09:14 PM
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food is food, marketing has lead you to believe it's different. Do you think they plant fields of cheap apples and expensive apples e.t.c? Same with cigarettes.
10 January 2009, 09:22 PM
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but come on they do taste different, they all have different things added, myself i can tast the difference between ****e baked beans and heinz etc, although i suppose for cuts of meat etc ok, but other stuff like cleaning stuff for the home, is the cheapy stuff as good? my wife says differently.
10 January 2009, 09:23 PM
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10 January 2009, 09:51 PM
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Iceland sell processed crap to Chavs.
10 January 2009, 10:01 PM
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I agree with ICELAND having tasteless crap ..... it really is just texture and packaging - for Chavs only.
But, LIDL's, now they are different .... I like my food, I can taste stuff, I don't do sh*t food!!
LIDL's steak is the best in the world - end of.
They have plenty of food which is the best I have tasted ..... M&S do great food, no doubt, but at 400% more! Like I said, only fools and snobs don't buy their food at LIDL's
But, LIDL's, now they are different .... I like my food, I can taste stuff, I don't do sh*t food!!
LIDL's steak is the best in the world - end of.
They have plenty of food which is the best I have tasted ..... M&S do great food, no doubt, but at 400% more! Like I said, only fools and snobs don't buy their food at LIDL's
10 January 2009, 10:17 PM
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I used to work at Netto, we frequently opened outer boxes of (what should have been) our own-branded products to find they were packaged for Sainsburys/ Morrisons/ M&S/ Somerfield/ Boots...
So based on that I assumed that our goods must have been the exact same quality as the items sold in the above shops having come from the same factory. However a friend who worked for a large frozen food producer disputed this because she said in their factory they would have graded the finished items A, B, C, etc for quality and that certain stores would always get the 'A' graded items, other stores would always get B...
Depends then on just how fussy you are, to me one packet of sugar is the same as another but you can't beat Heinz for ketchup
I do know that the turnover of fresh produce in Netto, and probably Aldi and Lidl, is very quick. We operated with a tiny stock room at the back of the store because the company doesn't believe in having huge warehouses full of products, as fast as it is delivered they want it out on the shelves for sale.
I don't think the 'value' supermarkets are that much cheaper for everything, the larger stores such as Tesco all have their own value ranges anyway. My theory is that in Netto because they only sell the basics you can only buy the basics and you aren't tempted to buy extras. I go to Tesco for groceries and can easily spend double because a book or two might fall into my trolley, a magazine, nail polish....
So based on that I assumed that our goods must have been the exact same quality as the items sold in the above shops having come from the same factory. However a friend who worked for a large frozen food producer disputed this because she said in their factory they would have graded the finished items A, B, C, etc for quality and that certain stores would always get the 'A' graded items, other stores would always get B...
Depends then on just how fussy you are, to me one packet of sugar is the same as another but you can't beat Heinz for ketchup
I do know that the turnover of fresh produce in Netto, and probably Aldi and Lidl, is very quick. We operated with a tiny stock room at the back of the store because the company doesn't believe in having huge warehouses full of products, as fast as it is delivered they want it out on the shelves for sale.
I don't think the 'value' supermarkets are that much cheaper for everything, the larger stores such as Tesco all have their own value ranges anyway. My theory is that in Netto because they only sell the basics you can only buy the basics and you aren't tempted to buy extras. I go to Tesco for groceries and can easily spend double because a book or two might fall into my trolley, a magazine, nail polish....
10 January 2009, 10:44 PM
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I was amazed when I went in to Tesco the other day and the were selling jewellery and watches. 
The chavs were still shopping in Argos Elizabeth Duke counter though...
The chavs were still shopping in Argos Elizabeth Duke counter though...
10 January 2009, 11:12 PM
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I have seen quiche come off a production line packaged for Sainsbury, followed by Morrisons and finally Netto! This was 15 years ago, but Id be surprised if things were too different now.
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