Countdown...

[riffer]

Or you will have two countdowns.


Just seen the new logo on the news, it needs a capital letter at the start of the name.

Nah the Woolies is tiny. Doesn't fit with the brand.

As for the new identity, I'm afraid that the baby boomer's influence over this sort of thing is waning... capitalisation is no longer necessary.

[Usarka]

As for the new identity, I'm afraid that the baby boomer's influence over this sort of thing is waning... capitalisation is no longer necessary.

But capitalism is in full swing.....

[Swoop]

`we actually want more fruit and veg, we want more range in deli, we want more range in cheese."

Factors such as ... value

Fucking ripoff cunts. Woolworths and foodtown are the most expensive bunch of arsewipes in town. For fruit and Veg, go to your local shops. Supermarket veggies are grossly overpriced unless they can flood the market with some super-deal.

Not that the cuntdown supermarket is any better either. Who will pay for this re-branding exercise??? The customer.

Bastards.

[Usarka]

Fuck the supermarkets!

[McDuck]

Fucking ripoff cunts. Woolworths and foodtown are the most expensive bunch of arsewipes in town. For fruit and Veg, go to your local shops. Supermarket veggies are grossly overpriced unless they can flood the market with some super-deal.

Not that the cuntdown supermarket is any better either. Who will pay for this re-branding exercise??? The customer.

Bastards.

But if it means they can do things more effencently because of the new stores then good on them.

[Swoop]

But if it means they can do things more effencently because of the new stores then good on them.

Yup. According to the morning news it will cost one BILLION dollars to "rebrand".

Where will that be coming from... I guess prices will rise in the "new" supermarkets to cover that little gem.

[Naki Rat]

Ever noticed that the first department you enter in any supermarket is fresh produce. This is because it is the one area where a supermarket can differentiate itself from its competitors as all packaged drygoods etc. appear in all supermarkets and the small margins possible prevent any point of advantage unless used as a 'loss leader' (which is a product line sold at a loss just to lure you into the store).

Supermarkets reputedly make most of their money by investing customers' spendings on short term interest, rather than on product mark-up (profit). This is possible because sales are paid at the checkout (mostly immediately) but supermarket stock is paid for at month's end so there is a sizeable delay between money in and money out.

I'm sure someone will have a different bent on this but bears thinking about......

[Mully]

Was discussing this with a mate (yes, I have some) a while back. He's in the industry and heard some whispers that this was going to happen.

In his opinion, this is going to bite Progressive in the arse. They've decided that NZ is a litte Australia and have done what they're doing in AU with regard to the consolidation of the brands.

Apparently, NZ shoppers are more sophisticated that AU shoppers (I'm not bagging, that's just what he said) and this is likely to alienate anyone who uses the brands which are going to disappear.

So Foodstuffs will be laughing their heads off privately. Because, where will those shoppers who want a "premium" supermarket brand go? New World.

"T'aint what ya do, it's the way that ya do it" - I'm told.

Still, it'll be interesting to watch this play out.

[PirateJafa]

Ever noticed that the first department you enter in any supermarket is fresh produce. This is because it is the one area where a supermarket can differentiate itself from its competitors as all packaged drygoods etc. appear in all supermarkets and the small margins possible prevent any point of advantage unless used as a 'loss leader' (which is a product line sold at a loss just to lure you into the store).

Supermarkets reputedly make most of their money by investing customers' spendings on short term interest, rather than on product mark-up (profit). This is possible because sales are paid at the checkout (mostly immediately) but supermarket stock is paid for at month's end so there is a sizeable delay between money in and money out.

I'm sure someone will have a different bent on this but bears thinking about......

Actually supermarkets do make a fair bit of money off product mark-up. But only in certain areas.

The dry goods section (the middle of the store, everything on the aisle shelves basically) is running at a profit of essentially nil - and once specials and loss-leaders are taken into account, actually running at a slight loss.

However the "fringe" departments in the store - fresh produce, the deli, butchery, bakery etc is where there is a decent markup on the products, and their money is made.

[PirateJafa]

Apparently, NZ shoppers are more sophisticated that AU shoppers (I'm not bagging, that's just what he said) and this is likely to alienate anyone who uses the brands which are going to disappear.

So Foodstuffs will be laughing their heads off privately. Because, where will those shoppers who want a "premium" supermarket brand go? New World.

Slyer and myself were having a chuckle about the irony of turning all the Foodtowns into Countdowns, when the parent company is called Progressive. (Being ex-Countdown employees)

[crazyhorse]

New is good lol.But when the idiots who design the layout,should work the required space and halve it again,that way heaps of room in the aisles,need to ensure 3 trolleys can pass each other.

3 trolleys???? Be nice if 2 trolleys could fit down some aisles......

[Usarka]

Apparently, NZ shoppers are more sophisticated that AU shoppers (I'm not bagging, that's just what he said) and this is likely to alienate anyone who uses the brands which are going to disappear.

I'd hardly say I'm sophisticated, but when the nearby foodtown turned into a Countdown I thought it was a backwards step so went a step further and moved my shopping and pak'n'save.

Got my Hep-A and tetnus jabs up to date first though.....

[davebullet]

We have a woolworths and countdown in johnsoville.

HEre's my prediction...

The woolies will be turned into a "new countdown" and will get the first cut at meat and fresh produce.

Then anything unsold after 3 days of festering in the heat will be sent over to the old countdown to be sold "discount" to the peasants.

It's basically what happens now, but with a new marketing logo to give you the warm fuzzies that they give a shit.

We now buy meat from the Mad Butcher and fruit and veges from the Cable st. market in town. Butcher isn't really cheaper but better quality. The market is heaps cheaper plus better quality. Well worth the trip (especially on a motorcycle on a fine, sunny Sunday morning).

[Ixion]

3 trolleys???? Be nice if 2 trolleys could fit down some aisles......

Needs to be minimum width = one trolley crosswise (idiot woman's) + one fat woman's backside (idiot woman) + one trolley normalwise (me).

[Swoop]

Needs to be minimum width = one trolley crosswise (idiot woman's) + one fat woman's backside (idiot woman) + one trolley normalwise (me).

Completely wrong. You have forgotten to allow for retard shelf-stacker + trolley full of empty boxes, one trolley crosswise (idiot woman's) + one fat woman's backside (idiot woman) + one trolley normalwise + mouth-breathing/knuckle-dragging moron who likes to stand and stare at a shelf for no good reason.

Approximate width required for a sensible sized aisle = 17 metres (minimum).