U.K. Economy picking up?

Badboy wrote:

Panda wrote:

Badboy wrote:ASDA SAY THEY  MIGHT CREATE 12,000 JOBS OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS,OPENING NEW STORES,ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH.

That was announced recently Badboy, Walmart the American company owns Asda , but Lidl and another German company are the ones making a profit because they are cheap and stay out of Town where rates are highest.

ALDI PROFITS HAVE INCREASED 35%,BIG 5 SUPERMARKETS MAKING LOSSES.

That's the one Aldi ...thanks Badboy. Note, both Aldi and Lidl are Foreign no frills Supermarkets . Tesco is losing money, M & S Food Dept also, Sainsbury is or was doing O.K.

ALDI,LIDL AND WAITROSE ARE INCREASING THEIR SHARE OF THE MARKET.

Badboy wrote:ALDI,LIDL AND WAITROSE ARE INCREASING THEIR SHARE OF THE MARKET.

Yes Badboy , Tesco is struggling, M & S Food has lost it's number 1 think the Co-Op is going belly up , I like Iceland, good value for money and helpful staff.

Panda wrote:

Badboy wrote:ALDI,LIDL AND WAITROSE ARE INCREASING THEIR SHARE OF THE MARKET.

Yes Badboy , Tesco is struggling, M & S Food has lost it's number 1 think  the Co-Op is going belly up , I like Iceland, good value for money and helpful staff.

BHS ARE THINKING OF SELLING FOOD AS WELL/HMV SELLS SOME DRINKS,WAY THINGS ARE GOING PERHAPS 50 % OF SHOPS WILL SELL SOMETHING TO EAT,IF SO,EVERYONE FOOD BUYING WILL BE SPREAD THINLY.

Badboy wrote:

Panda wrote:

Badboy wrote:ALDI,LIDL AND WAITROSE ARE INCREASING THEIR SHARE OF THE MARKET.

Yes Badboy , Tesco is struggling, M & S Food has lost it's number 1 think  the Co-Op is going belly up , I like Iceland, good value for money and helpful staff.

BHS ARE THINKING OF SELLING FOOD AS WELL/HMV SELLS  SOME DRINKS,WAY THINGS ARE GOING PERHAPS 50 % OF SHOPS WILL SELL SOMETHING TO EAT,IF SO,EVERYONE FOOD BUYING WILL BE SPREAD THINLY.

Latest figures show M & S increased sales slightly , the Co-op down.

IT IS SAID TESCO'S PRICES ARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WAITROSE,IT IS SOMETIME CHEAPER TO BUY LOSSE THAN BUY PACKS OF STUFF.

Badboy wrote:IT IS SAID TESCO'S PRICES ARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WAITROSE,IT IS SOMETIME CHEAPER TO BUY LOSSE THAN BUY PACKS OF STUFF.

I wouldn't be surprised Badboy, Tesco expanded so quickly that at one time they small shops like Express , 24 hour shopping , huge Supermarkets , it was impossible to sustain that Market when the likes of German stores Lidl and Aldi offered better value.

AMAZON ARE GOING TO CREATE 5,00 JOBS NEXT YEAR IN LONDON AND I THINK ELSEWHERE

Badboy wrote:AMAZON ARE GOING TO CREATE 5,00 JOBS NEXT YEAR IN LONDON AND I THINK ELSEWHERE

If all these Banks have to resort to virtual banking Badboy imagine the increase in unemployment!!!

Panda wrote:

Badboy wrote:AMAZON ARE GOING TO CREATE 5,00 JOBS NEXT YEAR IN LONDON AND I THINK ELSEWHERE

If all these Banks have to resort to virtual banking Badboy imagine the increase in unemployment!!!

ALREADY I THINK THE BANKS MIGHT CLOSE A LOT OF THEIR BRANCHES.

ALDI IS TO CREATE 36,000 JOBS AS POSTED BY PANDA IN ANOTHER TOPIC.
LIDL MIGHT ALSO CREATE JOBS AS THERE ARE ALSO OPENING NEW BRANCHES.

Badboy wrote:

Panda wrote:

Badboy wrote:AMAZON ARE GOING TO CREATE 5,00 JOBS NEXT YEAR IN LONDON AND I THINK ELSEWHERE

If all these Banks have to resort to virtual banking Badboy imagine the increase in unemployment!!!

ALREADY I THINK THE BANKS MIGHT CLOSE A LOT OF THEIR BRANCHES.

I'm sure they will , internet banking hs a lot to answer for as well.

although THE ECONOMY SEEMS TO BE PICKING UP,THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH SKILLED WORKERS TO FILL POSITIONS.

Badboy wrote:although THE ECONOMY SEEMS TO BE PICKING UP,THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH SKILLED WORKERS TO FILL POSITIONS.

There never wil be Badboy, consecutive incompetent and corrupt administrations since the evil Thatcher right up to the present batch of sticky fingered smooth talkers have eroded our highly skilled workforce and apprenticeship training schemes in favour of bringing in cheap foreign labour.

CONSTRUCTION/BUILING INDUSTRY SAY THERE NEED 240,000 MORE EMPLOYEES FOR A BUILING BOOM.
WAITROSE ARE TO CREATE 2,000 JOBS IN SOUTHEAST.

TOURISM INDUSTRY IN BRITAIN IS BOOMING CREATING MORE JOBS.
SET-JETING' WHERE PEOPLE VISIT PLACES ASSOCIATED WITH FILMSLIKE DOWNTON ABBEY,GAME OF THRONES ETC HAS BOOTED TOURISTS NUMBERS TO 32MILLION SPEND 120BILLION.

I SEE ALDI OR IS IT ASDA ARE GOING TO CREATE 9,000 JOBS TO COPE WITH CHRISTMAS DEMAND.

Badboy wrote:I SEE ALDI OR IS IT ASDA ARE GOING TO CREATE  9,000 JOBS TO COPE WITH CHRISTMAS DEMAND.

I think it might be Aldi. They're going into online shopping now. Two supermarkets opened around the same time in my area, Aldi and Morrison's. Whereas Morrison's is never busy, the checkouts at Aldi are always pinging away!

We have a Morrisons in my area Anna. it used to be packed but not now, it is really quiet. Aldi around the corner is always full. So it is happening everywhere and Morrison only have themselves to blame. I prefer Lidl , it is a bit further away from us but we go every couple of weeks. Their shortbread biscuits (tower gate) are the best I have tasted from a supermarket. I have got everyone I know buying them now, 55p a packet. I do not eat much sweet stuff as a rule but I cannot get enough of those.

fuzeta wrote:We have a Morrisons in my area Anna.  it used to be packed but not now, it is really quiet.  Aldi around the corner is always full.   So it is happening everywhere and Morrison only have themselves to blame.   I prefer Lidl , it is a bit further away from us but we go every couple of weeks.  Their shortbread biscuits (tower gate) are the best I have tasted from a supermarket.  I have got everyone I know buying them now, 55p a packet.  I do not eat much sweet stuff as a rule but I cannot get enough of those.

Within a few minutes walk of my house I have an Aldi and a Lidl. Both brilliant, so Morrison's never had a chance opening so close to those two.

To be honest I think Aldi and Lidl will take some beating now. Good for them.

People are not stupid and why pay well over the top for stuff.. when its been proved over and over that for quality and price, these two leave the others standing.

Krisy22 wrote:To be honest I think Aldi and Lidl will take some beating now. Good for them.

People are not stupid and why pay well over the top for stuff.. when its been proved over and over that for quality and price,  these two leave the others standing.    

Even my children's wicked stepmother (she's actually very nice!) has taken to shopping at Aldi and she has been a Waitrose shopper for many years. I stopped off at Lidl this morning and got 250gms of cherry tomatoes for 49p. And they've got lots of Greek items this week that look lovely.

Anna That's a brilliant price for cherry tomatoes. Punnets of Peaches... nectarines.. plums all at 69p all summer. Veg too is great.

Last winter Sainsbury had Brussels sprouts on the stalk for about 2.80 at Aldi about 1.50 at the most Why pay more just for the name when its so fresh. In fact I bet Aldi have their pick now from suppliers being a major buyer.

Same with the Pound shop. A friend had never shopped there, believing it was all non brand stuff. Couldn't get over the good brand names for a pound. lol Admittedly some are small versions but for a smaller family wonderful.

Our M&S in town is very quiet in the food part these days. Even sell stuff off on the date.. would have been unheard of a couple of years ago. Sign of the times.

MORRISON'S HAVE INCREASED THEIR STAFF PAY ABOVE THE NATIONAL LIVING WAGE,GOOD OF LIDL TO INREASE THEIR STAFF'S WAGES AS WELL.
SUPERMARKETS NEED TO INCREASE WAGES TO RETAIN STAFF AS THERE CAN BE A HIGH TURNOVER OF STAFF AS WELL.

Krisy22 wrote:  Anna That's a brilliant price for cherry tomatoes.   Punnets of Peaches... nectarines.. plums all at 69p all summer.  Veg too is great.

Last winter Sainsbury had Brussels sprouts  on the stalk for about 2.80 at Aldi  about 1.50 at the most Why pay more just for the name when its so fresh. In fact I bet Aldi have their  pick now from suppliers  being a major buyer.

Same with the Pound shop. A friend had never shopped there, believing it was all non brand stuff.  Couldn't get over the good brand names for a pound. lol   Admittedly some are small versions but for a smaller family wonderful.

Our M&S in town is very quiet in the food part these days. Even sell stuff off on the date.. would have been unheard of a couple of years ago.   Sign of the times.

All I needed this morning was tomatoes, but I had a good look round at the things I'd normally buy at Tesco or Sainsbury's. Both Aldi and Lidl are stocking more and more organic produce and Lidl has organic carrots for 79p for 750gms.