18-01-2014, 03:17 PM
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Dark Supermarkets?
Online food shopping: What is a 'dark' supermarket?
Originally Posted by BBC News
On the High Street, the big supermarkets are diversifying - both Sainsbury's and Tesco now have more smaller sized convenience stores than larger, traditional supermarkets.An increasing number of people are also shopping online.
Tim Muffett reports from a 'dark' store.
18-01-2014, 03:35 PM
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Ocado, and Tesco are both excellent online, I buy all my heavy stuff and frozen and dairy, long use by dates on them all. I also buy my meat and most vegetables from them. It's only when I need bread I go myself and that's more about not wanting it squashed than anything.
18-01-2014, 03:52 PM
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If I was still working, I might consider it (but my experience with Tesco wasn't a good one) - maybe if M&S or Waitrose did home delivery I'd chance it. As it is, time isn't really a factor and I wouldn't want to bulk buy anymore. I'm happy shopping day-to-day.
18-01-2014, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Patsy
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Haven't ventured to online supermarkets - I like to feel me bits before I buy - I'd end up with stock they want to get rid of !
Sorry Patsy, I had to read that twice, couldn't help but wonder how that helped.....
18-01-2014, 05:10 PM
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Interesting bit for me was the way the workers gathered the goods using the readout. They had a number of baskets, with each basket allocated to a customer, and they would go round the store in a way that didn't cause any unnecessary journeys, the most efficient and direct way to fill the baskets. Now, if only a normal user could construct a similar order list instead of walking miles looking for whatever. Obviously the supermarkets wouldn't like that as the more you walk the more chance you will impulse buy.18-01-2014, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ben-varrey
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If I was still working, I might consider it (but my experience with Tesco wasn't a good one) - maybe if M&S or Waitrose did home delivery I'd chance it. As it is, time isn't really a factor and I wouldn't want to bulk buy anymore. I'm happy shopping day-to-day.
Originally Posted by MKJ
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Interesting bit for me was the way the workers gathered the goods using the readout. They had a number of baskets, with each basket allocated to a customer, and they would go round the store in a way that didn't cause any unnecessary journeys, the most efficient and direct way to fill the baskets. Now, if only a normal user could construct a similar order list instead of walking miles looking for whatever. Obviously the supermarkets wouldn't like that as the more you walk the more chance you will impulse buy.
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