Ah. The new evil empire. This book probably isn’t available for £3.73 in your local branch of Tesco (and what is it about that .73 price point?), but you should seek it out in your local bookshop – assuming you still have one.
We’ve all heard many of the stories about Tesco, and I’m not shy about talking about them myself in this blog. But it’s worth reiterating some of the main points.
Our high streets are dying because you can now buy everything you need from just one shop. And seemingly, consumers are completely happy doing that.
Why exactly are those prices so cheap? Who’s having to pay for it? Why does Tesco have a massive land bank that actually stops competitors getting a foothold in the market?
It’s not just Tesco, although they’re worse than most. If we all want all our high streets to look exactly the same, then we’re going the right way.
I noticed the other day that locally, we’re getting a new Tesco in what was a car show-room. It’s very near a commuter station which won’t do it any harm. And it’s right across the road from a perfectly good Budgens. It’s half a mile from a Tesco superstore, and another mile away from the next one in the same direction. We’re slowly but inevitably giving ourselves no choice whatsoever.