An end to supermarkets' sweep
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1509585,00.html
What has Tesco to fear from farmers' markets - and how do aircraft
parts come into it? Even the retail giants should learn from others'
mistakes, writes Simon Caulkin
Sunday June 19, 2005
The Observer
Britain, according to Napoleon, is a nation of shopkeepers, but are we
falling out of love with our most prominent shops? The supermarket
chains have been getting a bad press recently. A report by the New
Economics Foundation has accused them (among others) of turning
Britain's high streets into clones. Consumers are starting to notice
the lack of local produce and the disappearance of small local shops.
Simon Caulkin
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/dcf229f8e53bc28c
http://snipurl.com/c867
Tesco
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/d6a94f9bbb4515b9
A Blueprint for the Future
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/59c28cd6dfe6f60f
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