General Discussion
@wondering 1. Do you think for one moment that Sainsbury's won't put on a bus service, probably a free one, so that those without cars can get to their new store? 2. Possibly those who live the western side of Dawlish may still go into the town to do their 'top-up' shopping but those who live Exeter Road end/the Warren &Starcross will more than likely use the new supermarket for their "top-up" ...
The shoppers of Starcross, Dawlish and surrounding areas may well benefit from this new store yes, but not the local independent shops, quite the opposite in fact. Money to be made eh? By whom? Sainsbury's? Let's hope Lloyd Maunder and Stokes survive 'cos if they don''t you won't be buying your meat and veg from them will you?
@bootstrap bill you left out 1. 4 (or is it 5?) estate agents 2. 3 florists (one in Brook Street, one on Brunswick, one on The Strand) 3. Depends on your definition of a supermarket but as well as Co-op there is also Costcutters and The One Stop Shop (is that what it's called?) 4. A greengrocers 5. A shoe shop 6.3 bakeries 7. Several newsagents in the town - (and don't forget Exeter Road) ...
@wondering "what other shop in the strand is worried". Well, my honest answer is I don't know as I haven't asked any of them. However, if I were, say, a florist, a baker, a butcher, a greengrocer, a garden shop owner, a toy shop owner, a card shop owner, or a souvenir shop owner for example, I think I might well be worried that my takings would fall once the supermarket opens as no doubt the ...
Whether Tesco at Lady's Mile or Sainsbury's at Shutterton Bridge the effect on the local independent shops would have been exactly the same - negative. I understand that in Teignmouth, Morrison's are likely to build an even larger supermarket than the Sainsbury one at Shutterton Bridge.
As I understand the situation, whether or not Dawlish needs a new supermarket was something that was established some years back via a survery commissioned by Teignbridge District Council. Now, whether or not the methodology used in that survey was water-tight might be a subject of debate but nontheless it gave TDC the answer I strongly suspect it was looking for. Perhaps at that time it was ...
Whilst having no time whatsoever for bankers continuing to have their HUGE bonuses especially when many others will be losing jobs and homes this year, I have to say that had the banks not been bailed out then the resulting banking collapse wouldn't bear thinking about. I think that whoever was in government at that time would have needed to have bailed out the banks, what I object to is that ...
Another example of how we are all in it together - NOT! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/8248374/RBS-chief-Stephen-Hester-awarded-a-2.5m-bonus.html
@EmJarvo Please note the correct spelling of my name ( it ends with an 'e'). I shall respond to whatever threads I wish to. I do not work for anyone. I am perfectly entitled to put my twopennyworth in whenever, wherever and on whatever I want as indeed I am about to do now by starting another thread about bankers' bonuses.
We aren't talking about the opening of a new, small independent shop are we. We are talking about the building of a new, large supermarket about which there has been a lot of controversy, so actually I think the local papers would report on it if they could get confirmation from Sainsbury's that the comments made at the opening of this thread are true.
