General Discussion
shopping in Dawlish
Why are people worried about having a decent supermarket in Dawlish. How will it affect the local shops. If I want to buy clothes household items decent priced food I have to go to Teignmouth Exeter or Newton.
Everyone I know who used to shop in Sommerfields now go to Tesco or Asda because of choice and price and they still go down town for odds and ends
Couldn't agree with you more, although a lot of people that do the same would hypocritically disagree.
Perhaps if there were to be a bigger supermarket nearer to Dawlish then those people who presently use the shops in the town (butcher, bakers, greengrocer, florists, 3 x convenience stores, 2 x chemists, newsagents, delicatessens etc)* might cease to do so and choose to use the supermarket instead. Hence, those shops that I've just mentioned above would lose trade and possibly close.
Also, I think that a lot of the holiday makers would also use the supermarket. Thus the money that comes into the local economy every holiday season might just end up going out via the profits made by Mr Tesco or Mr Sainsbury.
*and those are just the shops in The Strand, Queen Street and Brunswick Place. What about those in Old Town?
What about all the other shops that have opened and closed in recent years?
What was the cause? It certainly wasn't the result of having a supermarket.
As I said before everyone I know including myself shop at Tesco etc and shop in Dawlish as well I go to Teignmouth to the greengrocer butchers and chemists as they are not part of a chain.
Newton has 2 big supermarkets and the town thrives people in Dawlish seem to not want change or progress.
I never heard one complaint when Bet Fred arrived did Dawlish really need another betting shop
Can i just point out the Newsagent closed just a couple of days after i paid 2 months money up front for my advert to be placed in there.......and people are moaning about Tescos being greedy, they didnt even have the decency to tell us, just took the money!!!!!
Is a known fact people never do shop on their doorstep, so unless the shop is used by the holiday people there is no point in being there in the first place.
I do know all fund raising people knock on the door of every small shop for a raffle prize and expect one even if the shop is not used by locals. I hope Mr Tesco gives prizes out.
