ABCDiamond

Who eats the stuffing ?

BadgeIsBack

The argument will always run...

nicky1969

Sorry, but which Target are you shopping at, let me know asap,

swans

I didn't read the rest of the thread,no doubt it will be the same nonsense as usual.AsI have said before I don't know why you bother.People see what they want to see,reality is not high on the list of things to see.


To further expand on your reasonable market share post,to analyse any company you need the brains of a 10 yr old.

Woolworths has 24 million customers per week.The average profit is $1.50 per customer,thus 24(mill) x 1.5 x 52.Simplified 36 x 52. A 10 yr old can solve that,an adult cannot.They see what they want to see.

They will keep fooling themselves that workers are lining up for less wages,suppliers are lining up to take less money for their product,corporate bond markets and banks are so keen to lend to every other company at lower interest rates than woolies or wesfarmers.

The head honchos of these companies are so keen to operate on less than $1.50 per customer, per week , profit.Shareholders are so angry because they want a very low return on their investment,it breaks their hearts to get a reasonable return.

And so on

Geordie down under

swans

Still the same nonsense I see.
Prime need is, income ,population density,proximity to further expansion and infrastructure.

Tesco operate in Europe ,Asia and the US.Would reality be that those areas have all of those things.Would reality be that Oz only has one of them,income.

Why would they come to OZ?

To see reality you look through the round window,not the pinhole.

As for competition nonsense I will ask the same question again,nobody will be able to answer it.

Tesco annual report gives a gross profit margin of 6.2% for the UK.Woolworths operate on around 5.6% in OZ.

Is 6.2% more than 5.6%,difficult one isn't it.

SAme question as before, the intense cut throat competition in the UK produces Tesco,the total lack of competition in OZ produces woolworths.Can you explain how Tesco operate on higher margins?

To quote a 6 BC greek philosopher (whose name I forget)

It isn't ignorance that causes the stupidity of the human race,it is the delusion of knowledge.Human nature hasn't changed over the last 2000 yrs has it,it isn't going to change over the next 2000 yrs either.

Geordie downunder

Gems

Same here, I look on next online hoping they are coming to Australia.
My Target in WA has none of the the clothes from last season or this season.

Also even in Tesco came to Australia it would not be the same as the one in the UK. I lived in another country before coming here and the Tesco was a large store but filled with local products. So even if it came to Aus you may not see your favourite foods or items from back home.

Gems

expatasia

Tell me about it, my local TescoExpress has about a dozen items (max) from back home - things like tinned salmon (go figure), muesli, tea bags & digestive biscuits - the rest of the stuff on sale is typical Japanese fare.

moneypenny20

I think (not sure really) I can understand that some people want Tesco's here because they think it will bring prices down (don't go along with that myself) but they don't really believe they'll get the same pre packaged processed ready meal rubbish do they? Nah, really????

Buzzy--Bee

Do you think it's a need for familiarity to decrease homesickness by making Australia a little bit more like the UK?

BB

moneypenny20

I think so. Can't think of any other reason, not that makes sense to me anyway However as someone else said, the chances of it being anything like the shop in the UK is unlikely imo.

sonlymewalter

or it will be that expensive due to bringing in stuff that only poms will eat, then the prices will go up and eveyone will whinge about the prices and how it was cheaper in good old blighty

and then the threads start up again

can't wait

Gert Muller

I wouldn't want any UK supermarkets to come to Oz either because then it would be just like Coles or Woolies. I personally am not that keen on Tesco and prefer Sainsburys but I think all people are saying on this thread is that they miss the UK supermarkets and I don't think it is all that hard to understand. I completely get it and so do a lot of the Brits that I know. It's not about wanting Oz to be like the UK, its just something that people miss. And there is a lot more to the UK supermarkets than pre packaged meals...

PommyT

I agree with the fact that Australia's supermarket's dont offer the same quality or pricing as UK supermarket's, I miss Asda, Tesco etc and the convenience of the store's and that they have so much option in them.

Also I miss the small store's like home bargains, jack fultons and farmfoods especialy for a young person these were easy store's to go to for good but cheap food as an option when your budget is low.

I find the clothes here really bad, everyone wears the same thing as you as there isn't much option unless you have alot of money and can shop at expensive place's at least in england when you buy a shirt or jeans your not going to walk 2mins down the town centre and see someone wearing the same thing and know exactly where they went to get it.

kips

I agree. I have lived in Australia for 7 years and been back to the UK every couple of years to visit family. The supermarkets in the UK, whether Tesco, Sainsburys or Asda, are years ahead of the supermarkets here. Coles and Woolworths don't even come close. I found most of the things in the UK are not only cheaper but better quality than the crap you get here. The kids clothes in particular in Tesco and Asda are brilliant. And there's a lot more choice in the food sections if you are vegetarian. I despair at the lack of choice, high prices and poor quality of the products in supermarkets here. Fruit, veg, milk and decent bread is way more expensive here. The only good thing is we cook a lot of our meals from scratch a lot more than we did in the UK as most processed products here are very high in either fat, sugar or salt and in some cases all three and don't even get me started on additives, artificial colours and preservatives used.

Budawang

Aldi decided to take the Australian market seriously and are doing really well. I love shoping there because it's cheap (30% less than the duopoly), easy to find what you want and quick. It Canberra they also sell cheap beer and wine