Originally Posted by neill (Post 6502931)

Thing is, like Tesco in the US, they would have to cater to local tastes and supply chain to really make it work here. I can't see them shipping goods over from M&S UK to make an entire store. We would end up with a small 'UK imports' section within the store at grossly inflated prices. Forget those ready meals. IGA in Quebec already did a 'UK section' in some of their grocery stores, i don't know how long it lasted or if it still exists.

They would be a pale imitation of the UK stores.

Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 6502947)

Would they ship it from the UK? I was of the impression that M&S doesn't make any of the stuff it sells. Heinz, Coke and Marlboro are all brands I can think of that are made local to the market where they're sold.

If my local IGA has a UK section, it must be bloody well hidden.

Originally Posted by neill (Post 6502931)

Thing is, like Tesco in the US, they would have to cater to local tastes and supply chain to really make it work here. I can't see them shipping goods over from M&S UK to make an entire store. We would end up with a small 'UK imports' section within the store at grossly inflated prices. Forget those ready meals. IGA in Quebec already did a 'UK section' in some of their grocery stores, i don't know how long it lasted or if it still exists.

They would be a pale imitation of the UK stores.

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6502958)

I dunno about Coke and Heinz but Euro-Marlboro are horrible.

Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 6502947)

Would they ship it from the UK? I was of the impression that M&S doesn't make any of the stuff it sells. Heinz, Coke and Marlboro are all brands I can think of that are made local to the market where they're sold.

If my local IGA has a UK section, it must be bloody well hidden.

Originally Posted by clynnog (Post 6503099)

At Loblaws and Real Canadian Super Store the UK section contains curry sauce, rice pudding, branston pickles, malt vinegar, marrowfat peas (or whatever they are called), Ribena, Vimto, Tizer, dandelion/burdock etc etc all at inflated prices. In Bells Corners there is a Scottish and Irish store which sells the following http://www.scottishandirishstore.com/N_foods.htm all at pretty high prices as well.

Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 6503136)

You forget that I live on the dark side. I can find many types of couscous at my local IGA, along with every fondue sauce known to man. Decent risotto rice is hard to find. Hell, cans of chilli are hard to find.

Originally Posted by SarahBC (Post 6503356)

Boots also made a similar foray into Canada (and a few other countries).

They pulled out a few years ago.

Even Powell River BC had a Boots (and briefly had 2 stores).

Sarah