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Esteban Posted Mon 16 Jul, 2007 8:34 PM |
AbsolutPurple wrote: do ppl really buy books at the supermarket ?
Yeah.
People still buy music too, apparently. Can't say I've paid for an album in 3 years but there you go.
*waits to be smited by the entire board* ;-) |
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deepi Posted Mon 16 Jul, 2007 8:36 PM |
Esteban wrote: AbsolutPurple wrote: do ppl really buy books at the supermarket ?
Yeah.
People still buy music too, apparently. Can't say I've paid for an album in 3 years but there you go.
*waits to be smited by the entire board* ;-)
*gives you hi-five for honesty* =D |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Mon 16 Jul, 2007 8:38 PM |
what about the pleasure of scouring bookshops, meet sales ppl, speak with them, go through books...??
it's the same as buying perfume at say, Sephora...it's always crowded and i find no pleasure of out buying in such an environment |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Mon 16 Jul, 2007 8:38 PM |
Esteban wrote: AbsolutPurple wrote: do ppl really buy books at the supermarket ?
Yeah.
People still buy music too, apparently. Can't say I've paid for an album in 3 years but there you go.
*waits to be smited by the entire board* ;-)
ring police forces asap ! |
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Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) Posted Mon 16 Jul, 2007 8:42 PM |
| We live in a capitalist world people. If Tesco are giving people what they want , then they will win. Its up to the others to compete, simple as that. |
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Esteban Posted Mon 16 Jul, 2007 8:42 PM |
I have a philosophy which says I'd rather spend money on gigs rather than CD's.
If I bought every CD I'd ever downloaded I'd have been bankrupt several times over. |
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deepi Posted Mon 16 Jul, 2007 8:43 PM |
AbsolutPurple wrote: what about the pleasure of scouring bookshops, meet sales ppl, speak with them, go through books...??
it's the same as buying perfume at say, Sephora...it's always crowded and i find no pleasure of out buying in such an environment
don't get me wrong, i love going to bookshops and looking through the books and speaking to ppl about it, but when you know what you want you can alway check the supermarket while buying your loaf of bread =D |
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Esteban Posted Mon 16 Jul, 2007 8:44 PM |
Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote: We live in a capitalist world people. If Tesco are giving people what they want , then they will win. Its up to the others to compete, simple as that.
Yeah, but no-one will ever compete by imitation, retailers need to focus on Tesco's weakness, which in the context of entertainment and books is width and depth of range of product.
And having people there to talk about books/cd's/films with people. |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Mon 16 Jul, 2007 8:47 PM |
Esteban wrote: Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote: We live in a capitalist world people. If Tesco are giving people what they want , then they will win. Its up to the others to compete, simple as that.
Yeah, but no-one will ever compete by imitation, retailers need to focus in Tesco's weakness, which in th context of entertainment and books is width and depth of range of product.
SWOT analysis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swot_analysis |
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Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) Posted Mon 16 Jul, 2007 8:48 PM |
| That was my point. Its up to rivals to look at Tescos business model and decide how they could take hold of the areas Tescos are weakest at providing. |
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Esteban Posted Mon 16 Jul, 2007 8:50 PM |
AbsolutPurple wrote: Esteban wrote: Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote: We live in a capitalist world people. If Tesco are giving people what they want , then they will win. Its up to the others to compete, simple as that.
Yeah, but no-one will ever compete by imitation, retailers need to focus in Tesco's weakness, which in th context of entertainment and books is width and depth of range of product.
SWOT analysis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swot_analysis
Haha, I've had to do one of those for my last 2 job interviews, I'm practically a grand master at SWOT. |
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Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) Posted Mon 16 Jul, 2007 8:52 PM |
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SWOT analysis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swot_analysis [/quote]
Haha, I've had to do one of those for my last 2 job interviews, I'm practically a grand master at SWOT. [/quote]
Great iam now getting MBA Flash backs LOL |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Mon 16 Jul, 2007 8:55 PM |
Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote: That was my point. Its up to rivals to look at Tescos business model and decide how they could take hold of the areas Tescos are weakest at providing.
This is precisely what Tesco and the likes did when they started their "cultural" businesses.
Bookshops can be intimidating for ppl, the fear of being "looked down"....amongst other things...this created an opportunity for these bigs chains.
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AbsolutPurple Posted Mon 16 Jul, 2007 8:58 PM |
Esteban wrote: AbsolutPurple wrote: Esteban wrote: Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) wrote: We live in a capitalist world people. If Tesco are giving people what they want , then they will win. Its up to the others to compete, simple as that.
Yeah, but no-one will ever compete by imitation, retailers need to focus in Tesco's weakness, which in th context of entertainment and books is width and depth of range of product.
SWOT analysis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swot_analysis
Haha, I've had to do one of those for my last 2 job interviews, I'm practically a grand master at SWOT.
haha ! good for you !
here's a good link : http://www.12manage.com
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