Ok - conceded.

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On 19 Jan 2012, at 15:42, "Mark Humphries" <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> It was my first port of call when it came to pick 'n' mix.  Great range,
> decent prices!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Murray [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: 19 January 2012 15:06
> To: Mark Humphries
> Cc: Chris Briggs; <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [LU] Leedslist Digest, Vol 19, Issue 50
> 
> My point was (and remains) that it was not your first port of call for any
> of the stuff it sold. It didn't know what sort of business it was. Big
> contributing factor to it ultimately failing. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 19 Jan 2012, at 14:46, "Mark Humphries" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> 
>> Ian, you really ought to stop coming out with ridiculous rubbish when 
>> trying vainly to prop up your arguments.
>> 
>> How on earth is the lottery better or worse than anywhere else?  
>> 
>> And woollies was famous for its pick'n'mix.  It was the go-to shop for
> that!
>> 
>> The reason it went tits up is because it went downmarket, angling for 
>> the cheap and cheerful, and the poundshops came along and did it better.
>> 
>> Nothing to do with diversifying.. unless you are going to tell us all 
>> what core business it had which it neglected?
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] 
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ian Murray
>> Sent: 19 January 2012 13:25
>> To: Chris Briggs
>> Cc: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [LU] Leedslist Digest, Vol 19, Issue 50
>> 
>> Maybe bad example, but I disagree with you entirely. Woolworths was 
>> diverse
>> - what did it sell:-
>> 
>> Clothes - better in MnS
>> Music - better in HMV
>> Lottery - better at any newsagent
>> Sweets - see lottery
>> Tools - better in homebase
>> Plants - better in blood b n q
>> Kitchen equipment - Argos
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
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