> > > > I note that the new K10D is stocked by Tesco..... > > > Soon they'll put all the small local firms out of busines and > then they can > charge what they want and you'll have no alternative but to buy. > > John >
Yes, and no. On balance I think the large supermarkets do more harm than good, but they don't always obliterate the small competition. Look at your neighbourhood, Chiswick, for example. There is a big, busy Sainsbury right off the High Road, but an enormous number of small specialist & niche shops around it and on Turnham Green Terrace which appear to be thriving. Near me there are several 'retail parks' sucking people in from all over, but we also have small specialist delis, organic butchers, a farmer's, even specialist electrical retailers which you wouldn't think would stand a chance, and an independent (but crap) camera shop. And the good burgers of Blackheath have resisted for years allowing a McDonalds to sully their lovely village street... At the risk of sounding elitist, where the middle classes have established a toehold you will often find chi-chi little shops sprouting like mung beans. Regards Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
