> > 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 speci
On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:52:20 -, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> > 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
>>
Sound good: burger against burger ;-)
a vegetarian's joke
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appears to be a fine camera
for the price, because it does not fit into my overall plans for world
domination.
Tom C.
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> >
> > 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
tha
"Weren't/Wasn't sure" is a far cry from "predicting Pentax's demise".
Tom C.
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On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:14:14 -, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> People like Tom C were predicting Pentax's demise a couple of years ago.
>> It hasn't happened. On the contrary, Pentax have just released a great
>> camera which, apart from not being full-frame and not having an aperture
>
>People like Tom C were predicting Pentax's demise a couple of years ago.
>It hasn't happened. On the contrary, Pentax have just released a great
>camera which, apart from not being full-frame and not having an aperture
>simulator, surpasses everybody's hopes at a price below everybody's
>expect
>
> From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2006/11/22 Wed PM 01:57:20 GMT
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>
> On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:57:47 -, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote
On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:57:47 -, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
>>
>> From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> People like Tom C were predicting Pentax's demise a couple of years ago.
>> It hasn't happened. On the contrary, Pentax have just released a great
>> camera which, apart
> mike wilson wrote:
> What elsewhere, though? The only answer I can see is that manufacturers
> sell their own low-turnover goods from dedicated websites or through
> online auction houses.
Selling them direct suits me.
Malcolm
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> Or not.
Yes, absolutely!
John Whittingham
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> > From: "John Whit
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From: "John Forbes"
Subject: Re: Camera stores revisited.
>
> If people want specialist shops, specialist shops will survive. And
> if
> the big stores start charging too much, an opportunity will be created
> for
> smaller shops.
W
>
> From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> People like Tom C were predicting Pentax's demise a couple of years ago.
> It hasn't happened. On the contrary, Pentax have just released a great
> camera which, apart from not being full-frame and not having an aperture
> simulator, surpasses
>
> From: "Malcolm Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2006/11/22 Wed AM 11:16:57 GMT
> To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'"
> Subject: RE: Camera stores revisited.
>
> > mike wilson wrote:
>
> > The big, comparitively unseen di
>
> From: "John Whittingham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2006/11/22 Wed AM 10:41:53 GMT
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
> Subject: Re: Camera stores revisited.
>
> > So many small stores have to face massive competition from internet
> > giants, op
On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:41:53 -, John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>> So many small stores have to face massive competition from internet
>> giants, operating from warehouses but I wonder in the UK if the
>> biggest threat is now from supermarkets.
>>
>> A couple of months ago I vis
> John Whittingham wrote:
> 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.
One bus company here in the UK famously used to run a service just a few
mins ahead of a rival company at half the price or
> mike wilson wrote:
> The big, comparitively unseen disadvantage to this the reduction in
> choice. Box stores will only sell that merchandise that makes the most
> profit in the niche. Locally, two breweries have closed in the last five
> years because they were not making enough profit for th
> So many small stores have to face massive competition from internet
> giants, operating from warehouses but I wonder in the UK if the
> biggest threat is now from supermarkets.
>
> A couple of months ago I visited the Tesco store in Purley, Surrey
> and was stunned at the two floor configurat
>
> From: "Malcolm Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2006/11/22 Wed AM 09:40:21 GMT
> To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'"
> Subject: Camera stores revisited.
>
> So many small stores have to face massive competition from internet giants,
So many small stores have to face massive competition from internet giants,
operating from warehouses but I wonder in the UK if the biggest threat is
now from supermarkets.
A couple of months ago I visited the Tesco store in Purley, Surrey and was
stunned at the two floor configuration with escala
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