The Unofficial Sainsbury's Thread

[bilky asko]

It's odd how certain things goes viral while others don't.

TECCO Express in Salford (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.48362 ... 6656?hl=en) has been aping Tesco Express for years...

Perhaps because it's nowhere near as good an imitation.

[Nick Harvey]

For many years we had a shop called 'Arrods in Trowbridge. Same font, same gold on green, same everything, except an apostrophe instead of the H.

Not sure why it finally closed, whether it was pressure from the original.

[Andrew]

An interview with the shop owners who are based in Aylesbury.

http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/more- ... -1-7226391

Love the obviously fake reasons they've explained for how the similar signage came about.

[Alexia]

An interview with the shop owners who are based in Aylesbury.

http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/more- ... -1-7226391

Love the obviously fake reasons they've explained for how the similar signage came about.

That's a bit prejudicial isn't it?

[thegeek]

The voiceovers in the current Sainsbury's adverts... it's not Jarvis Cocker, is it?

[Philip]

Judge for yourself:

[Whataday]

Yes it is Jarvis Cocker, and he has been doing them since at least September last year:

[thegeek]

I've seen plenty of the ITV Drama breakbumpers - just didn't want to believe that Jarvis was taking the corporate shilling!

[james2001]

It's as rock & roll as Johnny Rotten advertising butter a few years back!

[Martin Phillp]

The board of Home Retail Group have approved the sale of Argos to Sainsbury's. Up to 200 stores will close.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35941233

[WillPS]

The board of Home Retail Group have approved the sale of Argos to Sainsbury's. Up to 200 stores will close.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35941233

Close as Argos branches anyway. I think a good number have a future as Sainsburys Local branches.