The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread

[AndrewPSSP]

Why not just cut the music licences as well - I don't think there's a single person that's ever went endless Slade over the tannoy gets me in the festive mood. Can't imagine how much this costs per store.

I've noticed my local stores playing any music.. must be lucky (or not!).

It's radio silence from the speakers aside from promotion trails every ten minutes or so -- except at Christmas; I only noticed because the Sainsbury's had Christmas music whilst my own store kept going with the previous playlist.

[james2001]

Why not just cut the music licences as well - I don't think there's a single person that's ever went endless Slade over the tannoy gets me in the festive mood. Can't imagine how much this costs per store.

Cutting the music licences clearly didn't work for Asda seeing as it was months of complaints followed by going back to licenced music. Unless you mean just having silence, but then people might not like that either.

[thegeek]

I noticed when I was last in that they've still got presenters on Asda Radio - I wonder if that was the case when they were doing the AI dross and if they ever referred to the songs.

Looking at the presenters listed on their website, their morning turn also co-presents the breakfast show on Hits Staffordshire, so I think it's safe to say it's all voicetracked.

(Years ago I'm sure I heard Robin Galloway's voice one morning on Asda FM in a store in Glasgow - suggesting that they've been voicetracking for years, but also that they might even have had regional opts)

[Jacket]

I noticed on my recent trip to Asda the other day that there was a load of new POS featuring the older 'Rollback' logo with the big smiley face which they apparently phased out a few years ago but it seems is back again.

I noticed that too... I thought Rollback was a Walmart thing they were losing the rights to?

They must've come to some arrangement - they're apparently going big on it!

[james2001]

That photo looks like the Milton of Cragie store in Dundee as well, very near where my boyfriend lives. Been in there loads of times!

And yes, from what I've read, Asda Radio did have DJs during the royalty free era, don't think they referred to the songs though. Not that I've heard them refer to them since proper music came back either. Some people did manage to work out what many of the songs were though and made a spotify playlist:


Anyone else remember the days they always played Let's Get Ready To Rhumble at 4PM?

[thegeek]

(Years ago I'm sure I heard Robin Galloway's voice one morning on Asda FM in a store in Glasgow - suggesting that they've been voicetracking for years, but also that they might even have had regional opts)

Had a wee look into this, and he mentions it on an old episode of his podcast:


Apparently he never mentioned his name on air (or the special offers). He also appeared on Topps FM.

[JetixFann450]

I noticed on my recent trip to Asda the other day that there was a load of new POS featuring the older 'Rollback' logo with the big smiley face which they apparently phased out a few years ago but it seems is back again.

I noticed that too... I thought Rollback was a Walmart thing they were losing the rights to?

They must've come to some arrangement - they're apparently going big on it!

They also appear to have revived the original "Rollback" music to one of their latest ASDA ads on TV. Oh, and the pocket slapping is still there too.