Just out of interest which company's cashpoint is this? Outside Warringtom Morrisons we have HSBC, Lloyds TSB and Abbey.dvboy wrote:I've changed my mind on Morrisons, purely because the cashpoint in the one near my work does £5 notes
Yes, seems to be a similar story all over the place. It is the Morrisons way of doing things, but Safeway's customers are traditionally different - hence it won't work... Particularly a problem in a place where there's just one supermarket when what you'd got used to changes - and there's no alternative.James Martin wrote:Well I went to my Safeway with mum today, and she couldn't find ANYTHING she wanted. And what she could find was of a poor quality or not what she wanted. The store has tons of empty spaces, stuff randomly missing and boxes all over the place.
It is also chock full of tacky-looking promotions hanging from the ceiling. In addition, there are HUMONGOUS "Enjoy the change" ads left right and centre and over every checkout.
It's become a really good-quality store into a mish-mash of, well, I don't know what! They're even selling suitcases, stationery and duvets... IN THE ENTERTAINMENT SECTION!
Another case of "Morrisons killed my local Safeway" methinks. My mother says she's never shopping there again - she shopped there since 1992, but it would seem never again.
The local Somerfield continues to have upturns in takings and custom...
Store rebranding boosts Morrisons
Shares in supermarket group Morrisons have jumped 15% after investors cheered
new sales figures for former Safeway stores now rebranded under its own name.
Morrisons, which took over Safeway in March, said recent trading had
shown sales at the revamped stores were up 13% on a year ago.
The Safeway brand name should now completely disappear by the end of 2005.
Retail analyst Robert Clark said one problem facing Morrisons was that traditional Safeway
customers were not impressed with Morrisons more "brutal and simplistic" products.
"Safeway has always been slightly upmarket and has different customers than Morrisons.
Go here for the full BBC News Online article . . ."This is the big challenge for Morrisons - how to please two different sets of shoppers."
Simple, bring back Safeway.BBC News Online article wrote:"This is the big challenge for Morrisons - how to please two different sets of shoppers."
Very true, the problem is that Morrisons and Safeway aren't the same, by getting rid of Safeway and replacing it with Morrisons you are getting rid of a supermarket culture and replacing it with something new and as the report says 'brutal', which is very true. Safeway has a reputation for being one of the big supermarkets that are aimed for people more of a higher class, where as Morrisons attracts to the lowest common denominator. Morrisons is good at running their own stores, people know what they are getting. I don't see any reason why they want to kill off Safeway, granted the company wishes to expand into Southern England and further into Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, but they're getting rid of a great brand name is just suicide for Morrisons. It is very downmarket compared to Safeway.Blob from TVForum wrote:Safeway was so much better
Morrisons is like going back to the 60's :roll:
