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All this supermarket chat being reignited got me thinking - I used to live near a supermarket that started as a Safeway, became a Morrisons, then changed to a Somerfield, and now it’s a Sainsbury’s. Anyone else know of a supermarket going through so many different guises?

Looked at some other Tesco Prunella Scales adverts, and suprised just how many were filmed in stores with older decor- like with the old cream and red stripes around the perimiter, signs in the typewriter font and one even has the old 70s and 80s sign on the outside prominently displayed in the background! While there were stores like that around even into the 2010s, I'm suprised they'd want them appearing in their adverts.

And related in a way, Sainsury's had John Cleese doing their adverts for a while in the late 90s- which supposedly actually had the effect of making sales drop! During that era where they were bizarrely using two different logos (both of which are in this advert)

all new Phil wrote: Tue 28 Oct, 2025 18.35 All this supermarket chat being reignited got me thinking - I used to live near a supermarket that started as a Safeway, became a Morrisons, then changed to a Somerfield, and now it’s a Sainsbury’s. Anyone else know of a supermarket going through so many different guises?

One near me that's been a Safeway, Aldi and now an M&S.

james2001 wrote: Tue 28 Oct, 2025 20.49 Looked at some other Tesco Prunella Scales adverts, and suprised just how many were filmed in stores with older decor- like with the old cream and red stripes around the perimiter, signs in the typewriter font and one even has the old 70s and 80s sign on the outside prominently displayed in the background! While there were stores like that around even into the 2010s, I'm suprised they'd want them appearing in their adverts.

And related in a way, Sainsury's had John Cleese doing their adverts for a while in the late 90s- which supposedly actually had the effect of making sales drop! During that era where they were bizarrely using two different logos (both of which are in this advert)

Well, they are strange adverts to be fair. I'm not surprised it put some people off shopping there. I don't think it's particularly to do with Cleese though, just the concept. His run of Schweppes ads were pretty good.

all new Phil wrote: Tue 28 Oct, 2025 18.35 All this supermarket chat being reignited got me thinking - I used to live near a supermarket that started as a Safeway, became a Morrisons, then changed to a Somerfield, and now it’s a Sainsbury’s. Anyone else know of a supermarket going through so many different guises?

South Norwood has been Safeway, Somerfield, Co-op and now is an Aldi. (Not sure whether it was branded as Morrisons between Safeway and Somerfield.)

Oakwood (Leeds) was Safeway, Somerfield, Co-op, Netto and is now a Home Bargains.

Philip wrote: Sun 26 Oct, 2025 15.16 Asda Aintree has a first floor with travelators which is the whole clothes section I think.

Tesco Extra Southport has a first floor with escalators and it’s the cafe and toilets.

By contrast, Tesco Extra Prescot got rid of its first floor, with the travelator now also removed. I say removed, its still technically there

all new Phil wrote: Tue 28 Oct, 2025 18.35 All this supermarket chat being reignited got me thinking - I used to live near a supermarket that started as a Safeway, became a Morrisons, then changed to a Somerfield, and now it’s a Sainsbury’s. Anyone else know of a supermarket going through so many different guises?

There must a few Safeway's which will have a list of stores before they got there. Unsure whether Whitehouse Farm in Stockton ever got Morrisons but that was

Hinton's - Presto - Safeway - (Morrisons?) - Sainsbury's

Ironic because the big Tesco around the corner was

Co-op - Sainsburys Savacentre - Tesco

If you had an ASDA, you've pretty much got a full sweep between the two.

Back in the 90s there was a Tesco Metro on London's Oxford Street from what I remember was on two floors with escalators to the basement.

all new Phil wrote: Tue 28 Oct, 2025 18.35 All this supermarket chat being reignited got me thinking - I used to live near a supermarket that started as a Safeway, became a Morrisons, then changed to a Somerfield, and now it’s a Sainsbury’s. Anyone else know of a supermarket going through so many different guises?

Somewhere in the preceding 200 pages, I've almost certainly mentioned the time in 2005 where the Safeway "City Store" in Glasgow's Byres Road was about to become a Somerfield, and I bought Safeway, Morrisons and Somerfield own-brand goods in the same transaction.

I believe it started life as a Presto, and is now a Waitrose [and Partners].

Not the number of changes, but the type here.

Edinburgh's Morningside area has always been quite affluent but it was illustrated quite neatly by the Safeway becoming a Waitrose and then the Iceland becoming a M&S Simply Food (now M&S Foodhall).

scottishtv wrote: Tue 04 Nov, 2025 18.09 Not the number of changes, but the type here.

Edinburgh's Morningside area has always been quite affluent but it was illustrated quite neatly by the Safeway becoming a Waitrose and then the Iceland becoming a M&S Simply Food (now M&S Foodhall).

East Dulwich (affluent part of London) also had an Iceland converted to a M&S Food Hall.

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