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WillPS wrote:I can't believe people still use cash tbh. What's the point?

I actually find self service tills a useful way to get rid of cash I've accumulated from elsewhere (change from bars, taxis, small purchases in newsagents etc). If you're only buying a sandwich and a drink it's a good place to dump change, and even if it doesn't make the full amount you can pay the balance by card without annoying a cashier.

Critique wrote:I was in my town centre Sainsbury's the other day (which is inexplicably not a local or a central store, but a full blown Sainsbury's situated next to Wilko)

I don't think Sainsbury's Central is a format anymore is it? It's either Sainsbury's Local or just Sainsbury's.

Whataday wrote:

Critique wrote:I was in my town centre Sainsbury's the other day (which is inexplicably not a local or a central store, but a full blown Sainsbury's situated next to Wilko)

I don't think Sainsbury's Central is a format anymore is it? It's either Sainsbury's Local or just Sainsbury's.

They still exist, although they are being converted gradually - mostly to the main store format.

WillPS wrote:

Whataday wrote:

Critique wrote:I was in my town centre Sainsbury's the other day (which is inexplicably not a local or a central store, but a full blown Sainsbury's situated next to Wilko)

I don't think Sainsbury's Central is a format anymore is it? It's either Sainsbury's Local or just Sainsbury's.

They still exist, although they are being converted gradually - mostly to the main store format.

Yes I'm aware they don't create stores with the Central format anymore, but some do still exist until they're converted over - I'm sure I read on a Sainsbury's advert somewhere the offer excluded 'Local and Central' stores. I was just making the distinction that the store in question was never a Central format store.

Not uncommon in any case. Sainsburys in Derby's Eagle/Westfield/Intu centre has always been just a Sainsburys. There's another in a town somewhere (I want to say Wolverhampton but I'm not certain) which is built in a former church which always has been.

Worth remembering the Central brand rollout was relatively shortlived - it started in 1998 and by 2009 Central stores were losing their 'Central' designation. Incidentally what I think was the first Tesco Metro, in Victoria Centre Nottingham has just lost its 'Metro' designation despite the store itself remaining exactly the same. I presume it's considered too large for the Metro estate by current standards.

I always find the Tesco Superstore with actual "Superstore" branding in Liverpool One baffling.

Don't Asda have oddly branded Asda Wal-Mart Superstores?

thegeek wrote:I think the new card machines at Tesco are less fussy about when you present a card - in fact, am I right in saying that you can tap a contactless card without having to press the card button?

Turns out I'm wrong - you do indeed need to press the button for contactless cards before presenting a contactless card.

Asda Walmart Supercentres. The one near me has an odd "Disney" area, taking over the area previously dedicated to a couple of aisles, unlike anything I've seen anywhere else... Seems an odd choice for a relatively premium brand. There's not even a dedicated POS.

tillyoshea wrote:Asda Walmart Supercentres. The one near me has an odd "Disney" area, taking over the area previously dedicated to a couple of aisles, unlike anything I've seen anywhere else... Seems an odd choice for a relatively premium brand. There's not even a dedicated POS.

Yes there are a handful of these Cardiff, Grimsby, Milton Keynes & Trafford Park I believe. Basically a Disney store dropped into the middle of an Asda.

Philip wrote:Don't Asda have oddly branded Asda Wal-Mart Superstores?

Those are "Supercentres".

In Asda's world:
Supermarkets are the ex-Netto convenience/discounter challenge offering
Superstores are 'normal' largeish Asdas with a George
Supercentres are hypermarkets with extended George and Home ranges. For a bit these were selectively co-branded, and most which received it still have it (Asda West Bridgford is an example of a *massive* supercentre which for some reason never got the Wal-mart label beyond "part of the Wal*Mart family").