tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post4651641491235701815..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: Too few people using The People's Supermarket it seems!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-54623669149131171122012-02-24T20:06:33.348+00:002012-02-24T20:06:33.348+00:00This is a shame; I had hoped it would be a success...This is a shame; I had hoped it would be a success but you're quite right to say that if you don't make enough money, you will inevitably go under, regardless of your fine intentions. I don't like supermarkets and try not to use them but the alternative has to be independent businesses who can compete on quality and service, even if this means they will have a largely middle-class clientele. Where I live, we have a Waitrose at the end of the road and a Tesco Express halfway up, but we still have an independent butcher, two bakeries, a deli, a greengrocer and (a bit further away) a fishmonger. All are doing well.<br /><br />Just one random observation; in England, independent butchers, bakers etc seem to be an endangered species, while in Scotland, every small town seems to have a choice of them, even if there are local supermarkets there as well.Billnoreply@blogger.com