Archive for August, 2008

Supermarkets are not “markets”

Thu August 21, 2008

They’re effectively monopolies.

Often, those mourning the loss of the local butchers etc. seem to overlook the fact that having “everything under one roof” (supermarket-style) is hugely convenient.

What about actually having an out-of-town real market. i.e. lots of food retailers under one roof; a one-stop shop with real competition.

(Supermarkets should be forced to remove the word “market” from their names)