agree completely on the food manufacturers & fast food chains bakie,but that is an insanely competitive market too,no excuse but true nevertheless.
when we used to visit nico in miami,he was on sw 97th ter,there was a publix store within walking distance.brilliant stores and,putting my retailers hat back on,happy & helpful staff...always a sign of a good employer & guaranteed to draw shoppers to the stores.similar set up to our co-op(cooperative)stores this side of the pond.
as far as the ant hills of supermarkets you're right mate,tesco have three stores within a 4 mile radius of my home.but you know as well as i do,bakie that is as much about strategic blocking of the competition,to prevent them from building & stealing market share,as providing a shopping venue.totally insane in my view & i'm pleased to see that tesco has written off billions of £'s in last years results,due to cancellation of projected store build & therefore land bank values on it's balance sheet.so,it would appear,change however slow,is taking place.hope so mate
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