Comments on: 12 Ways For A Small Business To Beat Tesco

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:38:12 +0000

I agree with John that most people don’t care about quality or how something is made, just how cheap they can buy it for. It’s ashame and the major reason many of our products are made in China. The biggest problem is many people buy a product that they think is the same, but far less quality because it was made cheaply.

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Tue, 29 May 2007 05:43:41 +0000

[...] John Crickett follows his wife’s advice on focusing on just one idea at a time. But he is brimming with ideas and posts them at Business Opportunities and Ideas. So grab an idea and run (though I am not sure of how far you will get if you can’t think up an idea yourself ). John suggests 12 ways for a small business to beat Tesco. O boy, I just checked Tesco’s website. I wonder why they don’t own oil wells! That’s probably the only business there are not in. Or are they? [...]

By: John

John — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:55:46 +0000

Perhaps the problem is the fact that the majority of the population demand the cheapest and settle for the service that comes with it.

By: Paul Groves

Paul Groves — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:37:34 +0000

It is quite perverse, but I think the likes of Tesco have helped me become a better consumer and customer. I am a lot more demanding these days about quality, value for money and customer service as a direct result of being unhappy on all three whenever I visited Tesco or other large retailers. I’m happy to pay a higher price if the quality of product and/or service meets my expectations. Plus, there are smaller, independent retailers out there who offer quality, VFM and great customers service - unfortunately, there are also a lot who don’t. It is basic business sense at the end of the day and as customers we should be prepared to demand the best, not just settle for the cheapest.