Boycott Tesco in Bath
Tescos are opening a new Express store on Bathwick Hill shortly… and is understood to be planning a superstore in the former Bath Press site on Lower Bristol Road – see Bath Chronicle.
This is less than one mile from an existing Sainsburys in one direction and less than one mile from a planned Lidl superstore in the other direction.
The new Tesco Express in Bathwick Hill is next door to an independent retailer which has been trading for years… it is likely that yet another independent retailer will go to the wall because of the increasing takeover by the Tescos of this world.
The British have an obsession with supermarkets despite the fact that one survey after another shows that local markets are up to 50% cheaper for fruit and veg than supermarket chains.
We are certainly paying a high price for the convenience of the supermarket giants…
The way interest rates are going we’ll all be looking for more cost-savings. Let’s hope more people realise that the real bargains can be found in our local independent shops and suppliers.
The shop on bathwick hill doesn’t have very competitive prices, and I welcome new Tesco store, as I know many other do who currently have to walk quite far for decent priced shopping.