Kwik Save closing

Don'tskipit

Ahhhh I'm really sad.
I live in a village that has half a dozen hairdressers, same of estate agents and seven Indian/Chinese/Pizza and a chippy - no butchers or greengocers.
Kwiky will be sadly missed here if it closes next week. (Another 10 to be closed on Monday I'm told).
The staff are brilliant and are being treated really badly - not being kept informed.
It will kill this village if it closes

taxiphil

Ironically it was Kwik Save who invented the concept of the own brand cheapo range with "No Frills" (1990, I think). It was a couple of years later until all the big supermarkets nicked the idea.

It's sad how Somerfield singled out the Kwik Save stores in the most isolated and impoverished areas and converted them to the Somerfield brand because their marketing execs realised they had a captive audience in those locations, and thus the Kwik Save "discount" format could be replaced by the Somerfield "convenience" (a.k.a. rip off) format.

before_hollywood

the ones round here died a slow death, both now demolished. they were never popular, they just couldn't compete with tesco or asda and seemed to be stuck in a time warp

saladfingers_2

The asda thing is really weird it was in the sun too

Jo6673

Any opportunity to pinch their business! Fair enough if there's an Asda within easy reach- cant blame them!

C_Ronaldo

whats the point in this thread

heather38

before_hollywood wrote: »

the ones round here died a slow death, both now demolished. they were never popular, they just couldn't compete with tesco or asda and seemed to be stuck in a time warp

you don't live in bury do you? that sounds like what has happened in bury where i live!