Tescos!

Ghandee

Are Tescos taking over Ireland?

This is not an anti Tesco rant btw, but I spotted at least 30 Eddie Stobart lorries today (Tesco lorries)
Every major town in Ireland has a Tesco
Now tapped into the mobile phone markets
Loans, credit cards, insurance etc.

In principle, you could go to Tesco in your car, bought via a Tesco loan,insured via tesco insurance, get your weeks food for the family, paid for using your tesco credit card, fill up car with petrol/diesel from the tesco pump, and then call your wife to tell her your on way home using your tesco mobile!


There taking over our Island folks:eek:

TeddyTedson

It's the Lidl/Aldi's I'm worred about.


....Germans:rolleyes:

Celly Smunt

is it tesco or asda that are run by walmart?

landsleaving

Shhh. They've got keylogging software on the interwebs, and they've tapped your phone line.

A surly 17-year-old in a checkered shirt will be along shortly to 're-educate' you.

Mr.Crinklewood

I would just be happy if Tescos added garlic to their list of veg on the automatic till thingy.

Everytime I have to call the guy with the beard over to put in his secret little code.

squod

Had a discussion about their competitors ''Adil'' earlier. At least tesco employ people based on their suitability for the job and ignore their birthplace.

Oh_Noes

Surely Tesco are owned by a much bigger American company? Or maybe I'm wrong, I thought most of the big British chains were.

Their produce is ****e anyways, and overpriced. I don't see them as competition for LIDL and ALDI or even Dunnes at all.

brummytom

Ghandee wrote: »

but I spotted at least 30 Eddie Stobart lorries today (Tesco lorries)

To be fair, Eddie Stobart are (I think) the largest haulage company in the UK, they don't just transport Tesco products.

pmcmahon wrote: »

is it tesco or asda that are run by walmart?

Asda

Thatnastyboy

If tesco took over Ireland it would probably become profitable

TheZohanS

Ghandee wrote: »

Are Tescos taking over Ireland?

This is not an anti Tesco rant btw, but I spotted at least 30 Eddie Stobart lorries today (Tesco lorries)
Every major town in Ireland has a Tesco
Now tapped into the mobile phone markets
Loans, credit cards, insurance etc.

In principle, you could go to Tesco in your car, bought via a Tesco loan,insured via tesco insurance, get your weeks food for the family, paid for using your tesco credit card, fill up car with petrol/diesel from the tesco pump, and then call your wife to tell her your on way home using your tesco mobile!


There taking over our Island folks:eek:

Kilkenny doesn't have one.

suicide_circus

Off topic but the shop is called TESCO.

Multiple branches of TESCO may be called 'tescos' but when refering to one branch it is TESCO, ie: I bought a bag of spuds in TESCO...NOT...i bought a bag of spuds is tescoS !!!!!!

Ghandee

brummytom wrote: »

To be fair, Eddie Stobart are (I think) the largest haulage company in the UK, az they don't just transport Tesco products.





Asda

99.9% of Stobart trucks you see in Ireland are stuffed full of goods, or emptied of goods coming from a Tescos.

Believe me on this, I'm in the truck/trailer industry all my life!

Jagle

TheZohan wrote: »

Kilkenny doesn't have one.

he said major

mikemac

Oh_Noes wrote: »

Surely Tesco are owned by a much bigger American company? Or maybe I'm wrong, I thought most of the big British chains were.

Nope, it's a PLC, anyone can buy shares

Probably their biggest owners are pension funds and mutual funds
Your pension might have Tesco shares

Ghandee

TheZohan wrote: »

Kilkenny doesn't have one.

Kilkenny is a city, not a town.

starviewadams

I preferred Quinnsworth and Crazy Prices!

mikemac

TheZohan wrote: »

Kilkenny doesn't have one.

Kilkenny isn't a major town, it's a city :cool:

Pauleta

Maybe Tesco is Skynet

suicide_circus

Ghandee wrote: »

99.9% of Stobart trucks you see in Ireland are stuffed full of goods, or emptied of goods coming from a Tescos.

From....A.....TescoS.?????
Are you ****ing serious????

KINGVictor

I think they are a well run company. They even had to make apologies for not making as much profit as they did last year ( like for like they call it).

As far as I know they remain the only major retail outlet in Ireland that provide online shopping and delivery. They are a british company in Ireland and they are making lots of money!...

If I was a competitor, I will be very interested in their business model to be honest

Ghandee

What's the story with you constantly correcting my grammar?

I know how to write prefect English, self taught using a book bought for me by my mother from a Tescos near me!

boogle

Pauleta wrote: »

Maybe Tesco is Skynet

They do have Dyson in there...

suicide_circus

Ghandee wrote: »

What's the story with you constantly correcting my grammar?

I know how to write prefect English, self taught using a book bought for me by my mother from a Tescos near me!

Ffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!

TheZohanS

Ghandee wrote: »

Kilkenny is a city, not a town.

feelingstressed wrote: »

Kilkenny isn't a major town, it's a city :cool:

Incorrect. Kilkenny is a town and a medieval city. :cool:

Ghandee

TheZohan wrote: »

Incorrect. Kilkenny is a (crap) town and an even sh1ttier medieval city. :cool:

Fixed that for ya, no need to thank me,

RichieC

suicide_circus wrote: »

Off topic but the shop is called TESCO.

Multiple branches of TESCO may be called 'tescos' but when refering to one branch it is TESCO, ie: I bought a bag of spuds in TESCO...NOT...i bought a bag of spuds is tescoS !!!!!!

Are you payed to insure their brand name is used correctly or something?

The J Stands for Jay

suicide_circus wrote: »

Off topic but the shop is called TESCO.

Multiple branches of TESCO may be called 'tescos' but when refering to one branch it is TESCO, ie: I bought a bag of spuds in TESCO...NOT...i bought a bag of spuds is tescoS !!!!!!

+ ∞

thomasj

Well in fairness do you remember life in Ireland before tesco?

Do you remember quinnsworths/super crazy prices/superquinns.

Do you remember the days when the likes of superquinn were not open Sundays? (I do)

Tesco have made Irish retailers wake up to the fact that its the 21st century we could have still been in the dark days of 7:00 closings and Sunday closures)

Sure every little helps! (I had to throw that in!)

The J Stands for Jay

RichieC wrote: »

Are you payed to insure their brand name is used correctly or something?

Ensure?

Ghandee

McGaggs wrote: »

Ensure?

I fúcking hate the grammar police!

Piss off to a grammar website if correcting folk is what gets you off!

RichieC

McGaggs wrote: »

Ensure?

I don't think my mistake will cause all that much confusion but thank you for your generous input.

Ghandee

suicide_circus wrote: »

Off topic but the shop is called TESCO.

Multiple branches of TESCO may be called 'tescos' but when refering to one branch it is TESCO, ie: I bought a bag of spuds in TESCO...NOT...i bought a bag of spuds is tescoS !!!!!!

Er,

The Tesco beside me has a filing station across the road from the super market, so, it is not a Tesco, more than one Tesco business, so it is a Tescos

Cathaoirleach

Dunnes, Superquinn and Supervalu should have drastically reduced their prices when Tescos first came to Ireland. But they didn't, and now Tescos, Lidl and Aldi have the majority share in the Irish market.

A Shopkeeper

Help us, Help ourselves and buy from your local shopkeeper, butcher, bakery, barber, etc etc as much as you can.

Buffman

Ghandee wrote: »

There taking over our Island folks:eek:

Like this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IevLaMPaxM

McGaggs

McGaggs wrote: »

Ensure?

You forgot to correct the "payed". :P
TESCO, love them or hate them, they provide what the shoppers want!

Sad fact is, they (& others) have squeezed out the small retailers from the market.

A Shopkeeper

A Shopkeeper wrote: »

Help us, Help ourselves and buy from your local shopkeeper, butcher, bakery, barber, etc etc as much as you can.

The problem with local shops is the fact that many people now live in places that don't have local shops!

They now have to drive somewhere that has a carpark right next to it and TESCO (& all the others) fits the bill.

Ghandee

This is their next venture!

http://www.tesco-tyres.com/tyres

Ghandee

Ghandee wrote: »

This is their next venture!

http://www.tesco-tyres.com/tyres

The only market they haven't entered (yet) is this one http://www.co-operative.coop/funeralcare/

STIG83

suicide_circus wrote: »

Off topic but the shop is called TESCO.

Multiple branches of TESCO may be called 'tescos' but when refering to one branch it is TESCO, ie: I bought a bag of spuds in TESCO...NOT...i bought a bag of spuds is tescoS !!!!!!

Could be worse, i know someone who calls Lidl..... Lidls :rolleyes:

User Friendly

I believe Tesco are also entering the car sales market. great company imo:)

OPENROAD

User Friendly wrote: »

I believe Tesco are also entering the car sales market. great company imo:)

Yup heard that, selling used cars I believe.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/apr/03/tesco-secondhand-car-dealership-launch

STIG83

Tesco is a great place to shop

OPENROAD

STIG83 wrote: »

Tesco is a great place to shop

Some nice looking staff in my branch

A Shopkeeper

Deleted User wrote: »

The problem with local shops is the fact that many people now live in places that don't have local shops!

They now have to drive somewhere that has a carpark right next to it and TESCO (& all the others) fits the bill.

I agree, but for many others its a pure lazyness and lack of willingness to look for local bargains. Unfortunately many towns and villages of Ireland have been affected by the size and convenience of stores such as Tesco.

I for one quite enjoy the craic and banter I have with a broad spectrum of my local community that I do business with by abstaining from non Irish owned stores as much as possible.

STIG83

OPENROAD wrote: »

Some nice looking staff in my branch

You would get a few hotties on the tills.