Tesco vs. Tops

[sabaii sabaii]

^ You didn't see the electric mop thread then ?

[Marmite the Dog]

Let's take another look at shopping. One can often see a Chevy dealer, a Ford dealer on the opposite side of town and a Honda dealership somewhere else. Please keep in mind that this in the states.

Why? Get the customer in the door and most are not likely to venture elsewhere to spend their dollars. Once again not always but usually.

Business strategies I guess...

In Australia much the same thing, car dealerships, in one area, motorcycle dealers in some other, but all together,

So you really mean that it's the complete opposite in Aus?

[joepattaya]

Sometimes I just don't get it. Maybe I am not that smart. By why do some Thai business people do this?

Tesco has been here in the 'mooban' for the last couple of years, Now Tops has bought out a whole slew of Mom and Pop vendors to include my Muslim friend chicken lady; only to setup up shop basically next door to Tesco another 24-hour vendor.

Then again I do not have the money to open up either store so I do not have the business savvy they do, but it sure boggles my mind at times...

Add a 7/11, Family Mart, 108 shop and a Villa Market and the picture is complete. 6 similar shops and amazingly, they all do business.
The franchise-takers (which they all are), do not really care the profit of their business, because it's more or less taken care of by the head office.