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The article says there are no regional supermarkets though I'm not sure about this. Co-op is mainly a northern only thing and Waitrose is definatly confined to the south east. Also the one Sainsburys (or did it take over Sainsburys...Or maybe it was Somerfield...) took over last year was northern only and this should be mentioned.
The Cooperative Society although founded in Rochdale, Lancs (in the North West) in the 1840s soon expanded to have a presence all over England - as a child growing up in the 60s/70s in the South East I can't think of many (any?) towns that didn't have a Co-op. Waitrose were as someone said South East (and possibly Midlands based) but expanded into northern England about 10 years ago - (I can think of Sheffield, Leeds, Harrogate, Otley in Yorkshire alone) and I think the West Country.
I am doing an essay for my degree about competition in the UK supermarket industry. I am looking for people to comment on my work and help me find sources of information i.e. books and websites (would prefer websites) I need to some up in 2000 words what the competition in the last 20 and then 5 years of the industry was then what made it change etc. If any one has any help they can give at all please email me below (even if it just to recommend a good website) - Email: woodhousescotty@hotmail.co.uk - Thanks
I know they are now owned by the CO-OP I don't dispute this, but the one near me is still branded Alldays.
Can someone please clarify if/why it is "A common mistake" to add an 's' to the end of the name of a supermarket? Is this not just a common english language construction or usage? thanks, clara 11:31, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
I have not attempted to add these to the main Wikipedia article because I have little information - perhaps others can add.
An addition to current supermarkets - Nisa / Nisa-Todays, appears to be a voluntary chain.
Some possible additions to defunct supermarkets: VIVO - I believe this was a voluntary chain, it was possibly taken over by SPAR, all of the VIVO shops I remember as a child became SPAR shops at around the same time. MACE - I believe this was also a voluntary chain, I have no idea what happened to them. MAID MARION - Another voluntary chain, again I have no idea what happened to them.
WAVY LINE - this was a voluntary chain that seemed to operate in the South East only, several people from Sussex I have spoken to remember them but since moving to the midlands no one I have asked has ever heard of them. I have clear memories of the The Wavy Line branded products, they were often bought by my family from our local shop. There was a large shop called Gazzels I think, in Woodingdean, Brighton. I have never been able to find any information about the Wavy Line group on the internet except some photos on a Flikr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgbalancesrocks/162661662/in/photostream/ --—Preceding unsigned comment added by Cam-in-wolves ( talk) 11:34, 2 August 2007
Mace still exists and is now listed here. Wavy Line was, for a time in the 1980s at least, marketed alongside the Mace symbol group. -- Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) ( Talk) 22:43, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
Walter Willson('s) in the North East and Cumbria. Are they still going? The Ulverston branch closed some while ago but Windermere stayed open I haven't been there recently to see.
I know there were Wavy Line stores in Hertfordshire in the 1970s. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.31.43.122 ( talk) 06:19, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
The local neighbourhood when I was a child was Wavy Line this would have been in the late 60s and 70s and I should imagine well into the 80s although if moved away by then that was not far from Slough in Bucks ( as it was then before it was gerrymandered into Berks) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.255.235.200 ( talk) 16:25, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
Yeah, "so near, so Spar", where is it? 2A00:23C8:8332:EE01:39AD:C7A4:5297:CA1B ( talk) 08:26, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
This was an early supermarket or supermarket group I suspect in the Merseyside area? Any more information on them? Soarhead77 ( talk) 14:10, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
I can't remember ever hearing someone say Asda's, just Asda. So i've replaced "Tesco's and Asda's" at the top of the article with "Tesco's and Marks and Spencer's" --—Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.169.6.33 ( talk) 18:03, 5 July 2008
The tiny Harry Tuffins chain (not even mentioned here) which has precisely six stores, all in Shropshire and the Welsh borders, has a 40,000 sq ft store in Churchstoke. Doesn't this invalidate the assertation made in the lead? Even without this, surely the Co-op, M&S and Waitrose can muster the odd superstore between them, so saying that the big four are "the only chains which operate full-scale superstores" would be wrong. Loganberry ( Talk) 04:05, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
I can remeber a few of these shops operating, i think it went defunct in the early 2000's, i think it had started in the 1980's? The shop logo was written in blue on a bright yellow background and had a small picture of a women pushing trolley (also in blue) They operated in the Wigan and St Helens area in North-west England and i cant find any web sources on it. p.s. im not sure if the name is spelt right, but im sure it was spelt 'gro' on the end —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.192.246.56 ( talk) 22:04, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
both these articles serve the same purpose thus this one probably should be deleted and then the information transferred into the other article 212.140.128.36 ( talk) 20:28, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
A redirect sounds good, only difference is the "of" and "in" the UK. -- OJB2010(OBR) ( talk) 15:06, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
We should remove Somerfield from this list as it has now finished its transition and all Somerfield stores have either been rebranded as co-op, sold or are now derelict, looking for a new business.
We should remove Wilkinsons, because I have looked on there website and I contacted them and they said and I quote "we do not consider ourselves as a supermarket" when asked the question Our you a supermarket?
I am going to go ahead and remove those 2 know, I will add Somerfield to the list of defunct supermarkets — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guyb123321 ( talk • contribs) 20:37, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
Can we limit the term supermarket to places that you could conveniently do your weekly shop. B&M Bargains is in no way a supermarket and neither is costco or makro. If you need a card to get in, it's not exactly a convenient place to do the weekly shop! Marks and spencer is only really a food hall in a clothes shop but i'm sure I can let that one go! Does anyone agree because I think this page is just rubbish!
Why not? Is it because its a small chain with about 20 stores? -- 86.156.190.100 ( talk) 22:33, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
I have created a new page for the list of convenience stores as there has been much debate. Davidstewartharvey ( talk) 14:07, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
Kantar report: https://www.kantar.com/uki/inspiration/fmcg/2022-wp-big-four-line-up-changes-as-grocery-price-inflation-accelerates-again
BBC article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62887477 JaseW ( talk) 09:28, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
Morrisons has dropped to 5th with Aldi rising to 4th 90.255.154.210 ( talk) 21:34, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
There is very little info on Mark Down other than pictures. On Sanbach History [1] the pdf says Mark Down was replaced by Liptons but there is no record. Not sure if it was a takeover of an Independent chain, or Mark Down were part if Allied Suppliers. Davidstewartharvey ( talk) 14:42, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
Hi. Found this pic on the internet [2] but cannot find any further information so not sure if was a supermarket or not? Any help appreciated. Davidstewartharvey ( talk) 06:44, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
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The article says there are no regional supermarkets though I'm not sure about this. Co-op is mainly a northern only thing and Waitrose is definatly confined to the south east. Also the one Sainsburys (or did it take over Sainsburys...Or maybe it was Somerfield...) took over last year was northern only and this should be mentioned.
The Cooperative Society although founded in Rochdale, Lancs (in the North West) in the 1840s soon expanded to have a presence all over England - as a child growing up in the 60s/70s in the South East I can't think of many (any?) towns that didn't have a Co-op. Waitrose were as someone said South East (and possibly Midlands based) but expanded into northern England about 10 years ago - (I can think of Sheffield, Leeds, Harrogate, Otley in Yorkshire alone) and I think the West Country.
I am doing an essay for my degree about competition in the UK supermarket industry. I am looking for people to comment on my work and help me find sources of information i.e. books and websites (would prefer websites) I need to some up in 2000 words what the competition in the last 20 and then 5 years of the industry was then what made it change etc. If any one has any help they can give at all please email me below (even if it just to recommend a good website) - Email: woodhousescotty@hotmail.co.uk - Thanks
I know they are now owned by the CO-OP I don't dispute this, but the one near me is still branded Alldays.
Can someone please clarify if/why it is "A common mistake" to add an 's' to the end of the name of a supermarket? Is this not just a common english language construction or usage? thanks, clara 11:31, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
I have not attempted to add these to the main Wikipedia article because I have little information - perhaps others can add.
An addition to current supermarkets - Nisa / Nisa-Todays, appears to be a voluntary chain.
Some possible additions to defunct supermarkets: VIVO - I believe this was a voluntary chain, it was possibly taken over by SPAR, all of the VIVO shops I remember as a child became SPAR shops at around the same time. MACE - I believe this was also a voluntary chain, I have no idea what happened to them. MAID MARION - Another voluntary chain, again I have no idea what happened to them.
WAVY LINE - this was a voluntary chain that seemed to operate in the South East only, several people from Sussex I have spoken to remember them but since moving to the midlands no one I have asked has ever heard of them. I have clear memories of the The Wavy Line branded products, they were often bought by my family from our local shop. There was a large shop called Gazzels I think, in Woodingdean, Brighton. I have never been able to find any information about the Wavy Line group on the internet except some photos on a Flikr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgbalancesrocks/162661662/in/photostream/ --—Preceding unsigned comment added by Cam-in-wolves ( talk) 11:34, 2 August 2007
Mace still exists and is now listed here. Wavy Line was, for a time in the 1980s at least, marketed alongside the Mace symbol group. -- Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) ( Talk) 22:43, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
Walter Willson('s) in the North East and Cumbria. Are they still going? The Ulverston branch closed some while ago but Windermere stayed open I haven't been there recently to see.
I know there were Wavy Line stores in Hertfordshire in the 1970s. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.31.43.122 ( talk) 06:19, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
The local neighbourhood when I was a child was Wavy Line this would have been in the late 60s and 70s and I should imagine well into the 80s although if moved away by then that was not far from Slough in Bucks ( as it was then before it was gerrymandered into Berks) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.255.235.200 ( talk) 16:25, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
Yeah, "so near, so Spar", where is it? 2A00:23C8:8332:EE01:39AD:C7A4:5297:CA1B ( talk) 08:26, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
This was an early supermarket or supermarket group I suspect in the Merseyside area? Any more information on them? Soarhead77 ( talk) 14:10, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
I can't remember ever hearing someone say Asda's, just Asda. So i've replaced "Tesco's and Asda's" at the top of the article with "Tesco's and Marks and Spencer's" --—Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.169.6.33 ( talk) 18:03, 5 July 2008
The tiny Harry Tuffins chain (not even mentioned here) which has precisely six stores, all in Shropshire and the Welsh borders, has a 40,000 sq ft store in Churchstoke. Doesn't this invalidate the assertation made in the lead? Even without this, surely the Co-op, M&S and Waitrose can muster the odd superstore between them, so saying that the big four are "the only chains which operate full-scale superstores" would be wrong. Loganberry ( Talk) 04:05, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
I can remeber a few of these shops operating, i think it went defunct in the early 2000's, i think it had started in the 1980's? The shop logo was written in blue on a bright yellow background and had a small picture of a women pushing trolley (also in blue) They operated in the Wigan and St Helens area in North-west England and i cant find any web sources on it. p.s. im not sure if the name is spelt right, but im sure it was spelt 'gro' on the end —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.192.246.56 ( talk) 22:04, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
both these articles serve the same purpose thus this one probably should be deleted and then the information transferred into the other article 212.140.128.36 ( talk) 20:28, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
A redirect sounds good, only difference is the "of" and "in" the UK. -- OJB2010(OBR) ( talk) 15:06, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
We should remove Somerfield from this list as it has now finished its transition and all Somerfield stores have either been rebranded as co-op, sold or are now derelict, looking for a new business.
We should remove Wilkinsons, because I have looked on there website and I contacted them and they said and I quote "we do not consider ourselves as a supermarket" when asked the question Our you a supermarket?
I am going to go ahead and remove those 2 know, I will add Somerfield to the list of defunct supermarkets — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guyb123321 ( talk • contribs) 20:37, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
Can we limit the term supermarket to places that you could conveniently do your weekly shop. B&M Bargains is in no way a supermarket and neither is costco or makro. If you need a card to get in, it's not exactly a convenient place to do the weekly shop! Marks and spencer is only really a food hall in a clothes shop but i'm sure I can let that one go! Does anyone agree because I think this page is just rubbish!
Why not? Is it because its a small chain with about 20 stores? -- 86.156.190.100 ( talk) 22:33, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
I have created a new page for the list of convenience stores as there has been much debate. Davidstewartharvey ( talk) 14:07, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
Kantar report: https://www.kantar.com/uki/inspiration/fmcg/2022-wp-big-four-line-up-changes-as-grocery-price-inflation-accelerates-again
BBC article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62887477 JaseW ( talk) 09:28, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
Morrisons has dropped to 5th with Aldi rising to 4th 90.255.154.210 ( talk) 21:34, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
There is very little info on Mark Down other than pictures. On Sanbach History [1] the pdf says Mark Down was replaced by Liptons but there is no record. Not sure if it was a takeover of an Independent chain, or Mark Down were part if Allied Suppliers. Davidstewartharvey ( talk) 14:42, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
Hi. Found this pic on the internet [2] but cannot find any further information so not sure if was a supermarket or not? Any help appreciated. Davidstewartharvey ( talk) 06:44, 28 March 2024 (UTC)