> > From: "John Whittingham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/11/22 Wed AM 10:41:53 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Camera stores revisited. > > > So many small stores have to face massive competition from internet > > giants, operating from warehouses but I wonder in the UK if the > > biggest threat is now from supermarkets. > > > > A couple of months ago I visited the Tesco store in Purley, Surrey > > and was stunned at the two floor configuration with escalators for > > pushing the trolleys up and down and the vast variety of products > > from car parts, electrical products to furniture - almost literally > > the one stop shop. The prices were at worst equal to internet stores > > and many prices were cheaper than Costco etc or second hand goods > > via eBay! > > > > Now one of the supermarkets has commenced taking on the local estate > > agents, obviously figuring that there is a lot of window space to > > display properties and a large captive market coming there anyway. > > > > I note that the new K10D is stocked by Tesco..... > > > Soon they'll put all the small local firms out of busines and then they can > charge what they want and you'll have no alternative but to buy. >
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