Showing posts from August, 2006
It’s exactly one month since Tesco opened in Rhuthun/Ruthin. How are things going? For Tesco, very nicely, thank you. It’s still rare to see a time when the store is empty or even appears to be struggling. It’s been well received by locals if an onl…
One year after Co-op cited Tesco as the reason why it closed its Porthmadog store in September 2005, a second supermarket in the town will be pulling down the shutters for the last time this October. 21 jobs will go to add to the 23 reportedly lost w…
Talking of local produce or otherwise, as we were earlier today, Tesco Rhuthun/Ruthin stocks Shirgar, that most schizophrenic and once controversially misleading of butter from milk all over Britain, "churned to a traditional Welsh recipe in the…
When is a local product really local in nature? Local AM Alun Pugh pressed for Tesco to stock locally sourced products in November . How’s Rhuthun/Ruthin Tesco doing? This is an important question. Tesco, as the UK’s largest grocer, has a massive in…
How are things doing in Rhuthun/Ruthin towards the end of Tesco’s third week? One of the checkout operatives at Co-op felt more optimistic , saying, “There are signs that more customers are coming back. It’s certainly busier and we’ve got our finger…
A word or two about Tesco Rhuthun/Ruthin’s Welsh language policy. We thank Rhys Wynne of the enigmatically named Gwenu dan Fysiau blog ( Cymraeg / English ) for pointing out that local Clwyd West AC/AM Alun Pugh states that Tesco is “keeping its pr…
You've got to hand it to that well oiled machine they call Tesco. The routine’s settled down but, importantly, Days One and Two went extremely smoothly. Just how many of the Rhuthun/Ruthin branch staff had worked in a shop let alone a supermarke…
I wandered in to Co-op Rhuthun/Ruthin at 8 p.m. yesterday and the place was absolutely dead. I didn’t help because I didn’t buy anything. On the contrary, although Tesco’s car park was far from full, it was going good business.
Having previously spoken to some Somerfield staff, I have also been collecting some of the thoughts of those working at Rhuthun/Ruthin Co-op, on the impending arrival of Tesco. “We don’t really know what will happen. Maybe we can hold out for 12 mo…
