Further to Wednesday's post about Lewis Electrics' decision to withdraw from selling small electrical appliances in the light of competition from Tesco, the Vale Advertiser newspaper picked this up on Friday.It states that Lewis's has experienced a 10 per cent reduction in turnover as a result of the move. Furthermore, the paper says that the firm "has been forced to stop selling smaller goods and cut its staff because of competition from a supermarket giant".
Said the proprietor, "We decided it wasn't profitable anymore since Tesco also sells smaller small appliances and accessories". Two full-time and one part-time posts have gone.
This in spite of more traffic along Lôn Parcwr since the opening of the relief road and the amount of traffic using it to reach Tesco.