Kopek Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 minute ago, John Wright said: They’ll junk the entire shelving, refrigerated displays and freezer units. New ducting, cabling signage. New computer system. Everything to Tesco standardised. All shipped in with off Island workers? I can understand an overnight conversion with a Shop Fitters specialist company but this????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Kopek said: All shipped in with off Island workers? I can understand an overnight conversion with a Shop Fitters specialist company but this????? Would imagine it would be a complete gutting of the premises, not just cosmetic tweaks. Then there will be in-store training stocking and systems testing. They will possibly complete the works at each store in stages co-ordinated to make the best use of the specialist gangs they will bring over. Do you really think it is an overnight job? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 hour ago, John Wright said: They’ll junk the entire shelving, refrigerated displays and freezer units. New ducting, cabling signage. New computer system. Everything to Tesco standardised. Shoprite had a number of freezers labelled for sale in Vic Road a couple of years ago. Thought that was very odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 All this supposes tha t Shoprits fittings were obsolete but to have continued trading, they can't have been too far off what is required, maybe not \Tesco standard fitting but OK for trading? Do Tesco have to rip everything out and start from scatch? Or is it a Management ego trip??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 13 minutes ago, Kopek said: All this supposes tha t Shoprits fittings were obsolete but to have continued trading, they can't have been too far off what is required, maybe not \Tesco standard fitting but OK for trading? Do Tesco have to rip everything out and start from scatch? Or is it a Management ego trip??? There isn’t really a polite answer to this, so I will leave it for someone else to point out the blindingly obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelmutX Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Kopek said: All shipped in with off Island workers? I can understand an overnight conversion with a Shop Fitters specialist company but this????? Yup.. I think Tesco are doing the right thing here... local builders & tradesmen have been milking the proverbial "cow" and don't deserve to be used. Sorry, but that's the truth, it hurts.... get over it or get a better work ethic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 13 minutes ago, Kopek said: All this supposes tha t Shoprits fittings were obsolete but to have continued trading, they can't have been too far off what is required, maybe not \Tesco standard fitting but OK for trading? Do Tesco have to rip everything out and start from scatch? Or is it a Management ego trip??? It’s standardisation. Everything the same enables cheaper maintenance supply replacement. They are Tesco, not Shoprite, henceforth. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 minute ago, HelmutX said: Yup.. I think Tesco are doing the right thing here... local builders & tradesmen have been milking the proverbial "cow" and don't deserve to be used. Sorry, but that's the truth, it hurts.... get over it or get a better work ethic. That is nothing to do with it. These will be forms on contract with Tesco for however many years to do all their store fits and will be used to working with the specific equipment and to a certain schedule. It was never going to be passed to locals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelmutX Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, CrazyDave said: That is nothing to do with it. These will be forms on contract with Tesco for however many years to do all their store fits and will be used to working with the specific equipment and to a certain schedule. It was never going to be passed to locals. Of course it does.... getting manpower & tools here is expensive, make no mistake that the Steam Racket won't double-charge on the movement of vans/cargo, oh no they won't!, and don't forget about lodging etc.... At least Tesco will get the job done! On time and on budget. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 20 minutes ago, Gladys said: Do you really think it is an overnight job? When i REFERED to overnight make overs, I was referring to small srand st outlets where the makeover might be required to be of urgent re opening of the outlet to continue trading of the new business? Tesco, on the other hand will have a Dept to handle such circumstances but not necessarily the knowledge to to covert an operating store to a Tesco operating store??? What will be different??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 12 minutes ago, CrazyDave said: working with the specific equipment So a Tesco fridge requies a completely different set of electro/mechanicsl skills to to the other 98% of the equiptment??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 20 minutes ago, John Wright said: It’s standardisation. Of course it is! But is a Teso, Shoprite, Asda really any different from each other??? If you were blindfolded and led in to any store, then un blindfolded, would you know which store you were in??? I have to admit I would like to know were the 'reduced section' is!!! But I'll find it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Or the Costiemes Du Nimes wines are in Asda, bargain quaffable!e! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 On 12/26/2023 at 7:22 PM, John Wright said: It’s Somerset, originally, I think. Cathedral City logo is a silhouette of Wells Cathedral. It’s Dairy Crest trading as Saputo. It’s Saputo Ireland that markets Cathedral City outside the UK. Seems that it’s made in Davidstow nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newaccount Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 On 12/27/2023 at 4:51 PM, Kopek said: Maybe I'm just a 'skinflint' but three months to convert Shoprite Vic rd to a Tesco???? Surely just shove the shelving aisles closer together, put another aisle in and bingo, job done!!! Sounds like management having an ego trip??? We know what we're doing thank you plebs!!! There's at least four different flooring materials in victoria road. I imagine the floor will be ripped up and everything else removed (apart from the pharmacy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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