Increasing numbers of convenience stores in the centre of Leeds

[raveydavey]

It's a funny one and no mistake.It's ironic that when Morrisons bought Safeway they were forced to sell the Safeway store on Upper Basinghall Street - which was immediately snapped up by Tesco, who now have 6 stores within a mile of Boar Lane...Clearly there is a demand for this type of store, although it seems odd that Tesco and Sainsburys (with only 5 current stores in the city centre) seem to be opening so many in such a small area.it also seems odd that Asda, based in the heart of Leeds itself, seem to have no plans to open any convenience shops...That said, mrs ravey always chooses the Sainsburys shop on Woodhouse Lane rather than the awful hell hole that is Morrisons inside the Merrion Centre if she needs to pick up a few items at lunchtime. (I wonder if Morrisons senior management ever set foot in their stores?)

[liits]

raveydavey wrote: It's a funny one and no mistake.......it also seems odd that Asda, based in the heart of Leeds itself, seem to have no plans to open any convenience shops... I always understood that Asda, for many years pre their takeover by Walmart, still had one of the Asquith brothers on the board of directors and it was his "bigger is better" [meaning greater floor space] attitude that prevented Asda moving into the convenience store stream. If you think about it, Asda were the first supermarket chain to actually be super markets with the amalgamation of Associated Dairies, Queens [Asquith's] and the aquisition of GEM etc, the footprint of their stores was much larger than any of their competitors at the time.