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stevemcgarrett
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 Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject: HOMEPLUS COMING TO NORTH AMERICA: QUICK, RUN!! |
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TESCO, the British joint venture owner of Korea's HomePlus chain (along with Samsung) is now going to penetrate the huge American market:
The grocery stores, which will be smaller than traditional supermarkets, will focus on ready-to-eat meals and offer more fresh and environmentally friendly products than what is sold at mainstream U.S. grocery and convenience stores.
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| We want to sell fresh, healthy foods," Tim Mason, chief executive of Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, said at a press conference in Las Vegas, one of four U.S. cities where the stores will open this year. "It's not a beer and chips business. All of the products sold at "Fresh & Easy" will be free of trans fats, artificial colors and artificial flavors, Mason said. The stores will not sell cigarettes or tobacco, but will offer beer and wine. The much-anticipated launch of Tesco's "Fresh & Easy" markets in the United States has been shrouded in secrecy, with the company offering few details about the store formats or plans for the roll-out. |
Anything that cuts the junk (high fructose corn syrup, etc.) out of American grocery shopping has got to be a good thing.
But what I find amusing is that the British (hardly known on the continent of Europe for their fresh food fare and with more than their fair share of two-legged heifers) are presuming to set a new healthy trend in American grocery shopping.
Evidently, they haven't heard of Whole Foods and other huge fresh food chains that are organic, homegrown and have been expanding in the U.S. for decades. I know: my brother is a manager of a big one in the Chicago suburbs.
Personally, I find the selection and "freshness" of HomePlus to be substandard.
So, do you think Tesco and Co. will succeed in the American grocery marketplace, and nose out Wal-Mart (and Costco and Sam's and PriceSmart)?
Or will they find their niche? |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, Tesco isn't Homeplus. Tesco does happen to be the largest British retailer and the third largest grocery retailer in the world. They partnered with Samsung in order to enter the Korean market and the stores in Korea are tailored for said market. Your analysis sucks. |
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endo
Joined: 14 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul...my home
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Why are all your thread titles in caps? |
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safeblad
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| crazy_arcade wrote: |
| Well, Tesco isn't Homeplus. Tesco does happen to be the largest British retailer and the third largest grocery retailer in the world. They partnered with Samsung in order to enter the Korean market and the stores in Korea are tailored for said market. Your analysis sucks. |
true. Tesco is different all over, i went to one in Prague a few years back, it was amazing, nice department store stylee...
the beast should be stopped though, 1 pound in every 7 spent in the UK is spent on Tesco products....
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/16/ntescos16.xml |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:31 am Post subject: |
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It sounds a lot like "Bloom", Food Lion's healthy and ready-to-eat version.
It's not that bad, much better than a run-of-the-mil Food Lion, but they bought and closed Hannaford, and THIS is what they gave us in return?
(I'd rather live in Korea and shop at Homeplus than live in the US South and shop at Food Lion.) |
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captain kirk
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:36 am Post subject: |
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| I have something to say about Homeplus; I love it. It's my favourite bigbox stuff/grocery store. Why? Because, wherever in Korea it is, the Homeplus always has a markdown/discount food items table, actually two (the other is made up of fruits and vegetables in the produce section). I've got some killer food deals and NO OTHER foodmart (not Lotte, not Emart) has a discounted food items table or two (although Emart has Aussie steaks cheap around ten pm when the day's cuts halve in price). Lotte does have a discount items area but it's useless stuff nobody wants to buy, anyway, like suction cups for the wall attached to a plastic ring (to hold towels) that are baby blue with smurf decals on them). |
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stevemcgarrett
Joined: 24 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:18 am Post subject: |
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crazy arcade wrote:
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| Well, Tesco isn't Homeplus. Tesco does happen to be the largest British retailer and the third largest grocery retailer in the world. They partnered with Samsung in order to enter the Korean market and the stores in Korea are tailored for said market. Your analysis sucks. |
Time to leave the arcade. I mentioned it was a joint venture. Are you one of those leftists here who suffer from selective reading comprehension (SRS)? If so, enroll in a correspondence course.
Captain Kirk:
Homeplus has some items on continuous discount, meaning they're not really sales items. And so much of their produce starts at such a high price that the discount is hardly that.
The Aussie meat they sell is more expensive and of lesser quality than Aussie meat sold at Costco. And neither is as good as American beef which, I hope, Homeplus procures from this Kansas shipment. The Korean beef is outrageously overpriced. No mutton and scrawny chickens. Even Chinese shop chickens are bigger. What's up with that?
The selection of tuna is strictly Korean--no cheap Thai spicy varieties and no better quality American brands.
I will say that the staff in general are very friendly and accommodating, though, to be fair. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:40 am Post subject: |
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| Sounds like a cool idea. I'd probably shop there. Lots of people on the run these days, too--no time to cook. If they have ready-made meals at a decent price, it'll probably do well. |
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mindmetoo
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:48 am Post subject: |
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| stevemcgarrett wrote: |
crazy arcade wrote:
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| Well, Tesco isn't Homeplus. Tesco does happen to be the largest British retailer and the third largest grocery retailer in the world. They partnered with Samsung in order to enter the Korean market and the stores in Korea are tailored for said market. Your analysis sucks. |
Time to leave the arcade. I mentioned it was a joint venture. Are you one of those leftists here who suffer from selective reading comprehension (SRS)? If so, enroll in a correspondence course. |
Your subject line is rather misleading and you're not much clearer in your OP. Homeplus is partially owned by Tescos. Tescos, independent of its joint operations in Korea, is trying to enter the American market. Homeplus is not entering America. It's a bit like saying Shinsagae is opening in X country when in fact the real story is Kripy Kreme is opening. (KK and Shinsagae are partnered in Korea.) |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:25 am Post subject: |
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HOMEPLUS COMING TO NORTH AMERICA QUICK RUN!!!
How's your masters in basket weaving coming along? |
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stevemcgarrett
Joined: 24 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:11 am Post subject: |
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That headline was merely an enticement and said partly in jest. Sorry to disturb your sensibilities as a literalist.
crazy arcade:
About as well as your associate degree in underwater watercoloring, I suppose. |
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