Originally Posted by Flibustier:
“I do. I find whenever they try and reduce something, it is usually something crummy and reduction is never that sensational.”
I've not found that, but I have found they are cutting back on what they stock, so, for example, whereas I've bought rollmops herrings for donkeys' years, they now no longer stock them. They also push their own brand stuff far too much and don't carry any other brands e.g. pork pies. Overall, they are cutting back and cutting back and dropping lines, and I suspect it is because they have to save money cos of the onslaught by Aldi and Lidl.
When I asked one of the managers what was going on, he simply suggested 'write to Dalton Phillips' (the CEO) and I got the impression, he and his middle management colleagues are equally fed up.
Anyway, I did write to him asking whether it was Morrisons' new mission statement to get as many customers through the doors of its rivals as possible, cos that's where you go when you can't get what you want. I got an email back from his office saying they would look into my points and be back in touch, but so far I've heard nowt. And I'm not holding my breath.
I suspect that what with Tesco slumping badly and Sainsbury's also feeling the pinch, we might see the demise of one of the chains in the not too distant future, with the others taking up the slack.