Big Daddy of Bazaars
Here is another perspective on the small shop owners and how they reacted 2 weeks before. Sorry for the delay in making the post.
Why did the small shop owners protest?
Why was there a delay in the protest by shop owners?
What is it for the Public?
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Front view of the Notice
Back side of the Notice
We all know about the ecosystem, if one get affected there will be an imbalance.
I see down the lane, they will have command on the price of the articles, if they survive in the market.
My colleagues wife was the store manager for a well know Chain stores and now she in IT, her remarks are that “they will not be able to survive in the market because they rent a place, they need to pay high salaries and Air conditioned room maintainence and getting the goods for the lesser price. Only shops with deep pockets and bigger hand on politicians can sustain in the market”
Kindly Note: Saravana Stores was there much before the entry of Reliance fresh and Big bazaars. They too sold fresh green vegetables to groceries and much more.
Why did the small shop owners protest?
Because of the entry of new bazaars.
Why was there a delay in the protest by shop owners?
Well Saravana stores has 7 stores at T. Nagar. That was not a big shock for them. But the chain stores had a good impact.
What is it for the Public?
Lower prices, cheap quality goods (almost), not the branded ones unless or untill duplicates are available in the market.
Your Shop keeper next door is always good, because of these reasons (My individual experience, may vary from people to people)
When ever I went for shopping at Saravana stores, Yeses Super market or Speceners Daily (previously Food World).
My budget for shopping went high because I had more choice, my wish list kept increasing and the best part of credit card in my wallet.
What about the Shop Next Door –
I had the grocery list and he delivers at place. My budget is on the right track. I pay by cash.
What is personal opinion on the new Bazaars?
Here is one more note for you think about
What if Saravana stores become chain stores and had branches at Adyar, AnnaNagar,Pusaiwalkam, Mylapore, chrompet etc etc.
What would happen to small shop owners and what would be the benefit for consumers like us?
The difference between Saravana Stores and Reliance is…we think Saravana Stores is local/tamil business whereas Reliance etc is not.
/Just imagine if Saravana stores had stores at Adyar, AnnaNagar,Pusaiwalkam, Mylapore, chrompet etc etc. What would be the ultimate thing for the customers like us./
Nee enna ezhuthine nu nekku puriyalada ambi…
Rephrase pannuviyaakum.
/Just imagine if Saravana stores had stores at Adyar, AnnaNagar,Pusaiwalkam, Mylapore, chrompet etc etc. What would be the ultimate thing for the customers like us./
Nee enna ezhuthine nu nekku puriyalada ambi…
Rephrase pannuviyaakum.
Support small businesses because these businesses will keep the money in the community but these big retail businesses like walmart, reliance will only further the interests of the executives of the company…
Here is one of the studies in the United States comparing the effect of the local stores and retail stroes in the local company. This is not a one-off stuy, if you google you will find a million reasons for not having a retail model
http://www.newrules.org/retail/midcoaststudy.pdf
I hate the small shop owner who has lower prices because of employing something similar to slave labor mostly kids. Sometimes people have to grow and think about everyone. These big stores will pay and treat their workers with respect. If that means paying 10 rupees more, i am glad to do that. I will sleep well at night.
Not only that by elmnating the middle man, they will also pay the farmers good price. So i am all for big stores to come up in every area.
The patriotic tamil small shop owner does not help anyone, except of course the owner to buy two more flats.
Following the Western model?
And you think that means that the stores will ‘pay and treat their staff with respect’? Oh dear, heavy disillusionment awaits you.
Maybe it is this way for our home-grown stores like Spencers, which barely qualify as ‘supermarkets’ at all in UK or USA terms —they are just large shops. The girls in my local Spencers always seem happy. And, believe it or not, I’d like to think that that is because they have decent jobs, rather than that they are just pleased to see me!
The ever-present supply of potential staff, however, is just another throw-away commodity to the superstore owners.