On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 2:01 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com > wrote:
> > indeed Aldi is the first (at least in Europe) to operate this way. It is > not unlikely the discount store description in wikipedia was influenced by > Germans https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discount_store > > and names Aldi and Lidl as examples: > Again, I have to say that in the UK people think of Aldi and Lidl as supermarkets. Cheaper, different brands, but in the same mental category as Tesco and Safeway. "Meanwhile, a "speciality", "single line" or "category killer > <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_killer>" discount store/shop, > such as Toys "R" Us <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toys_%22R%22_Us> or > Staples <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staples_Inc>, may specialise in > specific merchandise lines, relying on bulk purchase and efficient > distribution to keep down costs.[1] > <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discount_store#cite_note-1>“ > I'd categorize Toys "R" Us as a toy store and Staples as an office supply store. As somebody else said in this thread, we shouldn't be tagging shops differently because their prices are lower. People don't look up shops selling at a discount and go there to buy something they didn't want; they look up shops selling what they want to buy and then compare prices. "Today I want to buy something, ANYTHING, at a discount but I can't decide whether to go to Toys "R" Us or Staples." Doesn't happen. "Today I need office supplies, do I go to the the office supply shop a mile away or Staples 30 miles away?" Does happen. I think it would be a big mistake to tag Toys "R" Us and Staples as discount stores, no matter what Wikipedia says. Meanwhile, there probably is a need to tag a kind of store that is sometimes referred to as a discount store. I'm thinking of the likes of Costco or Sam's Club. They're essentially wholesalers operating on a cash and carry basis and which are open to the public, not just retailers (but you may need to pay a membership fee). Sometimes known as "Retail Warehouses" and sometimes as "Cash and Carries" (but that originally meant wholesale only, and originally originally appears to have been a trademark of the specific wholesaler who came up with the idea). They sell what supermarkets and convenience stores sell, but you buy in bulk. So, if there is actually a need for this (which I'm sure some people will dispute) do we repurpose shop=discount for these or have something new? Either way (if we do it at all), how do we distinguish between wholesale-only, retail-only and wholesale-and-retail? -- Paul
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