Re: Iceland sale
SteveH
> It seems to be more than your ordinary sale, Iceland seem to be
> clearing a lot of lines at half price and less.
> When I spoke to one of the staff they said they were cutting back on
> varieties.... Shelves were emptying pretty fast.
Yup. Clearing out all the 'fringe' products that don't really sell. Very
limited stocks, but some stupid prices. Most lines are down to shelf
stock only.
We've been very busy today.
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Fred
"SheWolf" <she...@softhome.net> wrote in message
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> It seems to be more than your ordinary sale, Iceland seem to be
> clearing a lot of lines at half price and less.
> When I spoke to one of the staff they said they were cutting back on
> varieties.... Shelves were emptying pretty fast.
>
But a lot of the stuff they sell is filth - unfit for human consumption
(not, of course, that many of the downmarket customers who waddle out of
Iceland with overflowing bags of processed rubbish can be classified as
'human')
nobody760
of
Iceland with overflowing bags of processed rubbish can be classified
as
'human')
Tell me up market person do you piss and shit like the rest of us?
PhilÅ
"nobody760" <nobo...@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
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Upmarket with a name like "Fred"..
Cap'n
Well, they might have cheap stuff there, but surely unless you can get
REALLY cheap flights, it must cheaper to buy from somewhere here?
Fred
"nobody760" <nobo...@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
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Indeed I do - but, probably, not as noisily, nor as messily as you do -
because I don't fill my digestive system with 'One Thousand Beef Burgers
For Only £2.99'
You certainly know when 'Mum's been to Iceland' - because Dad and the rest
of the family have chronic diarrhoea....
PhilÅ
"Fred" <fr...@fred.net> wrote in message
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hehe
I think Iceland food if fine, just look at farm foods or cool trader..
But your "Mums been to Iceland" line is class. Cheers
Fred
"PhilÅ" <iclga...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Agreed - 'Farm Foods' (what a misnomer!!) is probably two or three steps
down the gastronomic ladder from Iceland! - at which point the consumers
feet are firmly embedded in pure pig-swill...
These places seem to specialise in retailing foodstuffs that would provoke
an RSPCA investigation if they were served up to dogs!
The rule of thumb seems to be, The nastier the product, the more
'Countrified the name!. Got some disgusting old offal to shift? - no
problemo. just process the entire loathsome mess into ''Sausages' and flog
them under a suitable name, such as 'Dappled Meadow' - if they're cheap
enough, they're sure to sell!
Personally, I think that these 'food' centres contain more hazardous
chemicals than a Pharmacy - indeed, to call it 'Food' seems to be a clear
beach of the laws on product description!
David Lane
"SheWolf" <she...@softhome.net> wrote in message
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> It seems to be more than your ordinary sale, Iceland seem to be
> clearing a lot of lines at half price and less.
> When I spoke to one of the staff they said they were cutting back on
> varieties.... Shelves were emptying pretty fast.
>
There was a lot of stock in Iceland Batley this morning. A lot of branded
names too - I got some Twinings Gold teabags (usually 2.49) for 99p.
BUt then Iceland is next to Netto and Aldi in Batley - discount supermarket
joy!
David
Dee
"SheWolf" <she...@softhome.net> wrote in message
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> It seems to be more than your ordinary sale, Iceland seem to be
> clearing a lot of lines at half price and less.
> When I spoke to one of the staff they said they were cutting back on
> varieties.... Shelves were emptying pretty fast.
They're stopping their internet and telephone sales too aren't they? Wonder
what's happening?
Paul
They've been recently bought out. I'm supposing the new owner doesn't
think those lines are profitable enough.
SteveH
If you want to know, take this to private email.
Rug Eater
>
> But a lot of the stuff they sell is filth - unfit for human consumption
I thought they had a policy of no added crap and colourings which accounts
for the somewhat bland taste and peas that aren't luminous green like
Sainsburys et al.
Ian F.
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> They've been recently bought out.
Well, Baugur me - so they have!
;-)
Ian
bene...@despammed.com
>They're stopping their internet and telephone sales too aren't they? Wonder
>what's happening?
The Big Food Group very recently was sold to an overseas outfit.
Doubtless they are starting the first part of a business
reorganisation.
It seems to be the case in such circumstances that one tack is to sell
off unwanted bits either to places where competitors have no presence
and want an easy way in or where a competitor can just buy to close.
Who can really say whether there will even be an Iceland chain as we
currently know it in 12 months time?
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Benedict
SteveH
Baugur's investment partners are former Iceland directors from before
the Big Food Group.
Namely Malcolm Walker, who founded the company back in the early 70s,
his finance (Tarsem Dhaliwal) and buying directors (Nigel Broadhurst).
Walker's 'Cool Trader' chain has also been absorbed into the 'new'
Iceland.
I can safely say that there will be an Iceland chain in 12 months, but
it'll be more like the one that existed 10 years ago than the one that
has been trading for the last 5 years or so.
bene...@despammed.com
wrote:
><bene...@despammed.com> wrote:
>> Who can really say whether there will even be an Iceland chain as we
>> currently know it in 12 months time?
>I can safely say that there will be an Iceland chain in 12 months, but
>it'll be more like the one that existed 10 years ago than the one that
>has been trading for the last 5 years or so.
Looks like we agree then.
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Benedict
Emma
>>it'll be more like the one that existed 10 years ago than the one that
>>has been trading for the last 5 years or so.
>Looks like we agree then.
Got some great bargains in our local Iceland branch today.
Bottles of wine reduced to £1.74 which are selling for £5 a throw in
other local supermarkets!
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