Here is a plan of the local small shopping centre
Chapter 2
Comparing the superstore with a local shopping centre
Here is some primary data, which I collected. I have collected the data from both the cranford parade stores and tescos. this is so that I can compare the price, produce and service they each offer.
Tescos Services
Tesco services are a wide variety, there are a mixture of convenience and specialist good, but most are convenience. There are a lot of produce and service in the one store. Here are some of the service that tesco offer their costumers.
Newspaper/magazine shop, customers service, tobacconist, florist, fruit and vegetables, dairy produces, cheese, fish mongers, butch, baker, pick and mix, wines and spirits, café, photo booth, car wash, cash point, toilets, petrol station and lottery all from tescos
Tescos sell things, such as cutlery, clothes, music, videos, books, perfumery, party equipment and D.I.Y products
Cranford parade services
In the cranford parade there are service which are conveniences and comparison or specialist goods. At the cranford parade stores there is roughly an equal amount of conveniences and comparison goods.here are some listed below.
India takeaway, off licences, butchers, grocery store, driving school, pizzas take away, pub, bookmakers, hairdressers, machines, fax, photocopier, and lottery. These are all the services from 17 shops
Compare products, prices and variety
I have record some of the things which I think tesco and the cranford parade sell. I have record the brand names, the prices and quantity of each item I have seclected. I want to compare the prices and to see if the product is on sale (this includes tescos own brands and some of the local shops specialties food.)
Tescos
Here are a list of product s, price and famous brand names at tescos.
At the café they sell different varies of food and serve there own hot and cold drinks/food, e.g. big brunch meal:2 sausages, 2 bacon rashes, 1 fried egg, baked beans, tomato, hash brown toast and butter for £2.99. The guardian newspaper cost 45p. B&H big pack cost £20 for 60, and £4.14 for a medium pack of 20. tesco camanula (flower) cost £2.99. Tescos medium Ivory Coast pineapple coast 99p and medium del Monte gold cost £1.59. tescos pasteurised whole milk 6liltres, cost £1.10 and craven dale purfiltre fresh pasteurised also 6litres cost £1.29. Flora butter (1kg) cost £1.53, Wexford Irish mature cheddar Cheese cost £5.99, smoked middle bacon cost £1.80 a 1b, tesco cod liver oil cost 49p for 30 capsules, seven sea pure cod liver oil cost £4.25 for 45 capsules (50 % free). Tesco whole bread cost 59p for 9800g0 pick & mix cost£5.20 per kg. Obsession for men cost £23.50; ladies trouser socks (white rum) 3 pairs cost £4.99. duni paper plates cost £1.49 (25). Tesco’s cling film 60mm costs £1.49. Antibacterial cling film cost 99p. tescos 40 watts bulbs cost £2.09, Philips 40 watts cost £2.89, tesco side plate cost £2.50. the green mile (video) cost £11.99. Hallmark “forever friend” card cost £1.75. Bic 5 ball pens (black) cost 99p and a passport photo cost £3.00
Cranford parade
At Cranford parade the things that they’re sold were roughly the same. The only differences are that, there is fewer produce and services. I have also compared a list of prices of some of the same products. (These prices are the lowest of the three newsagent and grocers) here is the list
The guardian newspaper also cost 45p. There is no flower shop or any one selling flowers. There are no pineapples at any of the groceries. A 2liltre bottle of milk cost 99, there was no 6liltre milk bottles for sell. A flora 1kg tub cost £2.19. Mature cheddar 200g cost £2.00. Bacon cost £2.00, 3 packs of kingsmill bread cost £1.00. Barcardi superior cost £17.75 paper plates 50 cost £4.99 and Hygex 300mm cling film cost 99p. A card cost 89p. I could not find a cod liver oil or perfume in the groceries stores. There was more type of ethane variety such as Indian breads £1.00 for 4 and there was also much spice.
Compare my find from the local superstore and tescos
Chapter 3
The impact of the super store on local people and the environment?
Interviewing Tesco’s manager.
- Do you think Toy r us nearby helps boost business?
Yes
- Why
Because the customers from tescos after shopping go to Toy r us
- On an average day how many people do you get shopping at Tescos?
Weekly we get 30000, so we get roughly 4300 people.
- What is your busiest hour?
Early mornings and Saturday, Sunday evenings
- Do you think Toy r us benefit from Tescos nearby?
Yes and no because we sometime we steal their customer and sometimes we don’t benefit because the sale different things.
Interviewing Toy r us manager
1. Do you think a having a tesco superstore near by boost your business?
Possible more yes
2. Why
Because more people shop at tesco than an where else
3. On an average day how many people do you get shopping here?
200 to 250
4. What is busy hour of the day?
9am-10pm
5. Does tescos benefit from toy r us costumers?
Yes- neutral
Interviewing the local shop owners.
1. Do you think Tesco nearby helps boost business?
1=yes 2=no 3=yes 4=no 5=no 6=yes
2. Why?
1= because the shopper and the worker come to get the hair cut here.
2=because we sell different thing
3=because some times the tesco’s’ van need fixing and we can fix them.
4=because we sell the same produce
5= because we sell the same produce
6= because we sell the same produce
3. On an average day how many costumers do you get?
1=25+people 2=15-30/40 3=20-30 4=100 5=200
6=200
4. What is your busiest hour of the day?
1=morning 2=dinner time 3=12pm-3pm
4=I am not quite sure 5=morning 6am-9am 6=morning and evenings
5. Does tescos benefit from your shop?
1=yes 2=no 3=yes 4=no 5=no 6=no
6. Do you think traffic has increased seen tescos has been built?
1=yes 2=yes and because the hayes by pass. 3=no 4=yes
5=yes 3=yes
7. Do you think there has been an increase on pollution seen tescos has opened?
1=yes 2=yes 100% 3= I am not quite sure 4=yes 5=yes
6=yes
1=Sheenas hair studio 2= Feltham hydraulics 3= M4 autos 4=Heathrow superstore 5=siragro 6=cigs and mags
Questionnaire survey sheet Tescos
1. Do you shop at Tescos regularly?
Yes
No
2. If yes how often do you shop there?
Every day
Every 12 days
Once a week
Less often
3. How do you get here?
Walk
Car
Bus
Other
4. Since Tesco opened do you spent more or less often?
More often
Less often
About the same
5. Would you say you spend more or less money?
Spend more
Spend less
About the same
6. Why do you shop at Tescos
Prices
Quality
Friendly service
Closer
7. What does Tescos have that your local supermarket does not.
Cheaper prices
More Produces
Services
Easier car parking
8. Overall do you think superstores like Tescos are a good thing?
Yes
No
Questionnaire survey on local small shop centres
1. Do you regularly shop here?
Yes
No
2. If yes how often do you shop there?
Every day
Every 12 days
Once a week
Less often
3. How do you get there?
Walk
Car
Bus
Other
4. Why do you shop here?
Convince
Prices
Close
5. Do you shop here more or less since Tesco opened?
More often
Less often
6. Would you say you spend more or less?
Spend more
Spend less
About the same
7. Do you prefer Tesco or local small shop centres?
Tesco
Local small shop centres
8. Do you think superstore like tesco is a good thing?
Yes
No
Traffic survey at Tescos
11.00am for two minutes
22 cars and a bus
12.00pm for two minutes
17 cars
1.00pm for two minutes
23 cars
Traffic survey at local small shop centres
11.30pm for two minutes
5 cars
12.00pm for two minutes
7 cars
1.30pm for two minutes
4 cars
Graphs
3 page of writing and secondary data
Chapter 4 secondary data
Analysis the graphs like in science
What you found out about traffic
What people think of super stores?
Chapter 5
Background info on shopping
What has the store done t the community?
Advantage disadvantages
Which group of people and why
4 pages
Conclusion
Hypothesis
Why
Evaluation
1 to 2 pages
