Tescopoly: How One Shop Came Out on Top and Why It Matters
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"'Creative and compelling' The Guardian 'This book should be essential reading' Robert Watson, Head of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 'A compelling argument...find out you really owes what to whom' Tony Juniper, Friends of the Earth."
John Bird, founder of the Big Issue and local-shop loyalty scheme the Wedge Card
`Simms shows the creeping, invading unsustainable world of the
supershop, its tentacles strangling the life out of our communities. Read
it.'
supershop, its tentacles strangling the life out of our communities. Read
it.'
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41 of 50 people found the following review helpful
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With a well crafted argument, supported by many references and illustrations, Andrew Simms explains that the supermarkets - and in the UK especially Tesco - are now a corrosive feature within our society. He tells of how their actions undermine our food culture and wider aspects of culture and society, how they destroy local and regional economies, and how they are endangering the environment and the planet in their quest for continuous growth in sales. He explains how the supermarkets and particularly Tesco have been able to achieve their frightening level of power within our society and, consequently, how our individual freedoms as consumers and citizens are being erroded. He also explains how Tesco (and others) have been able to get what they want for business growth by manipulating planning laws, bullying local councils, threatening farmers and suppliers, and eliminating competitors - the independent food stores - through unfair and anti-competitive practices. Amazingly, this has occurred with the full support of the Government. Essentially, Tescopoly tells of of the failure of the market economy and of how the supermarkets are being allowed to achieve monopoly status in the UK food marketplace and in many other countries.
Tescopoly is essential reading for students of marketing, business, management and retail management, and anyone with an interest in the workings of the food marketplace and the oppressive and destructive power of big business.
Tescopoly is essential reading for students of marketing, business, management and retail management, and anyone with an interest in the workings of the food marketplace and the oppressive and destructive power of big business.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Like mentioned above this book has that major flaw which caused me too stop reading it and literally throw it out of my hands. It gets two stars for presenting excellent information and well known sources and has put me off shopping at Tesco but the Author doesn't need to repeat the same facts over and over again.
17 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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Before I begin, i must stress that i only managed to read the first 3 chapters. So this isn't so much of a review, more of a quick overview of why i couldn't finish it which might have an impact on certain potential readers.
As a Computer Scientist, i am well aware of good practice when it comes to experiments. One of the main rules is limit the bias, else many of your peers will not take your results as seriously as you might like. This is exactly what i didnt like with this book. Simms hates Tescos, and it shows.
One such niggly example is how he points out that the staff in the Tescos he visits for the purpose of his research arent as happy or bubbly as they are in the ads. I've worked in food retail, it's boring, don't hold that against them! Another example is how he claims he was "treated as a criminal" when his wife was asked not to push their child in a trolley at fast pace down an aisle (while he was researching i imagine) but in all honestly, if an accident occured then Tesco would be liable, so who can blame them?! The first chapters are riddled with examples which show his contempt for Tescos which for me, destroy his credabilty for providing a fair look at the situation, which in my opinion this book should be. If Tesco produced a highly biased overview of the main topics that surround them then i'm sure Simms would pick it to pieces, so asking for neutrality is only fair.
Sorry, this book just isn't for me. If however you don't like big multi-national corporations and want something to further your interest or provide interesting quotes or figures from the people involved then go for it. Simms at least does provide reference in his notes which is a plus.
As a Computer Scientist, i am well aware of good practice when it comes to experiments. One of the main rules is limit the bias, else many of your peers will not take your results as seriously as you might like. This is exactly what i didnt like with this book. Simms hates Tescos, and it shows.
One such niggly example is how he points out that the staff in the Tescos he visits for the purpose of his research arent as happy or bubbly as they are in the ads. I've worked in food retail, it's boring, don't hold that against them! Another example is how he claims he was "treated as a criminal" when his wife was asked not to push their child in a trolley at fast pace down an aisle (while he was researching i imagine) but in all honestly, if an accident occured then Tesco would be liable, so who can blame them?! The first chapters are riddled with examples which show his contempt for Tescos which for me, destroy his credabilty for providing a fair look at the situation, which in my opinion this book should be. If Tesco produced a highly biased overview of the main topics that surround them then i'm sure Simms would pick it to pieces, so asking for neutrality is only fair.
Sorry, this book just isn't for me. If however you don't like big multi-national corporations and want something to further your interest or provide interesting quotes or figures from the people involved then go for it. Simms at least does provide reference in his notes which is a plus.
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Over the Top?
I think the author protests too much. Undoubtedly, Tesco is capturing a big share of the market, and is pushing out the small trader, and afecting local High Streets. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Mr. David G. Hanstater
Eye opener and mind set changer
Maybe I was naive to the way big business works and their reasons for doing things but I found this book insightful and eye opening. Read more
Published 2 months ago by George Chilcott
Some good points, but blames Tesco for societal change and failing of...
disclosure: former Tesco head office employee (in IT)
This book makes some reasonable points (in an overly wordy way), but I feel attributes too much blame to Tesco as... Read more
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Published 17 months ago by M. Thomas
In brief, writer having a dig at big business, simples........
Bought this for 2 reasons:
1. I am interested in economics
2. I was considering purchasing Tesco shares (and wanted to see whether this book would convince me that... Read more
1. I am interested in economics
2. I was considering purchasing Tesco shares (and wanted to see whether this book would convince me that... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr. G. A. Pearce
Not Available in Tesco
I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but many of the reviews of this entertaining and illuminating book stink, particularly the one from the person who admits he only read the first... Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2010 by The Whisper
A missed opportunity
Andrew Simms really, really dislikes everything about Tesco. Actually he doesn't much care for anything about modern Britain but he clearly regards Tesco as the single most... Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2009 by A. Warmington
Tescopoly: Open Your Eyes
I read this book primarily so that I might discover some damning evidence that would cause me to leave the employment of Tesco's (I work as a Customer Assistant for the firm). Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2009 by Arthur J. Sonic
Abysmal waste of time
I wanted to know about the rise of the supermarkets in general and Tesco in particular.
This writer waffles ceaslessly. Read more
This writer waffles ceaslessly. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2009 by S. J. Kirby
Brilliant
Brilliant read - we all need to know how the big supermarkets operate - should encourage everyone to think about the source of their purchases and shop local
Published on 1 Jun 2009 by L. Seal
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