Hard Times Are Coming. Food Will Become A Luxury Soon

July 4, 2009

As the economic crisis continues to hit Britain hard more and more people no longer shop but browse at supermarkets and grocery stores. You can hear shop assistants asking shoppers in supermarkets, who walk around with empty baskets or push empty trolleys, ‘Can I help you, sir/madam?’ and people answering, ‘No, thank you, I’m just browsing.’ Yes, food browsing has become huge this year. You often overhear conversations of the following nature: First woman: I prefer to browse at Tesco’s, to be honest. They are much more tolerant to browsers than Waitrose. Second woman: No, no, Tesco are too downmarket for browsing. What is there to look at? I browse with my husband at the food department at our local Marks & Spencer. What wonderful packaging they have! And what...

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Category: Consumer Watch
Tags: economic downturn, food