Supermarket nationwide pricing.

My point was that they advertise Nationwide Pricing which to me means same price everywhere, Aldi do it so why can't the big two ?
I accept that we have to pay extra for transport to remote areas and I shop in small towns to support their traders but if you advertise something and then add a transpot cost that's not playing the game IMHO.

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I do not recall Woolies and Coles saying they had nation wide pricing - indeed the opposite - they have always said they price to be competitive in the local area not nation wide.

As far as I am aware, like you have said it is only Aldi that has a nation wide pricing policy.

Garry

Hi Garry,
I believe Coles came out and said they would have Nation Wide pricing about 12 months ago, which was a crook from the start. Here in Grafton there are two Coles stores, The store in the big shopping center is dearer on some items then the older Coles store. And they carry slightly different lines of stock, while one carries brand X, the other will carry the same brand but a different size package or not even carry that item at all.

I believe Coles, which is under the Wesfarmers umbrella as with the big green boxes have different pricing structures depending on the size of the store. The big green boxes also work on the principal of Free Into Store. It is the supplier that pays freight if they want their product on the shelf, Maybe BigW doesn't work on that. Manufacturers desperate to have their product on their shelves will pay freight, It's a volume thing too.
And who eventually pays for this? The smaller outlets and their customers.
Dan Murphy's is another eg, They drop their price to under cut the competition, They don't lose out, the brewer jacks up they price to the other outlets to pay for it.
So no matter how you try and not shop with the big boys, they still screw everyone.
All we can do is pay more and spend the money with the local guys to keep their doors open.

I dont recall nationwide pricing. Not saying they didn't .... just saying

They never had a nation wide advertising campaign about it, Choice magazine had approached them and a Coles representative was sprucing how that if you walked into "Any" Coles supermarket the price would be the same across the country.
One of the those PR stunts that they have have every now & then.
Just like the Big Green Boxes, with the 10% off the Price Difference. If it is $1 difference, they will give you 10 cents off the difference in price. They also have manufacturers produce a line just for them, so the other hardware stores don't stock the Exact same product, it may look identical, but it will have a different model number. Therefore they don't have to do their 10% "OFF" the price difference.
It's all smoke & mirrors to get the gullible.
Anyway, I'm drifting OT.

Well said!

Agreed!!

I have shopped Coles across the country and found the prices in Alice Springs, Port Augusta and Kalgoorlie to name but three stores the same as my local Coles in Melbourne in all but a few items like meat which they obviously source from local suppliers were possible.

Its a bit like fuel costs, if your not prepared to pay the price then stay home.

Remember its all going to get a worse becasue of Gillards great big new bullshit tax!!

Well said quincy, if you have to pay a little bit extra in the bush the so be it.
I have travelled extensively throughout Australia, I am happy to support the people that are willing to set up businesses in the middle of no were so travellers can keep travelling.

John (Vic) I am happy to pay the little extra that the carbon tax may add, fortunately don't listen to the dribble from Abbott, Allen Jones, Andrew bolt, or the Murdoch media.

No worries mate, I understand that you must be one of the 27% who believes all.

Joe n Mel, my post wasn't so much about freight, it was about the big two saying they would have Nationwide Pricing but then adding transport costs and don't think in the city we don't pay freight costs. Your rant about people working hard etc etc was off the subject, I have worked hard all my life and don't expect a free ride but I do object to being touched along.
There are good points and bad about living in the city and the same applies to living in the bush after all its a free country and we can make our own choices where we live.
Your remark about staying at home, I'm retired and spend about 18 weeks or more a year travelling and in round figures spend roughly $1,000 a week on food, fuel and frills like coffee in country towns and without travellers like me a lot of these country towns would shrivel up and die.
I also have a HZJ75 towing my 'van so I can't be all bad .
Regards to ya,
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