I am posting this from a friends site and as you know the SNP say our prices wont go up if its a yes . So below is a summary of items from Lidl both here and in Ireland because as you know the SNP held the Irish economy up as a beacon of light but please read the reality. Lidl have the Vileda Super Mocio Cleaning Mop at a price of £3.99 which seems a good price. I checked what it is selling for in their Irish stores this week (they tend to run promotions at the same time in both countries). It should have been 5.01 Euro at the current rate of exchange. I was being generous when I thought that they might round it down to €4.99. No such luck, it’s selling at €5.99 in Ireland. lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=16221# lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=12814 What about a nice new Waterproof Jacket from Aldi? Aldi Scotland £12.99 so I expected the equivalent €16.29 or €16.99 at the worst. What is the jacket at Aldi Ireland? €17.99. https://aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/thursday-11-september/product-detail/ps/p/mensladies-waterproof-jacket/ https://aldi.ie/en/specialbuys/thursday-11-september/products-detail-page/ps/p/mensladies-waterproof-jacket/ So why are the mop and jacket more expensive in Ireland than in Scotland? Is it transaction costs? No, their Head Offices are in Germany so they will buy in Euros. If anything, transaction costs should make it dearer in the U.K. Is it the distance goods have to travel? Felixstowe to Dublin is 660km. Felixstowe to Glasgow is 674km so not much difference there except we have the r UK to absorb travel costs to get food to our stores Is it because both Scotland and Ireland are smaller markets than the U.K. and are therefore more expensive to operate in? this also will have some merit. American retailers can sell everything from cars to cameras much more cheaply than U.K. retailers can and they justify this by the scale of the market. If you don’t fancy paying 10% to 20% more for your shopping after the referendum, then you should vote NO!
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 14:31:04 +0000
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