More Daily Mail madness
Our favourite newspaper today has an article showing -- shock, horror! -- that Marks & Spencer charge more for some items in their Liverpool Street (London) station branch than their Hull branch.Now there are good reasons why certain things should cost the same across the country, but I'm not sure they apply to M&S House Red wine. Clearly the rents in Liverpool Street station are much higher than in Hull, and thus M&S's prices reflect that. This seems to bypass Patricia Grubb, 59, from Leigh on Sea, who says 'I don't see why we should subsidise Marks & Spencer for their rents. That is something they should absorb'.
Update (15.08.03) - The Mail has now found that Tesco do the same thing. And Sainsburys. In classic Tabloid fashion this does't make them question their earlier views, instead it reinforces them.
posted by Matthew @ 9/11/2003 01:42:00 PM
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