We have a new Tesco Supermarket opening up in our area today. Now according to our local radio station, this new store is going to be selling just about everything you could ever want. Great, that is going to be brilliant for all the little independent traders!!
Don’t get me wrong as I am sure it has to be good for people looking for employment in our area. The new store has employed an addtional 250 staff, so at least that will be 250 less people getting benefits each week.
However, there is a big debate at the moment because Tesco’s have been permitted to sell alcohol 24 hours a day. The new shop is in an area of our town where crime is already a major problem. I’m not sure it was the best idea in the world to grant them a 24 hour licence. The scum who already roam the streets of the area at night are just going to be even worse if they are able to buy alcohol when they want.
Don’t get me wrong though I am a lover of alcohol, but is it really necessary to be able to purchase it at 3.00 o’clock in the morning?
Personally speaking I have never felt the urge to still be drinking alcohol at this time, and I would imagine if you are then you have a pretty bad alcohol problem.
The store was due to open at 8 this morning and I can imagine that they would have drafted in some local Dignitary and there will probably be a bit of a party afterwards.
I wonder if Tesco are providing the wine??
Personally my favourite wine is a glass of red, but I bet they will have quite a choice. There will probably be German Wine, Italian Wine and maybe even some Portuguese Wine. I bit they haven’t gone all out though and provided any Champagne!!
Tesco are reportedly handing over 1,000 Pounds to a local children’s hospice charity. Although this sounds like a lot of money, when you consider that their annual pre-tax profits for 2009 were just over 3 billion, personally I think they could have given a little bit more!!!