Nova Scotia lifts Sunday shopping ban
Newsbot @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:39 pm
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<strong>Date: </strong> 2006-10-04 11:26:50
<strong>Canadian</strong>
fredzena @ Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:39 pm
Say good-bye to your mom & pop grocers.
Scrappy @ Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:42 am
Most provinces allow Sunday shopping and the small corner stores survived the transition. I was allowed to Sunday shop in NFL and BC and Manitoba, the sky didn't fall in.
ziggy @ Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:44 am
$1:
Say good-bye to your mom & pop grocers.
Never happened here in Alberta when they allowed sunday shopping,if anything the prices went down a bit because of all the choices consumers now have.
fredzena @ Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:49 am
I disagree. I live in Winnipeg and with the excpetion of the north end we have considerably fewer corner grocers and several medium sized family owned full service grocers have closed their doors over the last decade.
Clogeroo @ Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:50 am
I'm not sure why shops have to be open all the time anyway are we so consumerist we can't live without one day heaven forbid the mall might be closed? I guess it’s not a big deal but having one day off out of the week for everyone to relax isn't so bad either.
ziggy @ Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:56 am
Clogeroo Clogeroo:
I'm not sure why shops have to be open all the time anyway are we so consumerist we can't live without one day heaven forbid the mall might be closed? I guess it’s not a big deal but having one day off out of the week for everyone to relax isn't so bad either.
Some of us work sundays. Nothing like rolling into a town in the bible belt on a sunday and trying to get a room,dinner, or lunch for the next day when everythings closed.
ziggy @ Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:58 am
$1:
I disagree. I live in Winnipeg and with the excpetion of the north end we have considerably fewer corner grocers and several medium sized family owned full service grocers have closed their doors over the last decade.
Shows how greedy some folks are,shopping at the discount malls when they should be supporting the ma and pop operations with their high prices instead.
Clogeroo @ Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:59 am
$1:
Some of us work sundays. Nothing like rolling into a town in the bible belt on a sunday and trying to get a room,dinner, or lunch for the next day when everythings closed.
Then don't?
ziggy @ Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:02 pm
Clogeroo Clogeroo:
$1:
Some of us work sundays. Nothing like rolling into a town in the bible belt on a sunday and trying to get a room,dinner, or lunch for the next day when everythings closed.
Then don't?
Work sundays?
Ok,shut off your natural gas and electricity every sunday then.
fredzena @ Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:07 pm
"Never happened here in Alberta when they allowed sunday shopping,if anything the prices went down a bit because of all the choices consumers now have."
Yes, mom & pop drop their prices to compete with the big corporations, then their profit margin drops because they don't sell the volume that allows large chains to offer lower prices. Then they go out of business. Then guess what happens when there's less competition. Prices go up. Sure I can go to Superstore to save a buck over Safeway or Sobeys, but their meat and produce, with a few expcetions, is generally of an inferior quality. I miss my two block walk for freshly cut lamb and a friendly chat with pop while he's doing the cutting.
And, ask any farmer what good a drop in grocery prices does for them.
ziggy @ Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:13 pm
fredzena fredzena:
"Never happened here in Alberta when they allowed sunday shopping,if anything the prices went down a bit because of all the choices consumers now have."
Yes, mom & pop drop their prices to compete with the big corporations, then their profit margin drops because they don't sell the volume that allows large chains to offer lower prices. Then they go out of business. Then guess what happens when there's less competition. Prices go up. Sure I can go to Superstore to save a buck over Safeway or Sobeys, but their meat and produce, with a few expcetions, is generally of an inferior quality. I miss my two block walk for freshly cut lamb and a friendly chat with pop while he's doing the cutting.
And, ask any farmer what good a drop in grocery prices does for them.
Yes, mom & pop drop their prices to compete with the big corporations, then their profit margin drops because they don't sell the volume that allows large chains to offer lower prices. Then they go out of business. Then guess what happens when there's less competition. Prices go up. Sure I can go to Superstore to save a buck over Safeway or Sobeys, but their meat and produce, with a few expcetions, is generally of an inferior quality. I miss my two block walk for freshly cut lamb and a friendly chat with pop while he's doing the cutting.
And, ask any farmer what good a drop in grocery prices does for them.
I think it's called capitalism.
ridenrain @ Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:41 pm
Pappasan & Mommasan don't seam to have that problem here in Vancouver.
Arctic_Menace @ Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:47 pm
ridenrain ridenrain:
Pappasan & Mommasan don't seam to have that problem here in Vancouver.
fredzena @ Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:48 pm
ridenrain ridenrain:
Pappasan & Mommasan don't seam to have that problem here in Vancouver.
That's cause you people on the wet coast are special. More into the outdoors and therefore more likely to walk a few blocks to your local store than jump into a car and drive to the mall or big box store. (And your milder climate likely also facilitates that.) The reason small grocers have remained successful in certain parts of Winnipeg is because they operate in areas where many economically disadvantaged people who can't afford a car live. The bit extra they end up paying for food is still less than cab fare or the cost of maintaining a vehicle.