@davidgilmour Nick Jarvis (Cambridge) - You just walked past me on Portobello Rd and I wish I’d stopped you to say hello. I’m Jake, Nick’s son - he talks fondly of you, growing up together in Cambridge and his days driving to the South of France with you back in the 60’s. Hope you see this!
@BeansJust@Koefnielsen@NeilRetail I won’t get into the environment or you might burst 😂. Honestly though, you make some valid points and as you said before a retail ecosystem could do with both not one or the other 👍🏼
@BeansJust@Koefnielsen@NeilRetail https://t.co/pLBAipU9MJ I’m not patronising and I didn’t make it up. Cheap upfront prices aren’t always better in the long term - fast fashion has lower lifecycle, cheap products need replacing more regularly and cheap food can have long term costs. It’s not a singular rule.
@BeansJust@Koefnielsen@NeilRetail Means bigger profits and lower costs outside city centres. Amzn’s tax bill is also a clear problem. Society isn’t benefitted purely from the lowest price - look at long term effect of cheap food on long term health especially for low earners. Less tax, less jobs, worse health.
@BeansJust@Koefnielsen@NeilRetail I agree with a mix between big and small but I don’t see large business putting social mobility at the top of their agenda either. Amazon and the large supermarkets are on a clear trajectory to automate out any human involvement in operations and our current business rates system
@Koefnielsen@BeansJust@NeilRetail Well then it’s a case of what you’d prefer; lower prices and convenience or locally sourced produce, reasonable terms for farmers and diverse high streets which draw in the community to a central hub and create opportunities for other local business. I know which one I prefer