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"John Turner" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> "nightjar .uk.com>" wrote
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>> It would dramatically cut down on the shoplifting losses. If Makro didn't
>> have additional security checks, their prices would have to be higher, to
>> cover the cost of the losses to theft.
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> Their prices are often (maybe even usually) higher than our local Asda
> store, which doesn't conduct these additional checks....

That depends on what you are buying. If you are buying something that a
supermarket uses as a loss leader, or that has such a high turnover that
they can accept a minimal margin on it, they are never going to be able to
compete. However, if they didn't carry a product because of that, it would
upset those customers who want the conveninec of buying everything at one
place.

Colin Bignell