CaptainFM1:


Online prices are accurate with store prices in the UK. Once I've listed all my grocery items I first use price comparison apps such as "Superstore verison" to know which store gives me the price comparative advantage for each individual item. The app tabulates the prices of the items I picked along each superstores and recommend which store(s) to go for each item.

Sometimes I save 5pounds in groceries of about 50pounds. Since I shop on the High streets, all the superstores are often within walking distance to another.

Also each superstores have apps and websites which I often use if I'm going to a single store. I simply use the superstore app cart as my shopping list and walk into the store. The total on the app/web is exactly what I pay at the store. This is accurate 100% of the time for me in the UK. I think this is so because in a multi-superstore system, the HQ sets the price and issue price updates to the branch managers to paste as price tag rather than individual outlets coming up with their own price for every single items.

So do you order the items online, and just go pick them in store? Or do you walk from aisle to aisle in store picking your items. I ask because running costs of outlets located in say Chelsea would be higher than the same costs for a store located in say Woolwich Arsenal. I would expect the prices in the Chelsea outlet to be slightly more expensive. I would expect a Heathrow outlet to be even more expensive than Chelsea

slowice:


The problem with making updated price visible is the the unpredictability of the market. There is sharp fluctuation in the market and it makes it difficult to maintain stable pricing. This fluctuations happen almost daily due to hyperinflation in the economy. Business thrives more during stability and make lots of loses when prices are unstable. To remain afloat, you are Constantly checking with suppliers to ensure you don't sell at huge losses and it therefore makes it difficult to constantly update prices... Reason many of them choose not to. Don't forget that the update cost money too.

So I'm assuming the business is run with a Retail Management System akak ERP in place. How would it be difficult/"cost money" uploading a new price list from an excel spreadsheet? I understand the issue of the unpredictability but that's not on the business. That's a National economy issue. People have gotten used to it by now I believe

CaptainFM1:


The prices is set by their headquarters. That's why if a Fresh whole milk is 1pound at ASDA, it will be the same price in all ASDA stores across the UK.

Once the headquarter releases price update to all the stores, the branch manager comply as instructed and gives feedback to the HQ within a stipulated time frame.

It's not easy to drive efficiency, but hey it's this inefficiency that kills Nigeria.

Maybe in the UK, but prices definitely vary across retail outlets of the same Supermarket brand in the US. Definitely in Walmart at least.

In Nigeria, the same Supermarket sef does not know the price or inventory in another of its "branch". I put branch in quotes because they are not really branches. These several outlets are actually franchises that just use the main business name. They are most often independent businesses and do not (refuse to?) share their prices with other franchisees under the same business name

Between Magento, Prestashop, Opencart and Odoo, you have more than enough choice of solutions that are already integrated with Nigerian payment processors

Bahdguyishere:

Business Man, Business is different from exploitation. Thieves calling themselves business people

How is it exploitation? It's inflation at work. Hyper inflation actually. So when prices change at 8am, the supermarket retags all their products with 8am prices. Those prices change at 1pm, they retag all. Change at 6pm. Rinse repeat. It's cost intensive for them to do that. This isn't a new phenomenon. Zim and Venezuela experience it. What needs to be done is to have a reliable way for customers to check the price just before they buy it

CaptainFM1:


No need to go far. Prices can be scanned with mobile phones. Our superstores just need to improve on consumer's service and experience.

And have their prices widely available on the Internet? Not going to happen in Nigeria. Not yet.

Plus online price is not necessarily price at the outlet. This a truism even for the likes of Walmart

Omoejigbahe:
Ebeano on Admiralty road, Lekki is number 1 on the list

They have price checker at different aisles in that supermarket. Do you use them?

CaptainFM1:


It's not too much of a job to do.
What they could do is to use erasable system and hand written the prices. Once there is a price update the store assistants can then go to the particular product and update the price.

The erasable tag system should be placed behind a secured plain glass because some consumers too are unscrupulous.

Also, our superstores too should harmonize together and have a price comparison website or apps such as "super verison app" in the UK where you can enter all your groceries and you automatically know which store gives you the lowest price for each individual items.

Our supermarket need to improve consumers experience.

Never going to happen. Do the supermarkets themselves know the prices of the same product at their different outlets?

slowice:
The comment session is filled with people who has never done business in their entire life. Lol

Sounds like you own a retail outlet. Or possibly manage one. How do you handle the need to constantly update product pricing and make that updated price visible to your customers?

CorrectionFLuid:


Maybe the price has increased before stock got purchased. Not ruling out dishonesty anyway. I've owned a business where I put price tags on products. That thing can be stressful. In my opinion, it needs its own dedicated staff.

I like to "pick" your brain a bit. Would you have benefited from a Price checker? Customers can scan the item to get it's price and decide if they want to make the purchase or not. You make an intital upfront capital investment to acquire the devices. But subsequently price tagging is eliminated. I've seen it at some Ebeano outlets and my neighborhood supermarket and have learned to rely on them for updated prices

Lol! Classic trick. They plan to "smuggle" the increase for the remaining 85% without announcement

Kingzjayzee:
so in the low end mortuary, the dead look like they are awake abi? 😏

They look like dry stockfish

24hrUplift:



I just saw your post now @Greatzeus and I was surprised for you to think so low of me to luzgard my phone security.

I have everything in place... Either Two or three steps verifications. I wish there was a five steps verifications, I would have still set it up.

... only to woke up one morning with a been on my device requesting me to register Whatsapp again on my phone!

That was the reason for my shock 😲😲

How could it happen with all these security measures in place 🤔🙄

And 2 days after retrieving the account was another activity... this time, it was a request for a verification code — which I did not authorized.

So how did you explain that??

@tosbobby & @Greatzeus

Sounds like you have a malware on your phone. I hope iys not these Transsion brand of phones you are using

Why do our "celebrities" have to hide behind shades? Look at all the BB male ex-housemates. ALL of them are shades up. Why why why? It makes it so so impersonal when celebs do that. I get the need for a "look". But c'mon. A meet and greet should be personable

Papayaayasager:
So why didn't he kneel and shake him then since it is rooted in their tradition?

You saw respect there? I saw total disregard. You don't leave the hand of someone you respect, "hanging" when you have just gone on your knees in handshake to greet someone less powerful

Did you sanitise your raw data? Why do you have BLANK as a "Geopolitical zone" experiencing Population growth?

Also did you use data for onkt 2006 and 2023 or did you include data for all the intervening years?

papyjaypaul:
You don't reject a handshake while smiling

Lol...you should see diplomats reject handshakes with huge smiles

TUTU147:
The truth is that evil have taken over the globe,gay, lesbian, drugs, ritualist,oil bunkery, sex trafficking,human eaters, fake products, etc.Many of our celebrities, politicians,men of god,high business men and women, top military officers are all in one dirty dealings or the other.

What's oil "bunkery"? I know of oil bunkering (which is a legitimate business by the way, not to be confused with oil theft as happens in Nigeria)

thesicilian:

Lol
He hasn't seen life yet
Hopefully he doesn't learn the hard way

If they were on my team, I'm definitely not not rating them high with this communication style. The bragging is of the scale! Like wtf!

This woman went prepared. She definitely had a recording device on her. No one can remember so much detail when under pressure of a police "invitation"

Shomek:


Okay sir why do you like asking too many questions ?

Because you dived in to say "don't pay anybody to teach you web development ".

The OP said they are looking for someone competent and are willing to negotiate a fee. Despite such clearly stated aims you still see the need to rush to say "don't pay anybody". OP is clearly happy to pay so how does your advice help him? It's like someone has given you a gig and a scope and you rush to say "your scope is not good"

richiemcgold:
Forgers will surely have a tough time forging Gani and Luggard's signatures.

Gani's own is damned easy.

Shomek:


they can ask in an open forum like this just for free they can even make new friends
in the same field that they are

And paying someone who is competent and can answer their question RIGHT AWAY does not accomplish that? And accomplish it faster?

Shomek:


they can watch video that can guide them

And when they have questions that need immediate feedback? Or when the want to clarify a concept?

ShoeGetSize:
Isn't this illegal?

How is scrapping illegal?

Shomek:


don't pay anybody to teach you web development everything you need is online
all you need to do is to search about it on google

you can learn web development at

www.w3schools.com

Has it crossed your mind that some people learn best when they have a human instructor guide them through their learning process?

lastkingsman:


Why would prices drop?

This dollar rate needs to be sustain for 6 weeks+ before price start dropping.

Import did imports and sold it previous rate and you want vendors/traders to take the loss?

This argument traders make is one of the most hilarious.

Did dollar hold its increase for 6+weeks before traders rushed to increase their prices? When they had stock at old rates, did they wait to sell it out at the rate they bought before rushing to increase prices?

helinues:


Naming alone is shaming

beg get out helinues.