Tesco - Jacks

[fender62]

big supermarkets competing for your cash, i rather like lidl as they have a nice selection of meats and canned goods..specially there italian tinned tomatos, i have not been to a jacks yet
but id be curious if any fellow aber's have yet, early as they just opened i think?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/19/tesco-opens-jacks-first-discount-store-battle-lidl-aldi

[cassa333]

I’ve never heard of Jacks. Is it a chain or something?

[cassa333]

Doh. Just realised it is a new brand from Tesco and not one they have taken over.

[Mamyalynne]

As they haven't opened yet, it's doubtful anyone will have tried them.

I would consider shopping there if they open near me.

[gingejbee]

They have one store (Chatteris, Cambridgshire) just opened.....playing catch-up with Lidl and Aldi.....no chance!

[DTCwordfan]

they need to get their main stores sorted out - go into Truro, the food shelves are under-stocked compared to Sainsbury's or Waitrose and the main dirt is dominated by clothing and electrical/household and you never see many people in there. They ought to get their knitting sorted out.

[Rockrose]

Ahhh Chatteris that hive of yummy mummies!

[youngmafbog]

Jacks (From Jack Cohen - the Co bit in Tesco)

Not seen one yet but I guess we will all see one soon.

I wonder what the ASDA/Sainsburys ones will be called?

[Bazile]

Why faff about opening new branded stores .
Just lower your prices in your main store and compete that way .

Are the products in these new stores going to be the same ?

[Cloverjo]

It worries me that they are doing this this to put Aldi and Lidl out of business by under-cutting them on prices. They might then turn all the Jack's stores into regular Tescos and bump the prices back up.

[Canary42]

/// They might then turn all the Jack's stores into regular Tescos and bump the prices back up.///

Exactly, like they did after putting all the local Convenience Stores out of business, replacing them with cut-price mimics, then up went the prices again.

[jackthehat]

I am a regular customer of both ALDI and LIDL and won't pay a brass farthing to TESCO, no matter how they have disguised their sharp business practises.

[AuntLydia]

Apparently their (Jack's) USP is they will only be selling British Products. When I heard this I though great boost British goods, then I thought, hang on does that mean all their fruit and veg will be seasonal? Where will my Avocados come from? will I be able to get oranges figs and dates at Xmas.? I'm sticking with Aldi as I've shopped there for over 20 years, way before it was popular and their prices are consistently cheap.

[bhg481]

80% British Aunty, so you might still get your avocados.

[AuntLydia]

bhg :-)

[gingejbee]

"they're doing this to put Aldi and Lidl out of business" (Cloverjo)....not going to happen. Have you seen a list of countries where the German discounters have established themselves? Even in the USA and Australia....

[Buenchico]

Jack's might struggle to compete in the 'discounted' market.

For example Tesco sell their own brand baked beans for 32p. In their Jack's stores they'll be rebranded to the new name and sold for 29p. However both Asda and Lidl offer 'own brand' baked beans for 23p, so they're not undercutting the opposition.

Further, a 500g pack of turkey mince costs £4.00 in Tesco but just £3.35 in Jack's. However it's £3.29 in Asda and £3.15 in Lidl so, again, there's no saving to be made.

(Prices sourced from here: https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/how-much-will-you-save-at-jack-s-and-is-the-discount-supermarket-coming-to-sheffield-1-9358710 )

[AuntLydia]

If you are a regular shopper in TESCO why would you go to Jack's? To save money? ok that means that Jacks will start to take business off TESCO as people will think they are getting the same produce just cheaper. Who would continue to shop in TESCO if jacks is providing basically the same products but at a cheaper price. Will they be closing some TESCO to open as Jacks or building new shops?

[Buenchico]

^^^ Tesco's plans, as announced so far, AuntLydia, are to open two Jack's stores in mothballed Tesco stores but to build purpose-built units elsewhere.

If people are offered the choice between Tesco and Jack's, they'll probably go to Jack's if they're only after the lowest prices on a limited range of goods but to Tesco if they want to be offered a far greater choice of food items, or if they want to use the restaurant, to buy clothes, to put fuel in their car, etc.

I've worked on transport surveys, monitoring the movements of cars going to and from supermarkets. A large number of people who shop in Lidl or Aldi then head straight to a 'full range' supermarket (such as Asda) to top up their shopping requirements with all of the items which they couldn't get from the discount retailer. So there might be plenty of people who start their shopping trip in Jack's but who then go on to Tesco.

[AuntLydia]

I do nearly all my shopping in Aldi but I do have to pop into Sainsbury's on occasions to get certain ingredients they don't have in Aldi. My % spend though at Aldi v Sainsbury's would be about 85/15.

Aldi and lidl work because not only do they have reasonable prices they now have larger ranges and they do stock some luxury items at reasonable prices because they can import them from their German and Scandi stores.

I don't think Jack's will work because people will perceive it as a shop where Tesco sends all its rubbish, in fact that's the first thing my husband remarked on when we saw this the TV