When looking through the two weekly magazines of Migros and Coop, we noticed for the second time now that there are hardly any promotions in Migros - this is particularly noticeable when it comes to fruit and vegetables. In the past, there used to be significantly more promotions in the Migros magazine than at the competitor, but now there are around 30-50% fewer. What is the reason for this?
How about market economy logic? Who throws goods at people that are suddenly in much higher demand at even lower prices than usual? I was very surprised about toilet paper (Hakle large packs) promotions last week, but apparently these promotions were prepared before the crisis and could not be reversed. Migros may be a bit more flexible than Coop in this respect, and the promotions there will probably be fewer in the coming weeks. In general, be prepared for higher prices and inflation, such measures almost worldwide, especially the money that governments are pumping in, will not remain without side effects. And in domestic agriculture (generally in Western Europe), the cheap harvest workers from the East are no longer available and will have to be replaced by local labor, which will also make the goods more expensive.
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How about market economy logic? Who throws goods at people that are suddenly in much higher demand at even lower prices than usual? I was very surprised about toilet paper (Hakle large packs) promotions last week, but apparently these promotions were prepared before the crisis and could not be reversed. Migros may be a bit more flexible than Coop in this respect, and the promotions there will probably be fewer in the coming weeks. In general, be prepared for higher prices and inflation, such measures almost worldwide, especially the money that governments are pumping in, will not remain without side effects. And in domestic agriculture (generally in Western Europe), the cheap harvest workers from the East are no longer available and will have to be replaced by local labor, which will also make the goods more expensive.
This is how it will be, and the ones who will suffer will be those who are already living at/below the minimum subsistence level, i.e. AHV/IV pensioners with EL, social welfare recipients or the working poor, and that's why I'm pissed off when I saw the article there https://www.suedostschweiz.ch/wirtschaft/2020-04-01/wef-2021-findet-statt for them there is money for the poor and the poorest there will be nothing extra 😡 🤬
This is how it will be, and the ones who will suffer will be those who are already living at/below the minimum subsistence level, i.e. AHV/IV pensioners with EL, social welfare recipients or the working poor, and that's why I'm pissed off when I saw the article there https://www.suedostschweiz.ch/wirtschaft/2020-04-01/wef-2021-findet-statt for them there is money for the poor and the poorest there will be nothing extra 😡 🤬
Normal (but not ok) The rich. Get richer, the poor get poorer. harvest workers.... Or as the Germans had it before... There was a lack of asparagus harvesters, so it ended up in the garbage can. I wonder why not use the harvesters who are good at it to take on some unskilled workers as hourly/daily workers? So like picking yourself, the quantity reached = the same harvest for free or cheaper. I could imagine that some would certainly do the harvest that way. To get it at a fair price and to help. But how much do harvest workers get? In Germany, for example, some come specially from Poland, ask in Germany who does it for the price... It's only worthwhile for the harvest workers because the cost of living is completely different in their country. That has always been a problem. Outsourcing abroad and paying people starvation wages is the death of the economy. You can't eat Facebook, Instagram and Google. And worse still, you could do without them.
It has already been mentioned here: it is due to the current situation that promotions have been scaled back. In short: when times get better, there will be (more) promotions again.
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Normal (but not ok) The rich. Get richer, the poor get poorer. harvest workers.... Or as the Germans had it before... There was a lack of asparagus harvesters, so it ended up in the garbage can. I wonder why not use the harvesters who are good at it to take on some unskilled workers as hourly/daily workers? So like picking yourself, the quantity reached = the same harvest for free or cheaper. I could imagine that some would certainly do the harvest that way. To get it at a fair price and to help. But how much do harvest workers get? In Germany, for example, some come specially from Poland, ask in Germany who does it for the price... It's only worthwhile for the harvest workers because the cost of living is completely different in their country. That has always been a problem. Outsourcing abroad and paying people starvation wages is the death of the economy. You can't eat Facebook, Instagram and Google. And worse still, you could do without them.
regionally, the "foreign" helpers get 15 francs per hour for which the "Swiss" wouldn't even get up 😢 🤬
regionally, the "foreign" helpers get 15 francs per hour for which the "Swiss" wouldn't even get up 😢 🤬
Uiui in Germany I have heard of prices well below that. 7,- /8,- would be very high and certainly not employee friendly, so many hours little break etc...
It's clear why. Migros has no more profit now the prices have to go up
@charly99 This has less to do with that and more to do with the current corona crisis. In Germany, one supermarket chain has suspended the promotions COMPLETELY. The aim is to prevent customer flows and to ensure that customers only come into the store during this time if they really need something and only buy these products so that shopping is faster. This is because people are only allowed into the stores to a limited extent there too.
@charly99 This has less to do with that and more to do with the current corona crisis. In Germany, one supermarket chain has suspended the promotions COMPLETELY. The aim is to prevent customer flows and to ensure that customers only come into the store during this time if they really need something and only buy these products so that shopping is faster. This is because people are only allowed into the stores to a limited extent there too.
I see it quite differently. Now Migros can cash in because everyone buys vegetables anyway. Migros' competitors can afford to have promotions on offer. It's only a matter of time before COOP overtakes Migros in over-the-counter retailing too. Then even Denner won't help Migros any more because the discounters will catch up with them too. they'll make the same turnover as Denner with far fewer stores. once they have 900 stores, Denner will be out of the picture
@charly99 This has less to do with that and more to do with the current corona crisis. In Germany, one supermarket chain has suspended the promotions COMPLETELY. The aim is to prevent customer flows and to ensure that customers only come into the store during this time if they really need something and only buy these products so that shopping is faster. This is because people are only allowed into the stores to a limited extent there too.
Hmhm, but Coop has promotions. I suppose that's what it's all about at the moment. It's just important not to have too much contact at a distance of 2 metres. And if there are only boring things for daily needs, people won't go shopping so much. There will be a time after the crisis. Yes, and it's no secret that Migros is doing badly. That's why I think it's such a shame that popular products are no longer available but new ones are, and what's striking is that they tend to be more expensive than before.
