Tesco to Sell Used Cars

[mercfunder]

oyster said:

edo said:

Waffle that could be associated with any large company.

edo said:

Not a company that will get a penny from me ever again.

It's okay - the 42 million other weekly customers will make up for you.

But he is not so offended by them that he won't supply them, 6 series don't pay for themselves.

Basically sounds like most smaller suppliers coming up against corporate buyers, bh but still take the shilling.

[edo]

mercfunder said:

But he is not so offended by them that he won't supply them, 6 series don't pay for themselves.

Mistaken, I don't work with them now - I suffered it for a year. No longer thankfully.

[Chrisw666]

I've recently been working with a very large packaging manufacturer that doesn't supply the supermarkets directly but still is often a victim of their tactics and often unreasonable demands.

[mercfunder]

edo said:

mercfunder said:

But he is not so offended by them that he won't supply them, 6 series don't pay for themselves.

Mistaken, I don't work with them now - I suffered it for a year. No longer thankfully.

I've worked with the big 4 supermarkets on number of projects (non food) and whilst they want their pound of flesh, I find them no worse than other large organisations.

[btdk5]

hora said:

When I worked in London I came across a few Buyers who wanted to leave the industry after a spell there.

Wouldnt you get that with every big firm that has ever existed?

[mybrainhurts]

I regularly drive past that bastid Crick turbine.

Wonder if the hotel nearby has complained about the noise?

[Deva Link]

mercfunder said:

Basically sounds like most smaller suppliers coming up against corporate buyers, bh but still take the shilling.

I know one that submitted a stupidly high quote to a large corporate customer on a product with a very limited number of suppliers and they (the customer) weren't half pissed about it. They suggested a programme of 'working together the develop a partner relationship' and the supplier said 'no thank you, you don't fit with the objectives we have in our long term strategic plan'. Brilliant.

[Toaster Pilot]

edo said:

Excellent. The more Tesco Fails the better. Was never going to fly this one.

Don't you think that it's Carsite who will be damaged a lot more by this? Tesco probably didn't have that much of a financial interest in it.

[jon-]

Toaster Pilot said:

Don't you think that it's Carsite who will be damaged a lot more by this? Tesco probably didn't have that much of a financial interest in it.

- it's much like the blackcircles / tesco tyres tie up. Make blackcircles do all the work, then if it works out do it themselves, or if it doesn't leave blackcircles with all the cost.

Lovely company tescos. I don't shop there.

[Toaster Pilot]

It's just big business though isn't it?

I like Tesco.

[edo]

Toaster Pilot said:

It's just big business though isn't it?

I like Tesco.

No. Large companies can be ethical. Large companies don't have to bully. Large companies don't have to be over-run by assholes.

[sleep envy]

hora said:

Why don't more retailers receive negative press? No serious question. It can't be a media-bias. I've not read about Morrisons and issues around developing a new site etc.

I've worked with all the big 4 supermarkets and even the smaller chains - they don't carry out the sharp practices that Tesco consider fair and reasonable.

[eldar]

oyster said:

It's okay - the 42 million other weekly customers will make up for you.

Their share price is reflecting that?

[edo]

sleep envy said:

hora said:

Why don't more retailers receive negative press? No serious question. It can't be a media-bias. I've not read about Morrisons and issues around developing a new site etc.

I've worked with all the big 4 supermarkets and even the smaller chains - they don't carry out the sharp practices that Tesco consider fair and reasonable.

Like Sleep Envy I have worked with the others - and whilst "tough negotiators", the others are nowhere near Tesco for the way they do business.

I also had the pleasure to work with Waitrose - a company who are a complete joy to work with.

Piles of stuff on Tesco here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Tesco

[mercfunder]

edo said:

No. Large companies can be ethical. Large companies don't have to bully. Large companies don't have to be over-run by assholes.

Large companies attract the sort of people who like corporate environments and throwing their weight around.
Deal with a large American Corporation and you'll soon see Tesco are no worse than any other multi-national.

[edo]

mercfunder said:

edo said:

No. Large companies can be ethical. Large companies don't have to bully. Large companies don't have to be over-run by assholes.

Large companies attract the sort of people who like corporate environments and throwing their weight around.
Deal with a large American Corporation and you'll soon see Tesco are no worse than any other multi-national.

I work for a large American Corporation, (over 106,000 employees and counting), who have strong (often painfully so) ethics policies and procedures, and I can assure you we are nothing like Tesco.

[V8mate]

Should the words in the thread title be rearranged from:

Tesco to sell used cars

to

Tesco used to sell cars

[mercfunder]

edo said:

mercfunder said:

edo said:

No. Large companies can be ethical. Large companies don't have to bully. Large companies don't have to be over-run by assholes.

Large companies attract the sort of people who like corporate environments and throwing their weight around.
Deal with a large American Corporation and you'll soon see Tesco are no worse than any other multi-national.

I work for a large American Corporation, (over 106,000 employees and counting), who have strong (often painfully so) ethics policies and procedures, and I can assure you we are nothing like Tesco.

I've worked for large American corporations and in my experience whilst they may preach the ethics policy, they will soon shaft anybody if it gives them an advantage.
Annual ethics training soon went out of the window when it came to getting down and dirty on the competition.
Still as long as the box could be ticked on your HR folder for the year that was OK.

[POORCARDEALER]

Oh dear.




http://uk.autoblog.com/2012/04/05/tesco-cars-sent-...

[V8mate]

Was pointed out a couple of weeks back^^