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 | | From: | Clockmeister | | Subject: | Re: Retail trading hours in WA | | Date: | Mon, 20 Dec 2004 04:24:53 +0800 |
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> jg wrote:
> > The reason is to protect local/small business against foreign owned
> > enterprise,
>
> What foreign owned enterprises? Everyone seems to say that Coles Myer
> and Woolworths will put the small deli's out of business. Well Coles
> Myer and Woolworths are Australian owned. Anyway, the Deli's already
> face competition for the likes of Action, Supavalue and Dewsons.
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> > and to some extent preserve a lifestyle still seen as
> > desirable - Saturday used to be just another work day for everyone
> and those
> > who remember it still see that change as a huge advance. We work all
> sorts
> > of odd hours now and no one home to shop in the day, but how many
> think
> > that's a good thing? We do it to gain an edge but have to learn all
> over
> > again it's like a dog chasing its tail - when everyone works 24 hours
> a day
>
> No one is saying that people have to work more hours.
> > it's still not enough. All industries have some form of protection
> against
> > monopolies, unfair trading etc. which often causes expense and
> inconvenience
> > to consumers.
>
> So let's get rid of this unfair trading and allow everyone to open when
> they like.
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> > I have a compromise - don't extend trading hours but allow
> > them to be flexible, so Coles might open from 12 am to 10 pm for
> instance.
> > But they wouldn't go for it because they'd miss out on prime trading
> time
> > against the delis.
>
> So why can't Coles open the same hours as a deli if they want?
>
> I often shop at Garden City. Most of the shops there are not in
> competition with the local corner deli (I haven't come across a local
> deli that sells ladies fashions or crystal glassware). So, why should
> they be restricted in their ability to serve the consumer. Why should
> I, a consumer, be restricted in when I can shop.
Because I don't want to work on Sunday or late evenings.
What about my lifestyle?
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