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Asda Sees Biggest Sales Fall On Record
http:// www.bbc .co.uk/ news/bu siness- 3560433 6
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http:// www.the guardia n.com/s ociety/ 2016/fe b/17/as da-remo ves-foo d-bank- donatio n-point s-from- uk-stor es
Anybody think there might be a connection here somewhere ?
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Anybody think there might be a connection here somewhere ?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.As I read the link, all that ASDA has been doing is to allow people to donate food from their shopping, or brought in from home, into a collection point in-store.
So, I fail to see how this is costing ASDA much, if anything at all. All this will achieve is to close an easy and convenient way for people to donate items.
I still donate food to my local Trussell Trust Food Bank, and very glad they are, that I and others do. But the small charities that don't have the manpower and resources to man these collection points are going to suffer badly. Its dispicable of ASDA to act in this way.
So, I fail to see how this is costing ASDA much, if anything at all. All this will achieve is to close an easy and convenient way for people to donate items.
I still donate food to my local Trussell Trust Food Bank, and very glad they are, that I and others do. But the small charities that don't have the manpower and resources to man these collection points are going to suffer badly. Its dispicable of ASDA to act in this way.
//An Asda spokesperson confirmed the national change in policy, and told the Guardian that charities were still welcome in their stores, but “we just ask that volunteers are on hand to talk to customers and explain where their donations are going. //
Asda appears to be replacing the current system of having unmanned collection points in its stores and instead is offering space for charities to run their own collection points. That's not so bad, is it?
Asda appears to be replacing the current system of having unmanned collection points in its stores and instead is offering space for charities to run their own collection points. That's not so bad, is it?
Food bank usage is on the up according to this - https:/ /www.tr ussellt rust.or g/2015/ 11/18/u k-foodb ank-use -still- at-reco rd-leve ls-as-h unger-r emains- major-c oncern- for-low -income -famili es/
A cynic might say that there's little coverage of food banks because the relatively well off don't want to be reminded of the situation over their hearty breakfast and those same relatively well off buy the stuff that's advertised in the papers and on most TV channels and don't need reminding of the gross inequalities out there.
That or a word from on high to soft pedal on the poverty at home while more are pressing at the gate.
That or a word from on high to soft pedal on the poverty at home while more are pressing at the gate.
Naomi ....."That's not so bad, is it?"
Well, yes it is, as can be seen if you read the link I provided. Its costs ASDA beggar-all to allow charities to leave a trolley or box to deposit donated goods in, which can be collected later. But now they are saying that unless those charities provide someone to stand by the donation box, sometime 24 hours a day, they can't allow the donations to continue.
Lots of small charities just don't have the manpower to afford this.
I repeat...This isn't costing ASDA a bean. So if ASDA is losing some much custom, and therefore profits to other food outlets, you would have thought that the company would be glad of the goodwill engendered by allowing the current system of donations to continue.
ASDA is cutting its nose off to spite its face here....more fool them !
Well, yes it is, as can be seen if you read the link I provided. Its costs ASDA beggar-all to allow charities to leave a trolley or box to deposit donated goods in, which can be collected later. But now they are saying that unless those charities provide someone to stand by the donation box, sometime 24 hours a day, they can't allow the donations to continue.
Lots of small charities just don't have the manpower to afford this.
I repeat...This isn't costing ASDA a bean. So if ASDA is losing some much custom, and therefore profits to other food outlets, you would have thought that the company would be glad of the goodwill engendered by allowing the current system of donations to continue.
ASDA is cutting its nose off to spite its face here....more fool them !
Mikey, we don’t know Asda’s reason for making this decision, but since they’re not withdrawing their charitable support altogether there is clearly a problem with the current system. Perhaps people are stealing from unmanned collection points – that wouldn’t surprise me in the least. Could your opposition to big business be clouding your judgement here? I think Asda should be commended for offering charities free space and I don’t think it’s unreasonable for them to ask those charities to take responsibility for donations from the public.
I cannot speak for every branch but my local Asda has changed over the last couple of years. They used to sell a large variety of branded goods but they have slowly been withdrawn and replaced by Asda's own brands. I have been fair and tried the Asda version and in the vast majority of cases have wanted the branded version. I now shop mailny at Sainsbury's, again.
PS Siansbury's is a much better shopping experience...
PS Siansbury's is a much better shopping experience...
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