Different items are cheaper in different stores, be it electronic items or grocery.
Among high streets, I find Maplin most expensive. DSG, Comet etc. are at par. Staples is often cheaper (and they do price match).
>> Do DSGi not realising they are loosing a lot of business
For some items, no, they don't realize it as profit-loss analysis shows only what people bought from their stores, not what people didn't buy from their stores as they found them cheaper elsewhere.
For other items, they intionally jack the price up because they make more profit on per unit sold (even though lower number compared to what they have sold with lower prices).
For small electronics items, I find Amazon, Pixmania, Play.com are much better.
For larger items (fridge, washing machine) I still prefer to buy locally (they often match internet price anyway).
>> If I was in charge of DSG, I would be doing whatever I could to make fat profits. Indeed as CEO of a company I have a legal duty to do so.
Often CEO alone can't take such decisions without approval from board of directors and other influential shareholders/investors.
Companies frequently sacrifice long term gains in favour of showing better balance sheet in next quarterly report.
That is one of the reasons why so many stores are closing down recently.
Last edited by: movilogo on Thu 1 Jul 10 at 16:20
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