I spotted this last week in Blanchardstown and I’m not sure I like it really. I like that M&S offer something different from all of the other supermarkets. I don’t ever do a full grocery shop there but regularly shop there for items not available from other brands or for a nice treat as their quality is generally higher than most other stores. Maybe it will just take a little time to adjust to seeing other brands in their stores.
I don’t see the point. I go to M&S to get something a bit different, more upmarket. If they start looking like any other supermarket in Ireland, they will loose their special appeal
The products are in the Mary St store already, I bought some Knorr Stock Cubes the other day! I think it’s a great idea, with the evil recession, more people are doing a once a week shop and are staying away from M&S because of price and also because of the lack of variety so fair play to M&S for being innovative and brave enough to change to meet the market’s needs.
They’ve kept their own brand products which can be better quality but also more expensive so at least now we have the choice…..and isn’t that what everyone wants?!
M&S brand foods are really nice.
It will be interesting to see how this turns out for them.
Also, another thought would be, how would their brands do in the likes of Tesco, Dunnes Stores, etc. It will probably never happen but an interesting thought maybe . . .
Is this launch to divert our attention from the fact that Mark and Spencer have risen their prices significantly. Their best buy spaghetti was 79c now 1.19. (thats a 40% jump), their charlotte potato salad was 1.99, now 2.19. That is just a few examples.
Like always, when the Eur/£ exchange goes the wrong way, M&S is very quick to increase prices, while if it goes the other way, they are very slow to cut prices and quote contracts, futures etc.
Nah damienr they launched branded goods in the UK last year too. I know the charlotte potato salad very well, its one of my favourite things. It was on special offer for a while at 1.99. Its usual price is 2.19.
Popped in there yesterday (Grafton Street branch) for ingredients for a fry-up, and I must say it was nice to be able to pick up a bottle of Heinz tomato ketchup too. No substitute for the latter, in my opinion.
Wednesday 1 September, 2010 at 1:41 pm
I spotted this last week in Blanchardstown and I’m not sure I like it really. I like that M&S offer something different from all of the other supermarkets. I don’t ever do a full grocery shop there but regularly shop there for items not available from other brands or for a nice treat as their quality is generally higher than most other stores. Maybe it will just take a little time to adjust to seeing other brands in their stores.
Wednesday 1 September, 2010 at 1:56 pm
I don’t see the point. I go to M&S to get something a bit different, more upmarket. If they start looking like any other supermarket in Ireland, they will loose their special appeal
Wednesday 1 September, 2010 at 2:07 pm
The products are in the Mary St store already, I bought some Knorr Stock Cubes the other day! I think it’s a great idea, with the evil recession, more people are doing a once a week shop and are staying away from M&S because of price and also because of the lack of variety so fair play to M&S for being innovative and brave enough to change to meet the market’s needs.
They’ve kept their own brand products which can be better quality but also more expensive so at least now we have the choice…..and isn’t that what everyone wants?!
Wednesday 1 September, 2010 at 3:32 pm
M&S brand foods are really nice.
It will be interesting to see how this turns out for them.
Also, another thought would be, how would their brands do in the likes of Tesco, Dunnes Stores, etc. It will probably never happen but an interesting thought maybe . . .
Good post . . .
Wednesday 1 September, 2010 at 4:26 pm
I dont like it, simply because in Cork anyway, they stopped stocking some of their own products eg baklavas to make shelf space.
Thursday 2 September, 2010 at 9:31 am
And Claire loves her baklavas 😉
Thursday 2 September, 2010 at 10:06 am
I do you know.
Friday 3 September, 2010 at 9:41 am
Is this launch to divert our attention from the fact that Mark and Spencer have risen their prices significantly. Their best buy spaghetti was 79c now 1.19. (thats a 40% jump), their charlotte potato salad was 1.99, now 2.19. That is just a few examples.
Like always, when the Eur/£ exchange goes the wrong way, M&S is very quick to increase prices, while if it goes the other way, they are very slow to cut prices and quote contracts, futures etc.
Friday 3 September, 2010 at 10:26 am
Nah damienr they launched branded goods in the UK last year too. I know the charlotte potato salad very well, its one of my favourite things. It was on special offer for a while at 1.99. Its usual price is 2.19.
Friday 3 September, 2010 at 2:13 pm
Popped in there yesterday (Grafton Street branch) for ingredients for a fry-up, and I must say it was nice to be able to pick up a bottle of Heinz tomato ketchup too. No substitute for the latter, in my opinion.