Big multinationals like LIDL and ALDI are worthy of extensive study.
The prices in their mainland Europe stores are consistent-and low.
While paying huge transport costs to our isolated island nation they still deliver- at lower prices than their Irish counterparts.
I believe the clever nature of their operation is responsible for this.
They are 75% a food store and 25% a clothing/ hardware store. (much higher profit margins here?)
Their main wine supplier has an incredible state of the art production/bottling plant in Germany. this company imports wine in tankers from vineyards throughout the world. They have an ownership shareholding in many of these vineyards.See: http://www.vineris.com
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John mcDermott ,
Big multinationals like LIDL and ALDI are worthy of extensive study.
The prices in their mainland Europe stores are consistent-and low.
While paying huge transport costs to our isolated island nation they still deliver- at lower prices than their Irish counterparts.
I believe the clever nature of their operation is responsible for this.
They are 75% a food store and 25% a clothing/ hardware store. (much higher profit margins here?)
Their main wine supplier has an incredible state of the art production/bottling plant in Germany. this company imports wine in tankers from vineyards throughout the world. They have an ownership shareholding in many of these vineyards.See:
http://www.vineris.com
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