Mini market is a threat to stores
I WOULD like to respond to the letter from ‘Interested Watcher’ (News Post Leader, January 2).
That is right, the supermarkets have put all the small garages out of business.
In retrospect, I don’t think a garage would survive in Seaton Delaval, although there is a small garage on Plessey Road, which is always busy, and of course there are, through these supermarkets, a lot of garages which were closed down, so it may not be so bad.
The garage idea was just off the top of my head.
There are quite a few people who would lose their jobs at the Co-op if this mini market opened because Seaton Delaval is not big enough for two major food outlets.
My main worry is for the corner shop or convenience store, which is open all the time – Christmas Day, Good Friday etc.
It is a family business run by hard working people who are always friendly.
I don’t know whether they would survive because this mini market is just down the street from their premises.
I am one of the good folk of Seaton Delaval who does not have a car and has to use public transport when it turns up, but I get emergency stuff from the corner shop like cans of beer and stuff like that.
If I want a can of beer from the mini market I would have to buy four cans, if I buy four cans I drink four cans.
Talking about 60 years ago, I’d rather live in ‘Brigadoon’ than the cut throat society we live in today.
As they say in Seaton Delaval every day, let’s have ‘status quo ante bellum’.
CHARLES STEWART
Seaton Delaval
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billy1967
Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 07:06 AMGet real You could not fit a petrol station on that small plot in a million years and the only way a small petrol stations stands a chance of making it as a going concern these days is to also operate as, guess what - a mini market! Exactly what the friends of the CO-OP are campagining against! You probably are not aware, possibly from bing a 'newby' to the area, but between Seaton Delaval & Seaton Sluice 5 petrol stations have closed in last 20 years or so. Does that not tell you something?
boxofsorrows
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 06:43 PMbilly1967 - was there any point to the "numptey" comment to this guy? You're not even adding an opinion, it's purely inflamatory, if anything YOU are the numpty! I certainly think Delaval could use a petrol station, nearest options are Blyth, Shiremoor, Cramlington or Annitsford - but if the people in Delaval would rather clock tup he miles and burn petrol to get to one of those then that's their choice, all be it a financially stupid one! I don't think a small store at that end of Delaval is a bad idea, it would serve those who aren't upto hiking to the other side of the place to get to the nearest shop.
billy1967
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 08:00 PMHas this guy got shares in Seaton Valley CO-OP? Obviously has no control over the amount he drinks also if he cant stop at 'one can' What a numptey!
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