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August 2014 Issue 8 - Volume 15
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OUT AND ABOUT AT BONNICONLON SHOW
Big weekly shop a thing of the past?
Retailers plan smaller sites as households ditch big weekly shop
Sell Out Mayo Manchester Concert launches Diaspora weekend
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A sold out concert featuring the very best of Mayo and Manchester's Irish Musicians, Singers and Dancers launched the the Diaspora weekend in the Fr Peyton Centre on Saturday 2 August in Attymass, North Mayo. Pictured are All Performers, Atlantic Rhythm, Bofield Ceili Band, Joe Keegan, Horkan Family, Lawrence Hennigan from Keegan Academy of Irish Dancing.
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or almost three decades it looked as if supermarket expansion plans had no end. Megastores and out of town retail spaces were blistering on to the landscape across the country as the big supermarkets competed to lure customers for their 'big weekly shop'. They transformed the way we shopped, changing from somewhere we went to buy a few groceries to a one-stop destination for everything from a washing machine, handbag or barbeque to a full set of garden furniture. But figures released this month suggest the age of the megastore may be waning, with plans for new premises shrinking back to levels not seen since the recession. Figures from global property consultants CBRE hint at a sea change in how we choose to shop – and the shape of things to come. Shoppers are rejecting the 'big weekly shop' model and choosing to buy less more often, in so-called 'top-up' shops. As cash-strapped households continue to suffer from stagnant wage growth combined with inflation that continues to erode disposable incomes, it appears many are rejecting the model whereby they can buy their groceries and throw a new television into the trolley as well. The transition has led to the rising popularity of smaller, convenience-style stores – and a decline in the popularity of out of town stores. On average the typical busy mum now makes 19 dashes to the supermarket every month, according to recent reports. Hectic schedules, unannounced guests and hungry kids mean it is impossible for mums to limit their shopping to one trip a week. Continued on Page 2
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