In my opinion Morrisons, sadly, seem to have totally lost the plot. And I personally can't see them staying in business in their present form for more than another two years.The new store in the Arcadia Centre is as big as theActon Store. The Ealing Broadway store has no obviousparking facility unlike Acton which is basicallysited in a car park. So they surely can't be tryingto attract customers in cars away from their Acton store, which is sited only two miles away.To reach their store on foot from Ealing Broadway station the main hub for commuter trade I'd have thought, potential customers for small purchases will have already walked past the Sainsbury Convenience Store on the Broadway, or if they live around St Mary's Rd they'll cross the road and walk past the Tesco in the Centre.The West Ealing convenience store is even worse. It'snot situated near any commuter hub so as to attract a regular passing trade, it charges premium prices on a restricted range, and its only around the cornerfrom a Sainsbury.Morrison went into convenience stores far too late when all the best sites had already been snapped up and they're falling over themselves to get into home delivery where there's still hardly any profit, even for the majors who'vebeen in the market for a few years.You can't help feeling sorry for all the staff.Full of hope, and smiling away as Morrisons heads towards the abyss.michael adams
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