Turns out Maleny does shop at Woolworths
12:00a.m. 4th September 2008
Maleny residents were surprised to hear that the controversial Woolworths store in the hinterland town has been named as one of the top 30 stores nationwide for the grocery giant.
A Woolworths spokesman said the company had named its Maleny branch as a contender for the “store of the year” title, based on internal judging criteria including sales, staff turnover, health and safety adherence and community fundraising.
He said the Maleny Woolworths was judged as the best store north of Brisbane and south of Rockhampton and was also one of the fastest growing stores in terms of increase in sales.
“While shoppers have remained steady at around the 5000 customers per week mark, shoppers are now buying more,” he said.
“We are very pleased with the store’s progress in a thriving town like Maleny and we’re also pleased we’re bringing more people into the town and the other shops are also doing a brisk trade.”
Woolworths opponent Steven Lang said the town was split in its views on the supermarket giant.
“Since (Woolworths) came to Maleny, I have never bought anything there and there are still a lot of other people who feel the same way and will never shop there,” he said.
“But some people are happy to forget the past and move on, so there are good arguments for both cases.”
He said some people were still angry at the way residents were treated by the multi-national store and would not forget in a hurry.
But, he said, if Woolworths contributed more to the community it would garner goodwill among residents.
“The local IGA in the town has, since Woolworths was introduced, started a community chest system where it directs 1% of purchases to community organisations and last year it gave $240,000 back to the community through sports, schools and the community centre.
“That breeds a positive feeling in the town towards that business, and I’d like to see that same sort of corporate responsibility from Woolworths,” he said.
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if maleny is one of the top stores in the state, says heaps for the other stores doesn't it
So. Currimundi, Caloundra, Kawana, Nambour, Beerwah, Buderim, Maroochy, Mountain creek, noosa, noosa heads and tewantin. Lift your game.
You charge too much. you don't help the community. you don't sell what your customers want. your fresh food isn't. you don't buy local - - you could've helped the prawn trawles out, but no - you sell prawns at $6 a kilo from vietnam and china
They also dominate fuel and liquor outlets and by owning or controlling more poker machines than anyone else, are now dominating the unsavoury gambling industry. I understand that both giants intend to move into the Pharmaceutical area and when that's added to the undoubtedly true story that they plan on offering home loans, I think we can all see that woolworths and coles will control us from birth to death, and can be added to death and taxes as the only things which are certainties in our lives. What an apalling state of affairs for what was once a great country, for our primary producers and ourselves and what a sad, pre-packaged future for our children and grandchildren.
Maleny is currently suffering a rapid population growth. Some may equate this to thriving, others may call it crowding with a stressed infrastructure. Let alone the social consequences.
Whilst Woolworths chooses nominate Maleny as a successful store that is a bit like having sex with yourself, it is still all about Boolies and not about anyone else.
I havent shopped there since it opened and I have no intention of doing so.
You can do anything to make the figures look good.
This development was always tied up with the other ridiculous proposal for a golf course housing estate next door.
Now that the precinct is up for discussion again of course business want to influence the decision to get as many houses as possible to ensure their trade.
And this one looks like it was relying on it.
wollies got their name in the paper again and it mentioned woollies maleny
sucked in mister editor
gotcha
Disraeli got it right: there are lies, damned lies - and statistics
They do not support the community like our local IGA because they need the money for executive salaries ( CEO Michael Luscombe $8 million).
Finally in order to offer consumers the "cheapest" fresh food they dictate quality and price terms to their growers and suppliers who as primary producers are struggling to survive.
I WILL NEVER EVER SHOP THERE OR AT ANY OTHER WOOLWORTHS STORE IN AUSTRALIA
Where are the figures?....none? Even a guide?...none..?
It is actually illegal to make false claims in this country.
What a load of crap! Before making big media announcements, perhaps you could educate people on perceptional marketing.
We have the power of bulk buying, another well spun lie.
Should read, we have more stores so we can crush the little guys then raise prices locally later.
Remember, shareholders want returns.
This is up there with bunnings infomercials disguised as home leisure shows. We beat it by 10% but its all cheap copy garbage...
PLEASE DON'T FALL FOR IT!
Anyone who uses their brain to think with understood what the threat to Maleny was always about. Nothing has changed. Woolworths will never be a valued part of Maleny as it does not support the local food producers, the other businesses, the community or the long term well being of ALL Australians.
But we can win .... we don't need Woolworths but ... they need us!
The small amount of money cheaper prices MAY save and that some Woolworts shoppers feel is important, is rather an insult to responsible citizens who respect the independence and prosperity of our country and our children.
If you shop at ANY Woolworths you merely join the push for a world where the corporations control your world. Are your 'selfish savings' worth the price?
And with the influx of 'big city' types to Maleny and surrounds, more for the identity than for the culture dare I say, it's not surprising these new urban sprawlers cling tight to their old habits of supporting the supermarket duopoly without a thought for it's social and economic impact on small town traders.
WW's duplication of the Walmart model says it all, total domination of the industry at any cost.
Whichever way you look at it, it will always be a BLOT on the Maleny landscape, and not only visually.
Based on their internal judging criteria.."WH & S, staff turnover and community fundrasing", they've managed to keep a very, very low profile on that one!
I've got to go now and battle my way through some of the 5,000 strong stampede heading there, so I can buy some tissues at the Supa IGA.......Oh please stop this, I'm laughing so much it's bringing tears to my eyes.
BTW....And we STILL won't shop there!
just spending more
What a great community. And people like deranger from Witta make it even better.
Support the smaller stores at all times. The big chains are far too greedy
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