Outdone
The Warehouse in Lyall Bay is no longer the biggest one in the world! They’ve just opened a new 11,000-square-metre operation at Te Rapa, Hamilton.
The Warehouse wanted to make its stores more convenient and the Te Rapa store was a “laboratory”.
“Everyone has more disposable income and less time,” Mr Morrice said.
The Warehouse innovations at Te Rapa include five information kiosks, wider aisles and six helpers for shoppers.
A Grab and Go section offers bread, milk, eggs, magazines and heat-and-eat meals.
However, the store was not the hypermarket concept under development, Mr Morrice said.
That concept - to compete more directly with supermarkets - was still under development. read full story
The HYPERMARKET! You would really lose track of time inside that puppy!
July 14th, 2005 at 5:50 pm
Big boxes are bad.
And what’s all this about more money and less time?? Last time I checked I had a lot less money and way too much time.
July 15th, 2005 at 4:59 am
Hi Emikly and Jank. i’m really drunk in queenstown (very drunk) with wireless free internet!!!!! how cool is that, just turned on the lappy and away it went.
hey Jess, i heard you was now doing some part tine at FMR? well if thats true then welcome to the family.
rawrck
go airport extreme
July 15th, 2005 at 9:40 am
Hey Jesse, you are indeed a person after my own heart! I too suffer from too much time and very litttle funds, oh the cruel irony of it all! Why must we suffer so! ;-)
July 19th, 2005 at 1:07 pm
Sam, you heard correct - I was doing some temp work at FMR. But I’ve moved on from there now… ask Matt if you’re interested :)
Karen, the only solution is to turn one’s back on shopping. Except where it’s unavoidable, for things like toothpaste.