O/T - Superdrug and Savers rant

[Cheeky Monkey]

These two would rather you didn't know that they are the same retailer trading under different names and selling pretty much the same lines. With Savers still making a healthy profit on stuff that is often a third cheaper than the price of Superslug, it makes you realise how much Superslug are ripping people off (and I'd always seen them as being a cheap option to Boots!).

Boycott Superslug and go to Savers. Here endeth the lesson.

 

[surrey jim]

budgens and sainsburys are part of the same company selling same lines, its just the branding

 

[culvers]

Superdrug is still cheaper than boots....

 

[Cian]

budgens and sainsburys are part of the same company selling same lines, its just the branding

Err, no

Budgens are owned by Musgrave, a 150+ year old retail chain from Cork, Ireland. They also own Londis in the UK (not in Ireland though); and in Ireland/Spain Supervalu; Ireland only Centra. They're privately held.

Sainsburys are J Sainsbury PLC.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Superdrug certainly were part of the Kingfisher Group, who also owned Chartwell Land who bought the Goldstone for £7m and flogged it on for something like £21m.

 

[Cian]

Superdrug certainly were part of the Kingfisher Group, who also owned Chartwell Land who bought the Goldstone for £7m and flogged it on for something like £21m.

Its now owned by Hutchinson - same people who own 3 Mobile.

Who also own Savers. Which I guess is what Surrey Jim meant.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Its now owned by Hutchinson - same people who own 3 Mobile.

Who also own Savers. Which I guess is what Surrey Jim meant.

Is there anything that you do not know?

How overdrawn am I?

 

[Cian]

Is there anything that you do not know?

How overdrawn am I?

I cheated on the Superdrug one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdrug

Knew the Budgens one as I had to go a case study on Musgrave in economics in school a few years ago

 

[Seagulls over Lewes]

Is there anything that you do not know?

How overdrawn am I?

About £5,000 knowing you.