Have your say about Portishead's new Sainsbury's store

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  Co-op is expesnive, dont even get me started on Waitrose prices.  Sainsburys would be welcome in my eyes but ONLY if they build another petrol station with it....which is what Portishead needs.  Especially with one as ridiculous as Waitrose garage when you cant even get up Nore road to get back home without doing a detour.

  By tubbits19 at 14:11 on 09/02/10

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  Station1 - I'm not sure why you are so disparaging about jobs in Supermarkets.  For those parents who want/need to work but also don't want to work in a high pressure 80 hours a week job, shelf stacking between school runs provides activity, social interaction and a little (much needed) spending money. Agreed they are probably not as high minded as you and don't pay much thought to all the babies they are killing in Africa as a result of putting baked beans on the shelf, or perhaps each of them lives their life and makes their own impact for good or bad in whatever way they can, who are we to pass judgement?
  
  I also like your utopian view of how we can make society better.  Assuming you don't work full time for RBS yourself, how about you start it?  Clearly, while you will shun making a profit due to your high moral values, I guess your high end, good quality, healthy, organic brown bread making 'community baker' will need to make a bit of money over and above its costs to be able to pay you enough money to pay your bills, mortgage/rent and perhaps give you a little bit of spending money, but IN NO WAY will this be evil 'profit' for you, the owner.
  
  So I will take your advice and look for the realistic alternative.  I also promise that when I spot your 'community baker' opening I will support you by shopping there so get on and do it before its all too late.

  By MajorAl at 13:48 on 06/02/10

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  It is my view that the people of Portishead should oppose the proposed Sainsbury's store.
  The more I think about the supermarket concept the more unsettling I find it.
  
  Supermarkets, spend millions telling us how helpful they are, how cheap their products are, how if we let them they can look after our every need, 'Tesco Funeral's' anyone? Lets be frank, Supermarkets are motivated by profit, if they can get us to buy food, bank, insure, and buy communications from them, the more money they can make. 
  
  This profit is then given to share holders, invested in hedge funds, arms dealers and drugs companies, very little stays in the community and almost none is reinvested, we've seen what the established financial experts can do with our money if left to their own devises. Yes, they will offer the token community 'improvements' but these are the spoonfull of sugar to balance the cart load of salt.
  
  Supermarkets create jobs, do they? do they really? How many job will the proposed store bring 250? 250 poorly paid wage slave jobs, the check out zombie, the trolley collector and the shelf stacker. Meaningful employment, I not so sure?
  
  Supermarkets offer cheap products, at what cost? Our farmers and suppliers are bullied and harried by these giants to give rock bottom prices. Supply contracts are all infavour with the supermarket who can change the terms with out notice. Have you ever noticed that all the BOGOF offers are on unhealthy food. On top of this the carbon footprint of modern food retail is disturbing, cherry tomatos from Kenya, Strawberries from spain?
  
  What we need is more community interest companies and community cooperatives. How about a bakery, butchers and green grocers, which deliver out of hours, yes, you might spend that little bit more on your food but you will actually know the persons making or handling it, they would offer new jobs and be a real positive force in the local community. For other goods you might need, why not get together with a few neighbours and friends and use a wholesaler like Suma.
  
  We need more free space to grow our own vegtables, people have forgot their connection with the land, we need to reconnect.
  
  Before I get the comments about being a unrealistic, greeny, lefty, all I'm asking is that we should think about things a bit more, investigate and challange what is considered mainstream and look at realistic alternatives.

  By Staton1 at 14:56 on 04/02/10

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  sainsburys is very good it jamie oliver the healthy cook/chief. there food is at a perfectly good price however it could put our local shops out of buisness such as juicy jones or even budgeons, katherines paticary!!! i cant wait for sainsburys aas it means our shops will have to fight and maybe decrase there prices that little bit to make there customers stay
  
  i am 16 reporting from bbc portishead NEWS
  
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  By thomas985 at 15:03 on 03/02/10

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  Initially I objected strongly to the Sainsbury's plan, mainly because of the perceived impact on the high street and also because of transport concerns. Now, having read the fully planning application on the North Somerset planning website (10/P/0053/F) I think that most of my concerns have been addressed. However...
  * I do fear for the little independent shops (green grocers etc). Portishead has a nice little high street that is well visited. Things seem to be in a nice balance at the moment and I am concerned adding a new supermarket could upset this
  * I agree with some of the comments above that perhaps Sainsburys could contribute towards the rail link, maybe by sponsoring the station terminus.
  * It would be nice to think that Sainsburys are going to be "green" with their building. But sadly the plans do not show this. Why are they not compelled to cover sections of the store roof with solar panels to offset their electricity bill before planning consent is given
  * Having lived in Weston-s-Mare for over 10 years before moving to Portishead and having shopped in the Sainsburys there for all of that time, I agree with one of the comments above that Sainsburys is not the bargin-basement supermarket some think. In fact, our shopping bill went down when we started shopping at Waitrose, which has a very unfair reputation for being expensive - if you compare basic ingredients (fruit, veg, etc) then there is very little difference. Granted, Waitrose does not have 5 isles of bread or 5 isles of cakes and sweets but if you want that then you are going to have to go to Asda.
  
  In all I think that a new supermarket will probably be good; it will provide more jobs; it should reduce some of the traffic leaving Portishead to shop elsewhere and it will do something about the unsightly disused land. However care must be taken to try and safe guard the independent traders in the high street.
  
  I urge anybody looking on here to add feedback on the council website.

  By portishead1 at 15:41 on 02/02/10

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