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Judge Gigi-Honorary Geek
i am very interested to see who will be supplying them.
on the one hand, it would be a huge opportunity for a supplier and probably financial suicide to turn them down.
but on the other, its a kick in the teeth to loyal therapists who have supported suppliers for years to then go on and supply a giant like tesco [or detesto as its known in my family] who may have a big impact on small businesses.
Interesting comments ... Having supplied many of the giants in my time I can tell you that most of them are not worth the problems they give you .. they ask for everything from you and believe it or not there is nothing like the return you would think. It is more financial suicide to deal with them than not to deal with them. These days I'd leave most of them to the suppliers desperate for some sort of recognition. Believe me these giants never make their choice because of the product .. it is all about who will supply them the cheapest and give them the longest credit terms.
I do not agree it is a kick in the teeth to therapists to supply them though. Tescos have as much right buy and to sell to as anyone else .. if the therapists are trained properly then it is a perfectly legitimate outlet for any supplier.
May not be our taste in venue but it will be for many ... These people do their homework they know the business is there or they wouldn't invest in it. One of the busiest nail salons around me is located in a supermarket right there for all the world to see .. the tech is always rammed. They are not daft.
OPI have been selling direct to the consumer for years and are going that way even more now with special collections to Sephora etc. And the technicians keep sucking it up. They don't stop buying it or consider it a kick in the teeth it seems.