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    Back to the future..........Food for thought?

    been busy over the Christmas period, had three waifs turn up on the doorstep at midnight , Friday before Christmas and only just gone to foster carers nearer their home!! Back to homeshop...........need to concentrate on presentation and hopefully spending more time, looks like jumping in up to...
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    The Sweet Shop thread!

    The only staff in the homes are cleaners, and site warden/manager, we are talking very capable people, they are mostly forgotten about, still got their marbles (well probably a few more than me in a lot of cases!!) and a terrific sense of humour, just need to treat them with respect, they have...
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    The Sweet Shop thread!

    Homeshop thread for sweet retailers........within ten miles of me is over sixty sheltered/residential homes for the elderly who are all partial to werthers/Pontefract cakes/coconut mushrooms/jelly babes/humbugs etc etc, each home 20+ residents and have coffee mornings/afternoons, have a word...
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    homeshop update/ portable till advice

    First off, congratulations (if that's the right word) for someones great work with updated site. First day of business last Thursday with two sheltered flat schemes and most enthused with residents response, premium ready meals went down a storm at £2.95 and popular ones sold-out, only 40 or so...
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    Back to the future..........Food for thought?

    Many thanks for all your positiveness, it is all most welcome regards col
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    Back to the future..........Food for thought?

    forgot to mention, my wife and I have enhanced CRB, registered with social services/care network/age concern, food hygiene certs, public liability ins, refrigerated kangoo van, and just want to make a difference to these peoples lives, good food is a pleasure that most people have forgot about...
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    Back to the future..........Food for thought?

    have just had staff meeting and read riot act to 'em, won't stand any malarkey, ................all hr staff, customer liason officers, buying staff, order takers, accounts department, delivery staff, etc, etc, ...........quite often chunnering to meself............wysiwyg..........me! All...
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    Back to the future..........Food for thought?

    thought that was Nike factories in th'east staff motto Went to Costco and pleasantly surprised catering Tetley, pg abd typhoo 100% markup and selling 50 bags for a quid, also doing taste comparisons with certain major brands and aldi/lidl goods, tropicano juice costs me £1.28 ltr, Tesco have...
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    Back to the future..........Food for thought?

    a certain gentleman from Holmfirth by the name of Arkwright was one of the first retailers to 'split' peek fream fig rolls in the early sixties and selling at three'halfpence each, woodbines at tuppence, his nephew Grenville is still doing it!! Colin
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    Back to the future..........Food for thought?

    After researching local award-winning producers ie cheese, yogurt, free-range eggs, bakery was amazed with the help they offered as all potential customers are new business to them as elderly currently reliant on friends/family buying for them. After spending time with potential customers...
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    Back to the future..........Food for thought?

    mostly using major brands, tins, chocolate, loo rolls, all long-life products, have already checked with local trading standards who are happy about concept, even goods stating multipacks not for splitting, this is purely from manufacturers, marketing from them, not enforceable, trading...
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    Back to the future..........Food for thought?

    Only found the forum an hour ago? Next Thursday start my first day as Homeshop!, hopefully simple concept based on good old fashioned grocery delivery service, but to sheltered/residential homes. What sets this different from others is the fresh, local, and CHEAPER than supermarkets, we are...
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