Chap huey tiam closing down - Effects

sbst275 SG

When NTUC gets monopoly, I do fear inflation may happen

Once they monopolised the SG retail market, they will stop offering offers and increase the price

The price mechanism will start to go heywired, cos there's only 1 player selling the item

elindra SG

Err what about the Dairy Farm group, Carrefour and Sheng Siong.

Anyway the mom & pop shops here can no longer compete with the big boys. They even buy from NTUC or Sheng Siong to replenish their goods.

NT2 SG

hmmmmm

sbst275 SG

Still no use, NTUC captures the lions share when talking abt the percentage of ppl going there and patronise

Not true... There are still bigger outlets who gets goods from the distributors.

Another thing, NTUC could sell things cheaper since they do bulk purchase, only thing is because partly of their housebrand products, also their milk powder is very ex

Housebrand, 1 example 2kg NTUC brand veg oil cost $2.80, even the Sime Darby Hand Brand Oil (They dun bring in this), chap huey tiam sell @ $2.80 as well... Where got cheap?

RaTtY81 SG

no matter how much NTUC try, it still cant win sheng shong Laughing its too cheap in SS liaoz

elindra SG

How many bigger outlets are there? Most are really small and it is true that alot do buy from NTUC when they are having their sales.

Btw NTUC is not the only supermarket that does bulk purchase. All the other supermarkets does that.

I believe in the past that is true, but they have lost alot of market share to the Dairy Farm group as a whole as they no longer have the privilage of being the only supermarket where the heartlanders are.

sbst275 SG

Dun talk abt SS, they parallel import goods

sbst275 SG

Yah lah, not many bigger outlets are left

Well, I do support chap huey tiam and Dairy Farm... But not NTUC

elindra SG

Laughing
Ahhh but most customers don't care so much
NTUC tends to get the most complaints about SS being cheaper than they are

I go to NTUC coz bo pian. My house downstairs only have NTUC. If not weekends we rather travel to CS or Carrefour

sbst275 SG

Thinking abt it

Cheap things like batteries still chap huey tiam sell cheaper

stellazio SG

but really..soo many hdb and i'm one of those lazy gooners who will take the effort to walk 10mins to a NTUC..

as long as ppl like me are around,they will survive..

and also if they sell cheaper hun ki.. Embarassed