
I don’t know about you, but when I go to the seaside, my immediate thoughts – aside from wondering how cold the sea is – move to food.
Specifically, cod and chips, washed down with a helping of ice cream and doughnuts. Yes, I eat a lot, who are you to judge? Sure – you might be a fancy a bit of rock, a fishcake, or even a burger or battered sausage if you’re not a seafood lover, but you can always assume what you’re offering to customers will hit the spot, can’t you? Not quite. Tesco made the discovery that shoppers have quite the obsession with avocado earlier this year and now, like two life partners who unearth one another’s secrets as time passes by, the supermarket has found out more about its shoppers. Deciding it was time to give its fish counters an update, the retailer started to actively promote a variety so unique, you might say it didn’t want store supplies to be considered common plaice.- Grey mullet – up 600 per cent
- Megrim – up 400 per cent
- Mackerel – up 200 per cent
- Monkfish tail – up 50 per cent
- Swordfish steak – up 50 per cent
- Ray wing – up 40 per cent
- Whole crab – up 25 per cent
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Although many employers believe that money is the main motivation, it’s been shown time and time again that lack of career progression is a large factor behind the reason for employees departing. Indeed, a report at the start of 2016 found that poor prospects was the most common reason for workers wanting to leave their jobs. Training them up, in the same way Tesco has, would go some way to help improve retention, while also delivering your customers a better class of service.
According to Tesco, 28 different types of fish certified by the Marine Stewardship Council were introduced to counter in recent months.
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