Warehouse Club promotes unfair advantage
The debut of Warehouse Club seems a step in the wrong direction, as it promotes an unfair advantage. (“FairPrice’s Warehouse Club a way to serve community”; Dec 13) Who can afford to buy in bulk at a place as remote as Joo Koon? Retailers, resellers and the rich; obviously, the bigger one’s car, the more one can buy.
The debut of Warehouse Club seems a step in the wrong direction, as it promotes an unfair advantage. (“FairPrice’s Warehouse Club a way to serve community”; Dec 13) Who can afford to buy in bulk at a place as remote as Joo Koon? Retailers, resellers and the rich; obviously, the bigger one’s car, the more one can buy.
It is not aberrant for businesses to encourage and entice more and bigger buyers. NTUC FairPrice, though, has established itself in many choice locations and derived most of its profits from the average heartlander. It is now giving huge discounts to those who can afford to spend without blinking. This cannot be the intention of an enterprise touted as benevolent and social.
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