martin wrote in message ...
On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 17:47:34 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


I once explained to my wife that Sainsbury's, at least, was arranged
in a logical manner, their website used explain the logic, and how it
was aimed at making shopping easy, quick and efficient.
A random maximised route through Sainsbury's seems to be preferred.

That is the only possible strategy in ours. They change the positioning
of
the goods too frequently.

and there's nothing on their website about the layout of the items on
sale anymore.

Possibly because the claim that a supermarket layout was
'aimed at making shopping easy, quick and efficient' was
so transparently false as to be laughable. Supermarket
layouts are aimed at maximising sales of the higher-margin
items- so for instance, many decades ago they had already
worked out that the basic shopping items like bread, milk & sugar should be
widely separated. You can't just dash in & buy the basics without having to
go past lots of other attractive
items that will leap into your trolley.

--
Anton