makro

[timmy]

just been to Makro for a bit of shopping only bits " 6 items " got to the checkouts only 2 yes 2 open … queues of people with trolleys piled high and neither of the 10 items or less open , god knows whats going on , I put my bag on the floor frozen chips and all , walked out I,m not a busy man , but you can keep that crap ...

[stereolab]

The key to shopping at Makro is to get in first thing in the morning, this applies to Tesco also.

[choi choi]

just been to Makro for a bit of shopping only bits " 6 items " got to the checkouts only 2 yes 2 open … queues of people with trolleys piled high and neither of the 10 items or less open , god knows whats going on , I put my bag on the floor frozen chips and all , walked out I,m not a busy man , but you can keep that crap ...

Good thinking man! If everyone did the same they'd get the message!
Not everybody has the time shop mornings. They make enough money!
How much for a couple more cashiers? probably 400 baht a day each !
They should look after customers ALL DAY!

[parrot]

We've been shopping at Makro in Udon for 23 years. The first few years were a not pleasant......poor veggie/fruit/meat choices, few cashiers, long lines.
In the past 5 or more years, though, we've rarely had to wait for more than a customer or two to checkout. We're almost always there between 11 and 1 on most any day of the week/month. Parking can be iffy on busy days, but even then, the cashiers seem to be manned adequately.
Makro's our go-to place........haven't been to Big C in ages and Lotus hardly.
Maybe the op just hit a bad time (staff meeting or training?)

[rick]

Was in Makro this morning, at checkout at 8.30 a.m. Sometimes this early the less than 10 items lanes are not manned. still only took 3 minutes to get to front of queue. Not sure how many checkouts were manned, about 3 or 4, I think. Makro is not really intended for the quick exit - it is for people doing large shops. The under 10 items queues open when it is more busy.

Like Parrot, our go to place for 90% of our non fresh vegetable shopping. We also run a shop, so often bulk buying there.

[mech_401]

i went to old bigC last nite about 9:45pm( they
close at 11) everything in deli, fresh fruit and bakery sections already put up for night doh
i wonder if the little mini stores are changing the
whole dynamic. customers, staff, schedules

[mak]

8 am, 10 items or less (express) lane.

[Giggle]

Just look at 'em splashing all that money around! That lady's got a case of Coke and an industrial sized tub of Thousand Island dressing. The keys to her new Buggatti Veyron are in the brand new pink Hermes Chaine'd Ancre Bag.

[mech_401]

that must be new bigC , I'm not familiar
with the new warehouse style layout

queues are excessive, making people wait

[mak]

Old Makro is a mess. Store under renovation. Supposedly this is country wide. To be completed by mid December. I believe there will be a sale in late December. They are getting rid of their Makro products and going with their corporate products. They are owned by The Charoen Pokphand Group Company. Same company that has 7-11, Lotus.

[FrazeeDK]

actually the new layout has more aisle space outside of the shelving stacks. My problem with it is once again they've moved everything all around so I can't find things.. I'll need to do a non-shopping visit to wander about..

[tamada]

Old Makro is a mess. Store under renovation. Supposedly this is country wide. To be completed by mid December. I believe there will be a sale in late December. They are getting rid of their Makro products and going with their corporate products. They are owned by The Charoen Pokphand Group Company. Same company that has 7-11, Lotus.

Loving their new, resurfaced parking lot but.

[tamada]

actually the new layout has more aisle space outside of the shelving stacks. My problem with it is once again they've moved everything all around so I can't find things.. I'll need to do a non-shopping visit to wander about..

Same as Global House, DoHome and Thai Watsadu recently did. The big makeover.

Take your time, you may end up buying something you never knew you wanted.

[mak]

The new Makro is unaffected by the corporate makeover.

[glalt]

One of the benefits of being married is that I don't remember the last time I was in any of the super stores. I hate shopping and my wife takes care of all the shopping.

[tamada]

... They are getting rid of their Makro products and going with their corporate products. ...

I've never seen any Makro branding on their products. Do you mean the ARO branding that's on a lot of their bulk-buy, food and catering lines?

[mak]

Big sale in late December. I imagine they will get rid of the stock they will no longer carry. Since Makro was originally a Dutch company they will probably rename with a CP name. I imagine most of the western imported items will be replaced by CP products. Gone are the days when Udon had Carrefour, Tesco and Makro.

[tamada]

Big sale in late December. I imagine they will get rid of the stock they will no longer carry. Since Makro was originally a Dutch company they will probably rename with a CP name. I imagine most of the western imported items will be replaced by CP products. Gone are the days when Udon had Carrefour, Tesco and Makro.

From this earlier in the year, it seems the push is on for more products from ARO manufacturing, with the ARO branding that they inherited with the store purchase. The ARO brand probably has high recognition for bulk buyers of food and catering products, so they'll keep it and augment it with "ARO Gold" for higher-end or imported stuff.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/ge ... row-stores

[mak]

Makro bakery (Nittayo Road) is being refurbished (new ovens). Products are coming from the Ban Luem branch. ETC Nov 20. Looks like the pharmacy is disappearing slowly.

[tamada]

If they chose to rebrand, like Tesco Lotus, they may go for a catchy, more memorable name that retains something of the original name so as not to confuse the great unwashed.

Like Makros's