Is it just me that thinks ...

Lamplighter · 11-25-2012, 07:30 PM

It seems to me that Google, Apple, MS, FB, etc are becoming "smoke stack" industries.
They're fighting for data about their customers, and are mining it as a resource.

Today, and the past few weeks, I began crystallizing a similar idea about our supermarkets.
They have always(?) had their own brands, but they also sold
the nationally known brands as well as smaller (local) labels.

Our local supermarkets are gradually filling the shelves with all sorts of foods and other stuff with a single, new brand name.
For example, our Alberson's stores are replacing selections with a brand named "Essentials".

Is it just me being paranoid again,
...or are these little smoke stacks being poking their heads up into my life ?

11-25-2012, 07:30 PM	#1
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Is it just me that thinks ... It seems to me that Google, Apple, MS, FB, etc are becoming "smoke stack" industries. They're fighting for data about their customers, and are mining it as a resource. Today, and the past few weeks, I began crystallizing a similar idea about our supermarkets. They have always(?) had their own brands, but they also sold the nationally known brands as well as smaller (local) labels. Our local supermarkets are gradually filling the shelves with all sorts of foods and other stuff with a single, new brand name. For example, our Alberson's stores are replacing selections with a brand named "Essentials". Is it just me being paranoid again, ...or are these little smoke stacks being poking their heads up into my life ?

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