Flora Lu

Draft two: Convenience Stores and Supermarkets

Draft two: Convenience Stores and Supermarkets

There are two kinds of stores nowadays in Taiwan. One is small grocery stores and the other is large supermarkets. The grocery stores, also called convenience stores, refer to like 7-11, Family Mart, Hi-Life and so on. On the other hand, the large supermarkets are Carrefour, RT-Mart, and Géant and so on. Some people prefer to shop in supermarkets, while others like to purchase products in small grocery stores. The major differences of these two stores depend on the price, service and food.

The products or food what you buy in convenience stores are more expensive than in supermarkets because the former are retailers and the latter are wholesalers. Therefore, if the customers who want to buy a large number of products can choose the supermarkets and they will save more money than convenience stores.

There is a really good service in convenience stores, because the convenience stores are open 24 hour a day. You can buy what you want to eat or to drink in convenience stores whenever you want. Moreover, the salespersons in convenience stores are nicer than supermarkets because they have to serve their customers all the time. On the other hand, even though the supermarkets just are open till 12 midnight in general, there is also a good advantage that they can deliver some big products, such as the furniture or home appliances, to customers’ houses.

The varieties of food the convenience stores sell are fewer than supermarkets. What the convenience stores sell can be divided into three groups, the convenience food, the stationary and the simple daily needs. The convenience foods are cookies, candy, ice cream, wine, beer and beverages and so on. The stationery includes pens, envelopes, erasers and rulers and so on. The simple daily needs are maxi pad, Band-Aid, shampoo, body wash and so on. On the other hand, the varieties of products sold in the supermarkets are more than convenience stores. Thos products can be divided into many groups, such as furniture, electronic product, food, gardening, auto parts accessories, clothes, stationery and so on. Whatever you want to buy, you can find all in supermarkets.

The convenience stores and supermarkets have their own advantages. No matter what we choose, both the convenience stores and supermarkets bring lots of convenience to our life.

posted by ********* @ 11:53 AM