Comments on: Banking on history, British brands thrive in Pakistan

By: Seriously!

Seriously! — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:36:07 +0000

Agree!…However I often sense Pakistanis in general do not help themselves by highlighting their own problems more than their success!

By: Seriously!

Seriously! — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:30:47 +0000

This would have happened a lot earlier and at a faster pace; had it not been for the Law & Order and Corruption Problems!

By: Ahmed j

Ahmed j — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:41:07 +0000

Tesco or Sainsbury’s can come to Pakistan and take over all Utility Stores. These supermarkets have unique business style. It is a convenience store which stocks their own-labelled goods and renowned brands. Their own-brand lines include minimal packaging economy range, mainly food, toiletries, stationery, clothing, range of home products, such as lighting, rugs, kitchen products etc.
These stores would give a boost to local Pakistani small manufacturers and their unknown brands could be sold under these quality recognised British stores name. Most of all, a poor man could also shop here.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:38:43 +0000

I fully agree with you Aku.All the stores should be asked to support local brands and industries also.They are equally grand if not even better.

By: Gerry D'Cunha

Gerry D'Cunha — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:15:03 +0000

most of the clothing materials are made in bangladesh;tiwan or china with cheap labour and imported by these big brand companies who make big profits – now they are fooling the rich people in pakistan with their branded names.

By: deva

deva — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:26:53 +0000

Debenham is costly affair..Not sure which segment they are targetting..in UK itself I felt very expensive compare to M&S, H&M etc. But overall it’s good to have competetiveness in Market and user have more choice and ideas

By: kashif

kashif — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 06:32:13 +0000

Britain never withdraw in full, wherever it has ruled….but Pakistani’s will never learn from any of its history.

By: aku

aku — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:49:41 +0000

As a consumer I am happy to see this trend. But as a Pakistani, seeing these stores selling “made in Bangla or India”, while our textile industry being pushed to the corner sometimes due to our own bad policy decisions and sometimes due to the unfair global quota system, I am not sure if I should feel happy. I would rather feel happier if these multinationals can be forced to share some riches with the nation from where they make money. We can try to follow India’s example. Afterall, these businesses are not here for charity, they are here because it makes business sense.

By: FAB

FAB — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:04:59 +0000

Good to hear something positive in the gloomy envoirnment of targeted killings!!!