[Talk-GB] Jewson - is it shop=doityourself or shop=trade?

[Phil Endecott]

Mateusz Konieczny wrote:
> I encountered https://github.com/osmlab/name-suggestion-index/issues/4140
> and it is hard to me how it should be decided.
>
> Do you have some clear preference?

As a shopper, the important question for me is whether a
shop will actually sell to me, i.e. whether they are
trade ONLY or not, so that I don't have a wasted journey.
Does our tagging scheme (and default rendering) address
this?

Based on limited experience, I think that Jewson and
Travis Perkins will sell to anyone but their non-account
(i.e. DIY) prices are so uncompetitive that few people
would ever do so.  On the other hand, places like Screwfix
have significant trade custom but I think offer the same
prices to everyone.  Even B&Q now has trade counters.

I have a feeling that the distinction between "retail" and
"trade" may matter for planning permission purposes, i.e.
some chains may describe themselves in a way that allows
them to get permission to operate on cheaper industrial
estates rather than more expensive retail parks.  I don't
think that's very useful information for map users.  The
important things are what they sell, and whether they will
sell to me.


Cheers, Phil.