Alf’s 7. Bit
Alf’s 7. Bit - meaning Summary
Co-ops Versus Big Retail
The poem reports gossip about consumer co-operatives challenging department stores like Selfridge. Speaker relays hearsay that co-ops will relocate from Oxford Street into the countryside and that coordinated buying power and advertising practices threaten branded retail discounts. The tone is conversational and slightly ironic, framing economic change as rumor and social consequence: co-operation among consumers could unsettle established commercial interests and national norms.
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