Geoff Jones

Whilst at the Radio5 blogging event last night at the The Sofa So Bar,515 Fulham Road, London,SW6 1HD. Tammie and her friend offered to do 5minute back rubs and head massages. A very neat idea and well executed except for a couple of niggles.
a) They dont have a price – you pay what you feel like. I personally hate that. The going rate for these sort of massages seems to be about £1 per minute or in the USA $1 per minute. Better to say its a fiver.
b) Their website is the most annoying flash creation ever so if you want their details Urban Chill back rub people can be found at 0800 731 6129 not sure what regions they cover etc etc (Yep it should be on the website or their blog!) but I was in Fulham London

:// urban chill //: the five minute head & shoulder massage company.

Interesting story here and here (Registration may be required) that moots Tesco as a possible bidder for Albertson’s in the USA. Albertsons are the number 2 food retailer in the USA who are having a hard time against Walmart.
This is interesting especially after all the recent UK PR about Asda (Walmart) bleating about Tesco’s dominance in the UK.

Tesco’s market capitalization is about £25.6b Albertson apparently could fetch £11b. Walmart still dwarfs them with a market cap. of over £100b.

Personally I think its sheer lunancy if Tesco do this. Has any UK company succeeded in the USA? However, it could be good news for Sainsbury etc in the UK since Tesco’s senior management would be well stretched to handle a Albertsons take over.

Maybe worth a punt to buy some Albertsons shares – they are at quite a low currently.