Waitrose or M&S TYPE supermarket - do we want one on LL?

[jimbo1964]

Waitrose are rolling out these new tiny shops. Expect to see one on Northcross Road soon.

[Cassius]

Louisa Wrote:

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> Knock down the Iceland? Great idea! Maybe put up a

> 40 story multimillion pound skyscraper in it's

> place with enough room for a Waitrose, mini

> Harrods and a few luxury penthouse apartments,

> maybe even whack a direct tube service to Oxford

> circus (no stops along route). Don't you love

> living in SE22? :-)

>

Come on Louisa - direct route to Knightsbridge please.

[maxxi]

A cable car fom the top of LL hill to the Shard. Just for the ride.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Wuss. Zip wire would be more fun.

[Sue]

Louisa Wrote:

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> M&S and a well linked tube line have done little

> to gentrify Brixton beyond what already Had taken

> place in the preceding 20 odd years.

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Brixton has had an M&S in exactly the same location as it is now since at least the mid-sixties and probably earlier.

And the new "Brixton Village" in the market, I would suggest, has gentrified Brixton out of all recognition over the past year. I was there on Saturday and I was astonished at the changes.

[Jeremy]

I agree, Brixton has changed a lot, and I don't think it has anything to do with M&S.

[adamdb]

I'd really like to see an ASDA or LIDL on Lordship Lane. The ones in Peckham are cracking and it'd be greater to have better value for money on the Lane.

[Sue]

adamdb Wrote:

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> I'd really like to see an ASDA or LIDL on

> Lordship Lane. The ones in Peckham are cracking

> and it'd be greater to have better value for money

> on the Lane.

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It's a fairly easy walk from ED down to Asda or Lidl in Peckham, so I can't see why we'd need one in ED as well - but I assume you are just winding people up? :))

[Louisa]

With sue on this. Blatant wind up. Why would you need two large Asda or Lidl stores with a mile of one another? Not forgetting the other one on Old Kent RD! I think te argument about Waitrose is more the fact that they have no prescence in this part of town,, it's not about value for money or anything else.

Louisa.

[twofourseven]

I BIG yes to Waitrose. Personally speaking, while the staff at the Co-op are great their grub is poor. I've lost count of the amount of fruit and veg I've got from there that has gone rotten within a few days. It's just not on. That said, the bonus has been that it's made me get my fruit and veg now from the North Cross Road store (what's it called?), which is itself is brilliant.

[oliviaandmilo]

yes i would love a M and S anyway. Those overpriced clothes shops in LL, are a put off.M and S are great.

[lilolils]

i vote YES

[B&G]

Absolutely not! We should be supporting our local businesses. The lovely thing about ED is that the majority of the shops are independent. Let's not ruin that... :(

[pgnf]

Yes please, a Waitrose would be great

[sugarhay]

Yes, it would be nice. Lots of people can walk to lordship lane, and if it where a small shop then you would not be doing a large shop. I think it would help, and maybe we could get rid of the iceland foods..

Yes, yes, yes!

[fazer71]

A shop full of?

Little plastic boxes with small amounts over processed over priced ?Food?

A British take on some Japanese shops only in Japan it tastes great and is priced (in local terms) reasonably.

You know it?s wrong when the packaging costs more than the product.

http://www.designer-daily.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/waitrose.jpg

[Jeremy]

Come on, stop being so silly. What on earth is wrong with spending ?2 on a pot of soup?

Even if you think it tastes bad (I would disagree), if the alternative is to spend an hour of my time making a soup from scratch, give me the Waitrose verion any day!

[fazer71]

Yes that's true.

[Twirly]

Hmm... is this what we want on LL?

[lemonpops]

Yes to an M&S

[civilservant]

I've finally worked out why this thread exists

It's an infallible indicator of an ED newcomer!

[Jah Lush]

I think you've hit the proverbial nail on the head Civilservant.

[Mick Mac]

Yes yes yes. When are they arriving?

I have just read this whole thread just to get up to date on this issue. The different opinions are fascinating.

[boshi]

Yessssssssssss please !! a waitrose or M&s !

[Girl82]

How about a Waitrose or an M&S on RYE Lane? Now that would be amazing!