Does Lordship Lane and East Dulwich have all the businesses for everyone

[werdna101]

My girlfriend and I were talking about shops and businesses on Lordship Lane (and ED in general) - she was saying that it pretty much perfect and she couldn't really think of other shops etc to add in that would make it a lot better.

I disagreed! I think it's lacking something in terms of shops and businesses, but can't put my finger on what.

Thought I'd ask people's opinions so I can steal the good ones and win the argument!

What shops/businesses do people think ED is making that would make it better?

[Loz]

For years the obvious answers were a butcher and a fishmonger, but they've popped up now. So nowadays, the most likely answer you will get is either Waitrose or M&S Food.

[????]

as, a fair few of us have said, the eating out options could generally be summed up as average plus expensive

[werdna101]

We were thinking more shops. One that sprang to my mind was a good men's clothes shop. Any other gaps?

[DJKillaQueen]

It needs a 'poundland' lol

[????]

Kitchen Knick-Knacks

[Jeremy]

A men's clothes shop would struggle for custom for 5 days a week.

[Sue]

Is that men's clothes shop that used to be between the petrol station and the station (on the petrol station side of the road) not there any more? I never noticed it had gone :-$

Can't remember what it was called.

[Rosie111]

A sushi place and decent charity shops.

[DJKillaQueen]

A casino!

[Fliss]

Werdna101 - My husband was looking to buy a white shirt (to wear under a suit) recently. He was convinced there would be a shop on Lordship Lane which would have one! He got one in Sainsbury's on Dog Kennel Hill in the end - not the best shirt ever, but good for the purpose and very reasonably priced. I would guess that people who work in the City buy their shirts up there, not locally. There is White Stuff for casual men's clothes.

[Fliss]

I agree with Jeremy.

[BeccaL]

Somewhere which sells CDs would be good

[KalamityKel]

So... nothing that hasn't been tried before eh?

Nope, I can't think of anything except perhaps somewhere that does slush puppies :)) I'm having a crave... ::o

[DJKillaQueen]

A casino hasn't been tried before....

[Sue]

Boho used to be a place with slot machines :)

[DJKillaQueen]

That's an amusement arcade...a casino would have poker, blackjack, roulette and be built in the shape of some famous landmark with foreworks every Friday >:D

[katie1997]

A 24-hour drive-thru 'Fireworks-R-Us'?

For all those people who simply must "celebrate" whatever the occasion, whatever the time....yeah, right.

[Jeremy]

Sue Wrote:

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> Is that men's clothes shop that used to be between

> the petrol station and the station (on the petrol

> station side of the road) not there any more? I

> never noticed it had gone :-$

>

> Can't remember what it was called.

Yep, it's gone. I believe it was called TBS Menswear.

[bloonoo]

I would LOVE a karaoke bar

[PeckhamRose]

A branch of The White Company (not the same as White STUFF).

[HonaloochieB]

A Golden Egg and an Our Price.

[paragon]

An HMV

[EDmummy]

Carluccios! Whistles clothing store, good seafood restaurant (not Fish and Chips), Vietnamese restraurant.

[KidKruger]

A huge camping and outdoor pursuits supplier.

A Go-Kart track.

A quitar shop.

A night club with genre specials regularly.

Vegetarian cafe.