Another new M&S in East Dulwich - Next door to ED Train Station

[trinidad]

Hello All,

A neighbour informed me today, following the plant store next to East dulwich closing, and speculation of a new libary being built, a Morrison was expected to be built onto the site, but recently pulled out. Another M&S store is expected to be built instead!!

[uncleglen]

It could be along the lines of their store in London Bridge station I suppose...catering for train and bus travellers in the main. Oh well....

[trinidad]

If my memory serves me, i remember the plant store quite ample and there is also often a mobile coffee van outside of the entrance of the station, as well as nearby sainsburys. I am hoping it will be more like the new staore on Lordship road, I doubt it would sell clouthing, but what ever we get, its a good addittion to the area, even if it serves the commuters and ED of yummie mummys found in cafe Nero :)

[James Barber]

As long as we still get our new Grove Vale library twice the size of the current sized Grove Vale library!

It would be an amazing location for any such M&S or similar business. I was surprised Morrisons back out but I guess as a macro level they haven't a c loo about East Dulwich.

[Penguin68]

Morrisons backed out because they decided to withdraw from all 'convenience' stores - they weren't very good at it - it had nothing to do with this specific location - most recent news suggests that they may go back into this market using their Safeway Brand (which they own) - probably not in good time for this particular site.

[Zebedee Tring]

What is the basis or evidence (other than pure hearsay or wishful thinking) for the information/expectation that a new M&S will be opening when another one opened only a few months ago a couple of hundred yards away? Seems unlikely.

Now if that celebrated workers' co-operative Iceland could be persuaded to open there, certain local people would be delighted

[trinidad]

Actually it was hearsay from builders working at the site. In regards to the distance from the new location and the new M&S on Lordship lane, streetmap estimates at 0.3 of a mile between the two.

Hate to disappoint, but Iceland has def left ED for the moment!!

[Zebedee Tring]

We shall see. Time will tell ...

[nxjen]

And there was me thinking with the actual opening of M&S it would at last put an end to the rumours about an M&S opening ... here we go again.