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TheOutsider Wrote:

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> As someone who has been watching this forum for

> the last few weeks, I've chosen to join now.

>

> I visited East Dulwich for the first time a couple

> of months ago, and I can say it is a unique town -

> But one thing that seems to have a lasting

> presence on my mind is the extortionate prices in

> the clothes shops.

>

> I visited a few shops on LL and one on Northcross

> Street, and the same clothes that are sold for ?15

> in the midlands (where I am from) are being sold

> for ?45+, its crazy

>

> As my family own a retail mens clothing business ,

> im tempted to investigate whether it would be

> worth opening up around the Dulwich area, but I

> need an insight from the people of east Dulwich.

> Could East Dulwich do with a casual men's shop

> thats not ludricously priced? We sell trendy mens

> jeans similar to that River Island for around ?20.

> Smart Hoodies, ( the multi colour stripes etc) the

> type you would lounge around in for around ?15

>

> Would this work, I'd love to hear your thoughts on

> a possible mens shop in East Dulwich



I think you'd be fishing in the wrong pond. A menswear shop could do well but only if it sells branded clothes.


Have a look at the menswear in ED on Northcross Road. That sort of thing but more of it I think..

No chains ideally. But a good bakery, yes. And a big independent bookshop! One more good bar/restaurant would be nice too... it's mainly pubs and curries now, and the overpriced Chardon. I wouldn't mind a big tapas bar (or Basque pintxos or something similar) on the main stretch of LL (I read there is a tapas bar somewhere but it doesn't seem great - has anyone been there?)

Yes, a bike shop. I assume you mean motorbike shop, right? :) I went up Marylebone High Street the other day and realise what Lordship Lane DESPARATELY needs is a White Company shop, it would fit right in. And something like a poncy "Stitches and Daughters" type shop. I totally agree with the poster above who said about cheap kitchen items not lasting long. Definitely buy expensive well made classic stuff from the likes of Peter Jones and it will last a lifetime, the same can be said of good clothes. Mine, anyway..... I LOATHE shopping! Alan Dale mentioned Boots. Yes I quite like Boots certainly over Superdrug but the some of the staff in the Peckham branches of both could not BE ruder IMHO. And freecycle is wonderful - I just got a fax machine off it for free and gave away lots too. Hell, what with that and ebay do we really need shops at all?


Oh wait, yeah - when the post strikes happen!

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