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derwentgrove

derwentgrove

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I had an email this morning to say that the new M & S (in the flat complex next to East Dulwich Station) will be opening at 10am on 15.11.18. Contrary to the artist's impressions on the original plans it seems this is to be another Food Hall (not just a Simply Food).
siousxiesue

siousxiesue

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TheCat Wrote:

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> > It was a great atmosphere too! Great wine

> > selection

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> A great atmosphere? its a convenience store


Yes, without doubt. A convenience store can't have that? I was merely reporting what I saw, people in the queue chatting to each other, a buzz of a new store opening. The first 200 people who picked up a 'lucky ticket' may be able to chip in here too..

sweetgirl

sweetgirl

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I got a so called lucky ticket.... Wasn't nothing to shout about tho


What I can tell you is they caught a shoplifter within half hour of the store opening!


But yes of course there was a buzz..... I personally think the buzz was more In relation to the freebies people wanted!


The store manager seemed happy & at ease about the whole process

Jim1234

Jim1234

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James Barber Wrote:

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> During a site visit Spring this year the head of

> libraries told me the new Grove Vale library would

> open August/September this year.

> Not a great advert for Southwark Council working

> well.


Perhaps Southwark Council are responsible for the bad weather too? Whereas the Lib Dems take no responsibility for the shambles we see with Royal Mail.

rendelharris

rendelharris

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TheCat Wrote:

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> siousxiesue Wrote:

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> > It was a great atmosphere too! Great wine

> > selection

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> A great atmosphere? its a convenience store


I'm a grumpy old cynic and don't like shopping generally - just popped in there and by golly siouxie's right, it does have a good atmosphere! Clean, well laid out, good range, and importantly, unlike Sainsbury's Local and Tesco Extra, doesn't only offer the more expensive wines - decent Fairtrade Chenin on offer at ?5 a bottle. Definitely a good addition to the, ahem, 'hood, especially for those of us down near the station for whom the LL outlets are a bit far to walk to get supplies for surprise guests.

Callie

Callie

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I know it just opened but personally I don't think the new M&S is half as good as the one near North Cross Rd. I didn't like the layout, could be due to a 'funny shaped' space, not sure. The self serve tills are very small & squashy & weren't working very well ,they seemed to have more variety of some items like eg soup but no trace of other things at all that the other store has.
Nigello

Nigello

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I'd prefer at least one permanently staffed check-out counter. About 2/3 of the time I always have to be helped because my bag is not in the right place, etc. Today, an elderly person didn't know how to use the self-service till. One till was opened eventually because the Q grew. It's OK, not great; I'm more excited about the library....
worldwiser

worldwiser

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Seriously don't buy anybody's wine for a fiver in this country. ?4.63 of it is for stuff that has nothing to do with grapes like tax, duty, glass, shipping and profit. You have to do some pretty unpleasant things to get wine to taste drinkable for 37p.
siousxiesue

siousxiesue

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Callie Wrote:

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> I know it just opened but personally I don't think

> the new M&S is half as good as the one near North

> Cross Rd. I didn't like the layout, could be due

> to a 'funny shaped' space, not sure. The self

> serve tills are very small & squashy & weren't

> working very well ,they seemed to have more

> variety of some items like eg soup but no trace of

> other things at all that the other store has.


I think it's a false comparison, to be fair. The station store is simply that, a convenience store. They have less space so won't be able to carry as much.

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