the old unwins, next to smbs foods, now taken (Bossman)

[karter]

At last this site has been taken and the "let by" sign is up by HHP. People doing some work in there today, after such a long time it has been unnoccupied does anyone know what its going to be?

Its defo not going to be cafe' rouge, that idea was blown out of the water in the area.

:)

[Curmudgeon]

ahhh here we go again... it's christmas .. what's wrong with a surprise for a change ..

[Ultraconsultancy]

hi karter - i thought if anyone knew you would! there has been some low key clearing out going on in there for about a week; it's classed A1 i presume so [bearing in mind the fracas over nero's hot panini] it won't be food.

Ultraconsultancy

[SeanMacGabhann]

I recall the manager of the Costcutters by the Library (Plough end) said a few months back that he had his eye on the premises for an independent offie. Not sure if that's coming to fruition or if it's something else

[Asset]

surely not a great idea with the nicolas a couple of doors down. poss what scuppered unwins.

[Keef]

Is Nicolas the wine shop?

[bignumber5]

yep!

Threshers over the road too, so unlikely that another offie would thrive. A little suprised that threshers is surviving, to be honest!

[Keef]

I'm not, there are places for wine, but Theshers make heir money from good old cans of lager :)-D

Cheers does okay I gather.

[monica]

Curmudgeon Wrote:

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> ahhh here we go again... it's christmas .. what's

> wrong with a surprise for a change ..

well the forum is used for open debate and this is an open debate

[karter]

Ultra, that one escaped me but i do believe now it will be an off licence/newsagents once again.:)

[lordship_bod]

Just so you know unwins as a group went into liquidation... nothing to do with competiton on LL :)

[James]

Was that intentional - "liquidation"? I salute you.

[lordship_bod]

indeed it was. cheers.

[Sue]

Keef Wrote:

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> I'm not, there are places for wine, but Theshers

> make heir money from good old cans of lager :)-D

>

> Cheers does okay I gather.

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Best place for lager is the Greek deli in LL at the Goose Green end, six cans of Stella or Red Stripe for a fiver - and it does organic wine, as well :)-D

[Shaggy]

lordship_bod Wrote:

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> Just so you know unwins as a group went into

> liquidation... nothing to do with competiton on LL

> :)

Actually it went into administration and Threshers bought the Unwins stores. They probably closed it cos they already had one over the road.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I saw the windows were clean and the lights were on this morning so someone has made a start on it.. whoever and whatever still tbc

[Jeremy]

I got all excited when I saw signs of life in the old newsagents next to John Allen flowers... then realised it was just full of Christmas trees. humph.

[Muttley]

Boss Man wines. The sign's up, but they've got plenty of work to do on the interior. What will be their USP, I wonder, with Nicolas and Green & Blue nearby.

[Asset]

just a thought, how come when another baby/maternity style shop opens up there are howls of disgust and derision but when the third wine shop in the space of 100 metres opens there is barely a mutter of discontent?

[kford]

Boss Man Wines 'Organic Wines, Beers & Spirits'. There's your USP.

[EDOldie]

I saw a couple of guys from SMBS in there last night. Make sense if they took it to expand into.

[kford]

Did you know they were invloved in The Cheese Block too?

[Curmudgeon]

monica Wrote:

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> Curmudgeon Wrote:

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> > ahhh here we go again... it's christmas ..

> what's

> > wrong with a surprise for a change ..

> well the forum is used for open debate and this is

> an open debate

and if it is indeed an 'open debate' then surely the option of deciding not to debate it but to look forward to a pleasant New Year's surprise must also be open for debate ... no?

[EDOldie]

kford Wrote:

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> Did you know they were invloved in The Cheese

> Block too?

No, didn't know that. Is there no end to their empire building? I really like the coffee they sell in the Cheese Block, oh and some of the cheese too.

[Caron]

I went past it this afternoon and there are indeed many boxes of wine being stacked up in there.