Deptford gets a Waitrose...

[Mick Mac]

I mean ffs.....

[uncleglen]

Does it mean that Deptford is more salubrious than ED? And if so what can we do about it?

[the-e-dealer]

Bloody Hell. Man The Barricades.

[purplehaze]

this news is brilliant

[the-e-dealer]

What have we done wrong?

[UncleBen]

Barber will have it closed down!

[the-e-dealer]

Yeah probably not compliant with lib dem policy on equal ops for bicycles.

[maxxi]

Deptford got one of these first... http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vZjevLZzt7E/T_ptFEfsuDI/AAAAAAAAEUk/bXpiR7eer1Q/s320/IMG_1429.JPG

Y'see, Waitrose see these and realise that people have correspondingly more cash for marinated elvers and such and so move in to the area... ergo you need to convince Poundland to move to the Lane first. Problem solved.

[woodrot]

Deptford high street has quite a boho vibe at the minute- not too dissimilar to peckham in many ways

[Mick Mac]

Ergo......Maybe Peckham will get a Waitrose

Love dropping in a bit of Latin.

[Annette Curtain]

Is Peckham latinish then ?

[Otta]

I miss bubblegum.

[silverfox]

Fact is Waitrose would not have moved into Deptford unless the profile was right.

what does that say about Ed?

[Vicanna]

At a reported 31,000sqft, I'm guessing this new arrival's intended to attract shoppers from Greenwich, as opposed to lower income council tenants, of which Deptford is notorious for.

[StraferJack]

"what does that say about Ed?"

it says (for the umpteenth fliipin' time!) that ED has commercial property of a very small unit size

[madmum]

Greenwich is also getting a waitrose.....

[Mick Mac]

silverfox Wrote:

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> Fact is Waitrose would not have moved into

> Deptford unless the profile was right.

>

> what does that say about Ed?

ED has recently sent out a clear message that it is not open for business. Cant blame Waitrose and M&S for focussing their priorities elsewhere.

[Huggers]

is it actually open yet? where where where?

[JoeChuff]

Haha my friend in Bellenden Road sent me a link to this thread (I am a former EDer and EDFrs, now New Cross). If it makes you feel any better, the Waitrose is not opening up in "Deptford as it currently exists", but in the gigantic riverside yuppie flat developments that are opening soon, and are essentially a westward extension of Greenwich.

But yeah guys, keep the faith!!!!

[Mick Mac]

Huggers Wrote:

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> is it actually open yet? where where where?

It was in ES property section last night - dont know where or if open

[LondonMix]

Exactly.

StraferJack Wrote:

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> "what does that say about Ed?"

>

> it says (for the umpteenth fliipin' time!) that ED

> has commercial property of a very small unit size

[Otta]

"lower income council tenants, of which Deptford is notorious for."

Have you been to Deptford recently? It's changed quite a lot in the last 10 years or so.

[Otta]

Oh, and there is A LOT of council housing in Greenwich.

[silverfox]

StraferJack Wrote:

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> "what does that say about Ed?"

>

> it says (for the umpteenth fliipin' time!) that ED

> has commercial property of a very small unit size

Maybe, but that hasn't stopped Tesco Metro and Sainbury's Local setting up in recent years.

[Mickeymouse]

The Evening Standard has basically PRETENDED that Deptford is getting a Waitrose (when in fact Greenwich is getting a Waitrose) in order to drum up interest in one of its major advertisers riverside developments, New Capital Quay. Hence why the article was followed by a full page advert flogging flats in New Capital Quay.

The new store is 100% west of Deptford Creek, the 'border' between Greenwich and Deptford and therefore 100% in SE10 (Greenwich) and not in SE8 (Deptford).

Waitrose themselves list it as being Greenwich, which it is - http://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/bf_home/bf.html

It is to be a large store I believe, over 30k sq ft, and opens at the end of July along with a heap of other shops, restaurants and cafes.