Co-Op to open on Lordship Lane...

[Doodles]

Ha! Maybe the co- op will promote the people who 'run' the Forrest Hill Shop to LL! Something about those empty shelves and pointless qs. Real 60's nostalgia.

[neilson99]

Let's hope that Somerfield teach co-op a thing or two. The Co-op at the top of Peckham Rye Park on Forest Hill Lane is awful, they seem to think that putting their food on the floor rather than the shelves is the way to go. Chicken on the floor when I ventured in there on the way home from work today, and you couldn't say that they keep the place clean and tidy...

[snoozequeen1]

miket53 Wrote:

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> The following quote is from Peter Marks, CE of

> Co-Op, on their web sight.

>

> "For The Co-operative Group this is a

> transformational deal ? cementing our position as

> the UK?s premier community retailer and helping us

> significantly as we lead a renaissance of The

> Co-operative brand. Together, The Co-operative and

> Somerfield colleagues will be better placed than

> ever before to provide consumers with great

> choice, value and service."

>

> Does anyone else find this over the top corporate

> speak worrying or is it just me..

As corporate speak goes it strikes me as restrained but also as very sloppy for a key quote on their website. I reckon he needs a new PR person to write his guff for him.

[Muttley]

Sue Wrote:

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> I think Iceland used to be Bejam, not Sainsbury's,

> freezer centre?

>

> But I don't think the one in East Dulwich

> actually sold freezers, just frozen food.

>

Maybe it was Bejams before it was Sainsburys. I'm sure they called themselves the Sainsbury's Freezer Centre, though they did indeed sell frozen food, not freezers.

[dc]

Yes, what is now Iceland was definitely a Sainsbury Freezer Centre until.... around 1984? Very similar to Iceland - lots of freezers full of frozen food. Freezer centres were a bit trendy in the 70's and I guess Sainsbury's were adapting to the market in the same way as they are now with their 'Locals'.