Woolworths - Rye Lane

[tommy]

The last person to leave Woolie forgot to turn off the light (for the Woolies sign)

Does anyone know the details of the managing agent ? - or can someone tell them to turn it off ?

[Louisa]

Updates:

*Wilkinson's are not looking at this site at the moment

*Rumours that Iceland have now dropped out of looking at this site

*Lidl deny interest in this space

*M&S deny interest in this space

*Next have no interest in moving to Peckham area (email)

*H&M have stopped responding to emails after they agreed to visit the site (still unclear if they did/did not do so)

So it seems we are back to square one again, unless of course H&M are still interested or indeed an independent.

I will post back if H&M get back to me.

Louisa.

[PeckhamRose]

Can I just ask, since there is a large African population in Peckham (I have referred to it as being Little Africa, just as Southall is Little India, and I feel perfectly comfortable with that description), just what do you mean by saying you are looking into, "how to attract the right sorts of business to the town centre". Right sorts of business means what exactly?

For now, the existing shops and stalls seem to be selling exactly what the local population need. And there's an Iceland. People have survived without Woolworths. M&S would be nice, but wouldn't it be better to attract local non-chain retailers?

Ooops, there's me dreaming again!

[Louisa]

The right sorts of business would mean replacing one major retailer with another. What type of small ethnic shop would you suggest suits such a huge space as the former woolies? The diversity in Peckham is not a bad thing, but if you start losing major chain stores it is a slippery slope into high street hell, particulary in such a deprived area as Peckham. Anyhow, the Facebook page requesting a certain chain store to the area has gained significant support so I would suggest that a lot of people would prefer a little more high street bog standards to help represent the whole of the local community, as opposed to a small percentage of it, which is the case along LL now may I add.

Louisa.

[dbboy]

Anyone remember the days of C&A, M&S, Sainsury's (the original), BHS, the bag shop, the hot chicken shop, the bakery, the deli under the station, Dewhurst etc all who where in Peckham.

[HonaloochieB]

I worked in both the David Bourne and Coles menswear shops down there at different times, and can remember most of the above.

I can also remember being taken to the C&A by my mum when we lived in Waterloo and being bought a very nice blue overcoat when I was no but a lad. Red lining it had.

[val]

Remember them all and Worth the clothes shop, don't forget Jones & Higgins

[Huggers]

I remember when Rye Lane was all fields.

[Eliza.D]

dbboy Wrote:

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> Anyone remember the days of C&A, M&S, Sainsury's

> (the original), BHS, the bag shop, the hot chicken

> shop, the bakery, the deli under the station,

> Dewhurst etc all who where in Peckham.

I remember all the above.

Don't forget the wonderful Martin Ford the only place to shop if you were a fashion conscious teenage girl.

[tallgirl]

A weird mix of sofas and 5 pound clothing rails seems to have appeared within the old Woolworths shop, it doesn't look promising.