New Shops in Dulwich / Peckham

[OutOfFocus]

Geography project: create a graph covering last 10 years listing number of estate agents, coffee shops, pizza outlets, nail bars, hairdressers.....

[MarkF]

Does anyone know what happened to Evans Cyces and or what is going in there yet?

[Chick]

Evans went bust last year I think in November.

[Guest]

https://www.evanscycles.com/stores/search?lc=se23&countryName=United Kingdom&countryCode=GB&lat=0&long=0&sd=50

 

The store closed, they have others in London, see link.

[Earl Aelfheah]

ED borders, but West 16th Cafe, towards Herne Hill looks really good. 

[Sue]

13 minutes ago, Earl Aelfheah said:

ED borders, but West 16th Cafe, towards Herne Hill looks really good. 

Where is it?

[malumbu]

Probably worth a thread in its own right (if anyone is interested) but Evans as a business has been pretty disastrous for a number of years.  I used to shop in the Cut from time to time maybe up to ten or 15 years ago, good sales and great customer service.  I was going to report that it was when they expanded it all went wrong - new stores being franchises, but a quick look on Wiki that was not the case, the company was doing so well in the 90s/00s that they brought the empire back in house.  It all went wrong when they were sold off to equity companies in 2008, going bankrupt in 2018, brought by Sports Direct and now again bankrupt.

By the time the Dulwich store had opened I'd long since found shops I prefer, Brixton Cycles long ago, particularly when it was on my commute) and in the last ten years plus Viadas in Honor Oak.  Other independent cycle stores are available.  Others may be sorry that Dulwich store has gone.

I miss HSS but that is another story. 

[Earl Aelfheah]

16 minutes ago, Sue said:

Where is it?

Oops, sorry - Half Moon Lane (next to / near Ken's fish bar). https://www.west16th.co.uk/

Edited January 8, 2024 by Earl Aelfheah

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

Agreed on West 16th - went last week, and it has good coffee and a nice ambience. Very cool interior. I think it will do a lot to jazz up that little strip of shops opposite Judith Kerr Primary School, which will work for all the businesses there - including Gusto Italiano, which has a lovely little garden and great paninis.

 

Meanwhile, in Forest Hill: a nice little coffee shop has opened up in the old Internet cafe (!) next to the old Wetherspoons. Galao is at 27 London Rd in Forest Hill.

[OutOfFocus]

On 08/01/2024 at 15:31, malumbu said:

quick look on Wiki

<rant>Which wiki. If you mean Wikipedia it wouldn't be too much bother to say so. </rant>

 

[Sue]

8 hours ago, OutOfFocus said:

<rant>Which wiki. If you mean Wikipedia it wouldn't be too much bother to say so. </rant>

 

Everybody knows what Wiki is, surely? And it's quicker to type.

On another topic above, I see Screwfix have opened a branch in the Walworth Road, where surely parking would be even more difficult for builders  than in Lordship Lane.

Are they suddenly expanding all over the country, or is it just round here?

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

Screwfix is ramping up its one hour delivery service through the app. They're going to be the Deliveroo of hardware. It'll be very popular among tradies who won't have to leave site because they've run out of flanges or sealant. 

[letfordj]

On 08/01/2024 at 15:31, malumbu said:

Probably worth a thread in its own right (if anyone is interested) but Evans as a business has been pretty disastrous for a number of years.  I used to shop in the Cut from time to time maybe up to ten or 15 years ago, good sales and great customer service.  I was going to report that it was when they expanded it all went wrong - new stores being franchises, but a quick look on Wiki that was not the case, the company was doing so well in the 90s/00s that they brought the empire back in house.  It all went wrong when they were sold off to equity companies in 2008, going bankrupt in 2018, brought by Sports Direct and now again bankrupt.

By the time the Dulwich store had opened I'd long since found shops I prefer, Brixton Cycles long ago, particularly when it was on my commute) and in the last ten years plus Viadas in Honor Oak.  Other independent cycle stores are available.  Others may be sorry that Dulwich store has gone.

I miss HSS but that is another story. 

equity companies just want to make some money and then get out. no interest in the actual business or quality of service etc. leeches.

[SHull]

The new business on Frogley Rd, where tbe plant shop used to be is going to be a wine shop and wine bar called, Planet of the Grapes. A small chain with spots in central London. More info here https://drinksretailingnews.co.uk/planet-of-the-grapes-owner-lines-up-new-site/

[Rockets]

13 minutes ago, Slebe said:

The new business on Frogley Rd, where tbe plant shop used to be is going to be a wine shop and wine bar called, Planet of the Grapes. A small chain with spots in central London. More info here https://drinksretailingnews.co.uk/planet-of-the-grapes-owner-lines-up-new-site/

Great name!

[ianr]

On 14/01/2024 at 11:48, Sue said:

Everybody knows what Wiki is, surely? And it's quicker to type.

On another topic above, I see Screwfix have opened a branch in the Walworth Road, where surely parking would be even more difficult for builders  than in Lordship Lane.

Are they suddenly expanding all over the country, or is it just round here?

Yes I saw that from the bus a couple of weeks ago.  It was rather a narrow frontage though.  I 'm not sure what a typical Screwfix is like, but my mental image of them, maybe got from their web presence, is large.

OOF is actually sort of right about wiki, btw, though i wouldn't personally rate it rant class.  😉 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki.  Checking in my History, I see I've recently while googling ended up at each of wikiquote.org, wikidoc.org and wikihow.com (that I find a really useful one).  But none of those is the place I go to to start a knowledge seach: that's Wikipedia's unique realm; and if someone uses just "Wiki" I'd be pretty sure they were talking about the pedia.

 

Edited January 15, 2024 by ianr

[OutOfFocus]

On 15/01/2024 at 15:47, ianr said:

OOF is actually sort of right about wiki

Sometimes accuracy is important. I would say it more important as a pharmacist (say,) than an IT professional.

 

 

 

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