Jump to content

Recommended Posts

This is true, particularly the ED Rd store, but as James Barber has previously suggested, the likes of Waitrose are not at all interested in any sites away from the main stretch of Lordship Lane itself, and my money is still on M&S taking over Iceland (sadly) at some stage this year. I personally prefer Tesco to Sainsburys because they don't pretend to be anything other than a big supermarket.


Louisa.

red devil that would be great news as I love a bargain and Iceland does some decent fresh foods too. But speaking to various members of staff, some have confirmed they won't be in a job later this year and they have had their last christmas in ED. Although none of the websites have been updated confirming any of this. I do a lot of my shopping at lidl in Peckham or Penge nowadays in preparation for any Iceland closure.


Louisa.

Iceland.


I was told by one staff member over a year ago that they could expect 3 months notice of any closure / take-over.

I've no idea if that still stands and that staff member has since left.


I love Iceland. ?1.00 for many branded products costing up to double that elsewhere.


I suppose there are those amongst us that will take a spare M&S / Waitrose bag to avoid

any embarrassment when shopping there. and wear dark glasses to avoid being recognised. :)


DulwichFox

I think Iceland is profitable enough if not being asked for silly rent - Callows is still a fine locksmith and presumably still profitable now they have escaped the massive rents being asked on LL.


Now that there are more and more new breweries springing up I hope some of the Tesco Metros are turned (back) into Pubs :)

maxxi two brand new pubs coming to Peckham this year - John the Unicorn, Rye Lane and The Hope, Melon Road. Both in brand new spots never previously occupied by pubs. Great news I say. I believe the same company that runs the EDT is taking them both on?


Louisa.

Louisa Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> maxxi two brand new pubs coming to Peckham this

> year - John the Unicorn, Rye Lane and The Hope,

> Melon Road. Both in brand new spots never

> previously occupied by pubs. Great news I say. I

> believe the same company that runs the EDT is

> taking them both on?

>

> Louisa.


That would be The Antic Pub Company :- http://anticlondon.com/


37 Pubs 7 New ones on the way.


DulwichFox

Indeed - a chain I approve of :-)


With regard to Tesco, many of the Tesco Express stores have been opened speculatively to see if they'll be profitable. A quick and dirty way of judging local demand, similar to the way Starbucks used to flood an American city with stores and then see which ones floated and which ones sank.

  • 3 weeks later...

'I personally prefer Tesco to Sainsburys because they don't pretend to be anything other than a big supermarket.' I thought that pretending to be a bigger supermarket than they actually were was part of the problem? I will forever associate them with the odious Dame Shirley Porter so rarely shop there.


Having recently moved offices to two areas that have not yet had a whiff of gentrification, I've been exploring Aldi and Lidl and wouldn't mind seeing one in LL instead of Iceland.

JohnL Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Heres the list in the new Guardian format

>

> Nothing here.

>

> http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/28/te

> sco-store-closures-list-in-full


So however shit you thought the local Metros' were. It's good to know there are 43 worse ones in various cesspit backwaters of UK. I can just imagine the Grangemouth branch...empty and under a 200 ft ethanol chimney.

Louisa Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> LL Iceland is much busier

>

> Louisa.


I know your favourite restauranteurs Le Moulin used to shop in Iceland a lot Louisa. I know you like both. There might be some sort of chicken and egg thing going on here.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Latest Discussions

    • But all those examples sell a wide variety of things,  and mostly they are well spread out along Lordship Lane. These two shops both sell one very specific thing, albeit in different flavours, and are just across the road from each other. I don't think you can compare the distribution of shops in Roman times to the distribution of shops in Lordship Lane in the twenty first century. Well, you can, but it doesn't feel very appropriate. Haa anybody asked the first shop how they feel? Are they happy about the "healthy competition" ?
    • ED is included in the 17 August closure set (or just possibly 15 August, depending on which part of the page you trust more) listed at https://metro.co.uk/2025/07/25/full-list-25-poundland-stores-confirmed-close-august-23753048/. Here incidentally are some snippets from their annual reports, at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02495645/filing-history. 2022: " during the period we opened 41 stores and closed 43 loss-making/under-performing stores.  At the period-end we were trading from 821 stores in the UK, IoM and ROI. ... "We renogotiated 82 leases in the year, saving on average 45% versus the prior lease agreement..." 2023: "We also continued to improve our market footprint through sourcing better store locations, opening 53 and closing 51 stores during the year." 2024:  "The ex-Wilco stores acquired in the prior year have formed a core part of this strategy to expand our store network.  We favour quality over quantity and during the period we opened 84 stores and closed 71 loss-making/under-performing ones."
    • Ha! After I posted this, I thought of lots more examples. Screwfix and the hardware store? Mrs Robinson and Jumping Bean? Chemists, plant shops, hairdressers...  the list goes on... it's good to have healthy competition  Ooooh! Two cheese shops
    • You've got a point.  Thinking Leyland and Screwfix too but this felt different.
Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...