Sainsbury's Local opening on the 18th December near the plough

[SimonM]

Let's not forget that the larger costcutter itself opened as a big-bully rival to the previously existing small costcutter below the Plough (once Mike's Square Deal Deli) and Val's. Hoist by your own petard or what?!

[lizzie]

Does anyone know how to contact them re. recruitment? Main Sainsburys recruitment website is useless. My boy needs a saturday/evening job

[Sue]

Try asking the manager of the DKH Sainsbury's, if he doesn't know he should know where you can find out.

[GregI]

A variety of positions at the new Sainsburys were being advertised at Peckham Jobcentre last week. They also had a whole array of jobs going at Morrisons in Peckham. I'd just give the Jobcentre a ring first to see if they are still available (they may be on the jobcentreplus website?)

[ultrauk]

New shop windows going in this evening as i passed. :))

[savvygirl]

Heard at one stage it was going to be Morrisons and wished that had been true but the notices are up to say it is a Sainsburys store, probably a Sainsburys Local which I believe is more of a convenience store, a bit like Tesco Express. Prices will probably be higher than in their main stores but I hope they do some good offers on wine, that would be great. It's nice to see that part of Lordship Lane up and coming.

[uppereastsider]

I understand there will be no allocated parking for shoppers and deliveries. So what does this mean for local residents on Landells and Crystal Palace roads? It's bad enough trying to find parking now.

[reetpetite]

There isnt any parking at the Herne Hill Sainsurys Local and Tesco Express in Rye Lane and they seem to be always busy so I dont think parking is an issue .These shops are more for local people popping in for the odd bit of shopping not for the weekly shop much the same as your 'corner shop'.

[lilithangel]

Does anyone know how you apply for a job at this Sainsburys? I have called the recruitment hotline and they do not know anything about a new store opening and deny all knowledge - even when I told them about the signs and contractors etc......

They said if they dont know about it, it means they dont need staff - so I can only assume it will be a staff free store!

If anyone knows how you actually apply for a position I would really love to know.

[SimonM]

I am wondering if some/all of these "Sainsbury's Locals" are franchises, like the M & S Simply Food places you can now find at various motorway service areas?

[LordLane]

no they are all owned and run by sainsburys stores plc.

[bigbob]

does anyone else have problems with the noise at night from the site?

six month old woken at 5 this morning then an hour of noisy jobs ringing around the neighbourhood...

I know it opens on 18th, anyone magically know if they are on track for this or when the noisy jobs will be done?!

[TJ]

Having some experience of working with supermarkets, they will ask the contractor to pre-agree a completion date and there will be heavy cost penalties if they miss that date. Therefore, the site manager will be under huge pressure to get everything completed in time, plus i would also hazard a guess the heavy equipment such as fridges and ovens will be going in towards the end of this week / weekend.

If the store opens on the 18th, final fit, stocking etc will take place on the 17th, so expect lots of workers, staff, vans, lorries and general bustle in the preceding 24hrs.

[sophiesofa]

Isn't there some rule about what time works can start and end so they don't disturb people?

[TJ]

There are rules, but at the end of a job, with fines looming, the rules come a distant second. If the works are on track - of course they will adhere to them.

Also, at the end of the fit, it is mainly internal moving and fitting of tills, electronics etc which are not covered by the works notices.

[SeanMacGabhann]

In a couple of months you will be reminiscing about the building noise, as yet another delivery truck reverse-beeps at 4am

[Bic Basher]

When Tesco in Kirkdale was being set-up, stock went up in store 7 days before the open, so staff should be in store by next week.

[Milo]

Sean wrote:

In a couple of months you will be reminiscing about the building noise, as yet another delivery truck reverse-beeps at 4am

LordLane said a while back that deliveries wouldn't be made at the back, just from the Lordship Lane shopfront. Now, I'm looking at the back of the building out of my window and a series of steel girders have been inserted in the manner used to support a wall prior to the construction of a large lintel based doorway. Such a doorway would be big enough to offload from an artic-lorry.

LordLane?

[LordLane]

the plan is that all deliveries will come into the store from lordship lane as once the building is done sainsburys have no rear access. i also beleive that they are on target for the opening date.

[Milo]

Yep, great big opening now cut into the back of the buildings. Not much use to the flats above, but just the right size for deliveries by artic. Deadline for planning objections is the 12th Dec I think (hope).

[Fuschia]

LordLane Wrote:

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> the plan is that all deliveries will come into the

> store from lordship lane

That's hardly going to help the smooth flow of traffic. Have I missed some info about where all the cars are going to park, as well?

[jollybaby]

Probably outside my house . . . . along with the others in Landells road

* wonders from where she can steal traffic cone after work christmas do * .

No seriously there doesn't look like there is much provision for parking at all - is the parking at the rear going to be for the residents of the flats above?

[reetpetite]

Try walking or get a bus,its a local shop why would you need to drive there ?If you want to drive then go to Dog Kennel Hill or Forest Hill plenty of parking there.

[SeanMacGabhann]

reet - I think the people complaining in the last couple of posts are not worried about themselves being unable to park - they are worried about the increased traffic and people hopping out of cars "just for 2 minutes"

[lorraineliyanage]

expect to see a lot more traffic wardens outside sainsburys, then!