Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Tesco Salisbury Promenade now closed
Until 23rd Oct - guess they got a new contractor for the refurb.
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Permalink Reply by Joe on
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I have no inside information, but my entirely ill-informed guess is that we could be seeing this turned into Tesco's new discount store brand.
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Permalink Reply by Abi on
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The cashier I spoke to on Saturday told me they were simply renovating the place so that they could have "fridges that work" and other basic improvements like that.
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Permalink Reply by Christopher Fowler on
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Joe - Looking at reports about the new Tesco discount brand stores, it seems to me very unlikely they will be refurbishing the Green Lanes Tesco as a discount store. They are doing a trial at one store, which is, I think, in Cambridge. The Green Lanes branch seems to have been doing quite well to date, though it was badly in need of refurbishment, judging by the number of times the chiller cabinets broke down. It is also in need of better management, as the store has had significant stock control issues. Anyway, we shall see on 23 October.
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Permalink Reply by Gordon T on
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Reading comment in the catering/food trade press, I think the older medium-size Tesco Metro stores like Stroud Green Road are the candidates for a Jack's makeover/conversion, because they most nearly match Aldi/Lidl stores size and therefore current product range.
Most of the Tesco Express stores are newer and much smaller with a limited number of stock lines, sometimes priced higher than in a larger Tesco. (Not a dig at Tesco, Sainsburys do it too, and have you seen the price of a bottle of water in the Kings Cross WH Smith? £1.99 for 500 ml. 'Distress purchasing', it's called).
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Permalink Reply by kotkas on
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Tesco express is effectively competing with convenience stores hence the price differential.
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Permalink Reply by D S on
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They really needed that refurb. Everytime I went in to buy something I was put off by the bad smell in there and once I`ve seen lots and lots of ants on freshly baked croissants & rolls, I stopped going altogether.
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Well my little dream comes to an abrupt end, haha.
Agreed, though. That Tesco was badly in need of a refurb. It just felt unloved. Not what I need when buying my hungover breakfast in the morning (ok... early afternoon).
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With Tesco being closed you'd think the local convenience stores would be seizing the opportunity. Visited 2 stores nearby in the week to get milk / yoghurt and both had products with best before dates of that same day which isn't much use.
If I were a local business owner I'd be really making the effort for the next few weeks - it's a great chance to build more custom.
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That's a lengthy refurb for such a small space - guess there's remedial building work (if ants can get in and the place smells) as well as fresh kit.
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I think you have hit the nail on the bonce, Gordon.
Last couple of days one has been able to see in and they've stripped the entire shop out, including the walls to the stock and staff room, and the entire floor has been taken up, presumably to fix the bubbly lino.
Curiously, the only thing left inside that would advise you it was a Tesco is the baccy shelf.
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I went past there yesterday - we live five minutes' walk away - and they had removed a large section of flooring joists, and had excavated below the joist level. They seem to be replacing all the flooring joists with new and much heavier-duty ones, laying new floor-boards (also very heavy-duty). They have, as you say, completely stripped the store to a shell. It looks like a lot of work, so I'm not surprised they won't re-open until late October
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