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Waitrose’s closure is another nail in town centre’s coffin
Another nail in the coffin of Croydon as a retail centre will be hammered in place tomorrow, with the closure of the Waitrose supermarket on George Street. The closure was announced by the groceries arm of the John Lewis Partnership … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business
Tagged Croydon, George Street, Hammersfield, Hammerson, John Lewis, Waitrose, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Waitrose confirms closure plan for its George Street store
The cry went out from horrified shoppers all across Croydon: “But where am I to get my lemongrass?” Waitrose, the supermarket of choice for all those eager young professionals paying over-the-odds for “executive apartments” in Croydon town centre, this morning … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business
Tagged Croydon, George Street, Hammersfield, Hammerson, John Lewis, Waitrose, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Financially challenged Purley Way among John Lewis closures
The John Lewis At Home store on the Purley Way will never reopen its doors. Croydon shoppers who had made the most of the department store’s limited presence since it opened its out-of-town site had their fears confirmed this morning … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Purley Way
Tagged Allders, Croydon, Hammersfield, Hammerson, John Lewis, Purley Way, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Now Debenhams could be seeking rent break from Centrale
Our retailing correspondent, MT WALLETTE, on the latest set-back to a £1.4billion redevelopment of the town centre based on retailing Hammerson, one half of The Croydon Partnership which wants to rebuild a vast town centre shopping mall, could face the … Continue reading
Westfield deny any deal is done for town centre John Lewis
Our retailing correspondent, M.T. WALLETTE, dampens down recent speculation arising from a speech from a director of the shopping mall developers Westfield today denied reports on social media that one of its most senior executives had announced that a deal … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, CPO, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Hammersfield, Hammerson, John Lewis, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Animal charities stage event for pet owners Purley Way, Aug 17
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home has teamed up with Cats Protection and the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals to hold a free event addressing pet owners’ various needs at John Lewis Home on the Purley Way this Wednesday August 17. … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Education, Purley Way
Tagged Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home, John Lewis, Purley Way
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Westfield swoops in early with planning application for Croydon
Anyone mention the phrase “unseemly haste”? Do images of vultures come to mind when it is reported that property developers Westfield, urged on by their mates, the multi-million-pound landowners the Whitgift Foundation, have just submitted their planning application for central … Continue reading
These are the questions Croydon needs answered by Westfield
So Westfield is claiming 91 per cent of the people of Croydon favour its scheme for the redevelopment of the Whitgift Centre. Just as we predicted. After all, the only thing more predictable than the results of North Korean elections … Continue reading
Posted in Allders, Business, Centrale, East Croydon, Environment, Fairfield, Housing, Tramlink, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon, Hammerson, John Lewis, London, London Borough of Croydon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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