Waitrose

Been informed that Waitrose have just signed up to the supermarket unit at the South Bank Tower development on Stamford Street.

I do hope so.
Please Waitrose let it be more than just a competitor to Sainsburys and Tesco locals, somewhere I can buy Charlie Bighams steak and ale pies.

Bankside Lad wrote:

Been informed that Waitrose have just signed up to the supermarket unit at the South Bank Tower development on Stamford Street.

Will it be a proper Waitrose (similar to Katherine's Dock?) or more something like that non-entity on the the other side of London Bridge?

Just to confirm that I was told this as well by someone at the scheme. From the floorplans it looks like it would definitely be larger than a Mini, but not a truly full size one either... Maybe comparable in size to the M&S at Bankside...

From the [url=http://planningonline.southwark.gov.uk/DocsOnline/Documents/162910_1.pdf]Ground Floor Plan[/url] it looks to be around 1000m2, pretty large by current standards - but a 'Metro' in tesco language, rather than an 'Express' or 'standard'. Great news anyway.

GaryWM wrote:

Just to confirm that I was told this as well by someone at the scheme. From the floorplans it looks like it would definitely be larger than a Mini, but not a truly full size one either... Maybe comparable in size to the M&S at Bankside...

Oh, that'd be good! I shop at M&S Bankside probably more than I do at the local Tescos and Sainsburys. I have to say though, I enjoy going to Waitrose in St Katherine's dock, if only for the walk there...

I have heard that there is going to be a waitrose at just about every development in SE1 that included a supermarket for at least the last 5 years. Had they all been waitrose we would now be begging for a Sainsbury's or Tesco to break the monopoly. I will believe when I see it.

Jac wrote:

I have heard that there is going to be a waitrose at just about every development in SE1 that included a supermarket for at least the last 5 years. Had they all been waitrose we would now be begging for a Sainsbury's or Tesco to break the monopoly. I will believe when I see it.

The latest I heard was that the bicycle shop in the Cut was going to be a Waitrose, that was only last week.

I am with Jac on this one.....I will believe it as & when it happens ! they only have 2 x formats - Little Waitrose and normal Waitrose - they are wanting to open more Little Waitrose stores in London for sure....so we will see !

What is it about Waitrose that gets all you guys excited?