| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Chiswick on Lidl's target list | |
| Posted by: | Francis Rowe | |
| Date/Time: | 30/04/25 07:37:00 |
| It is probably a list generated by a simple calculation of average distance to nearest store by population density. Acton (x2), Ealing, Shepherd's Bush and soon Brentford all have Lidl's so W4 is an obvious gap. However, Michael is probably right that there is no potential units available that would be big enough for them. WH Smith might have worked if it could have been expanded but with Greggs taking the unit next door that is no longer an option. On M&S one thing to bear in mind is that they can tend to move slowly. They closed their Putney store in 2018 but hung onto the lease and only recently decided to reopen. The expansion plans might seem exciting but if there is a further economic downturn, the units next door might remain vacant for a long time. Hopefully they will allow Poundland to continue to trade but it looks like their property team prefers vacant possession so they can start work when they want to pull the trigger on expansion. |