I, for one, will be very sad to see Tesco leave Chiswick High Road, as, while small and cramped, it is good to have a choice of supermarkets in which to shop. It is also cheaper and less exclusive than Cullens, which occupied the site before.
It is also Chiswick's first drive-in supermarket... one evening some months ago, I witnessed a man on an eScooter bombing along on the pavement, before turning at full speed, driving straight through the doors of Tesco and parking up by the ice cream fridge, before getting off and doing his shopping. At least he didn't whizz round the aisles on his scooter.
In many respects, it's a shame that Tesco couldn't move across the road and occupy several floors of the former police station (they'd even have a small car park at the rear!). Tesco's departure is very sad state of affairs for our local community. |