Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,895
I also agree
, if ever I want to give a link I always try to explain it first so at least people can see what it is about.
I only use M&S when I receive a gift voucher from one of the family then I treat myself to food goodies I would never normally buy, I can certainly recommend their Florentines.
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I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
im with you peter i t-rarely open the links
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
Keith Sansum1 wrote:im with you peter i t-rarely open the links
Maybe someone ought to have a quiet word in Brian's shell-like?
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
not noted,but thanks for the encouragement chaps.
ps,a bit mutton jeff this morning.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
I think it would have been ideal/good if M & S had kept the Biggin St/Pencester Road store for food and the new one as a clothes store. A really good range in Canterbury, so if we'd have had a clothes store here similar, it would have drawn people in from surrounding Towns and villages and also day-shoppers from (Nord Pas de) Calais.
Roger
Judith Roberts- Registered: 15 May 2012
- Posts: 637
I think M&S want a food store and café just off the main route to the Eastern Dock so that they will pick up a lot of business from those travelling to and from the continent as well as from locals. It would be nice to have a clothing store with a similar range to that in Canterbury, but Dover is not a big enough town to support that.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
It's not on its own Judith, but a big M & S clothing store would attract people from Calais and others (tourists) passing through, also cruise passengers and people from other local towns and villages.
These never seem to be taken into account., but with 14 or so million people going through Dover every year, it would make sense to do so - and be beneficial to other businesses and tourist attractions here.
Roger
Guest 687- Registered: 2 Jun 2009
- Posts: 513
As someone who drives for a company that services the 3 M&S stores in Paris, the popularity of the attraction of the brand to the French cannot be over estimated. Having the new store in a high profile location can only benefit Dover.
Guest 756- Registered: 6 Jun 2012
- Posts: 727
As a teenager I worked in M&S and was forever repremanding the French daytrippers who thought it was fine to open packs of butter, cheese and pate, run their fingers thro' the product to taste before buying. Shame is, they would return the item they had sampled to the shelf and help themselves to an unadulterated product!! We had a wonderful translater, Rose, who more than earned her keep explaing why it was unacceptable.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
good grief,will she claiming udi next.
Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
- Posts: 622
It's clear from the M&S spokesman that they are excited about their new store, which will be considerably bigger. This is a major investment by M&S in Dover's future which means they'll be in the town for the long term. The company's current strategy is based on expanding their food offer where they are doing very well. Having worked at the head office of a major retailer myself, I know that retail is a fast-paced industry and a good retailer will always respond to customer needs.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,895
On the few times I have been in M&S to spend my gift cards the only busy cash points have been in the food department the rest of the shop is very quiet so it is not surprising they have opted for the food outlet. They can not survive on a few people like Lorraine buying one or two items of clothing a year, as an aside I buy most of my clothes and underwear online.
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
I buy shirts and underwear every time I go to Abu Dhabi. Half UK prices.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
- Posts: 2,226
Long way to go for underwear Peter!
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
Yes you will new ones time you get back,
Get it online save the cost of going in the first place.
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
- Posts: 2,438
3 of the last 4 posts show how difficult it will be to revitalise the High Street.
Audere est facere.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
TRUE Mr Martin.
But we as OAP have to shop where you get the best value at the lowest cost.
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
- Posts: 2,438
It was not a criticism Vic just a comment,
Audere est facere.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
I understand that sir we would like to use the high ST more and do at times
