Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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4 October 2010
13:2073658The reasons why Marks and Sparks might be closing down are unknown to me, but I might speculate: the recession?
The price of clothes in there would be justifiable if they were British produced, but not an an average salary of 50 or so pounds a month!
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4 October 2010
13:5373666Totally unaware of any M&S development at Whitfield and DDC would not encourage it.
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Keith Sansum1
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4 October 2010
13:5873667Thank you Paulw
thnk Im heartened by that
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Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
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4 October 2010
14:1573673although should they propose a store.. DDC could force their hand a bit by saying they had to keep the store in town.. they could change it to Home, or a Simply Food store with a larger format store up the road...
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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4 October 2010
14:2173674I suspect DDC would not the powers to do that Jenni.
Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
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4 October 2010
14:3673676hmm.. it would be an interesting concept though wouldnt it?
hold on.. dont they need planning permission though? so surely.. bit of give and take.. dont ask.. will never know..
4 October 2010
14:3973677My wife shops there every day...supports the local town shops and hates the big out of town supermarkets.
Dover town needs to retain as many "Brand Leaders" as possible.
The rumour has been going around for weeks with one saying M&S wanted a larger store and had considered the DTIZ site...This would be fantastic.
From my visits the food does well but there are very few using the clothes section...my wife has to go to Canterbury for a wider choice of clothes if she wants to buy at M&S.
Barry...I think the Council can stipulate conditions as when I lived in Shepway District and Sainsbury wanted their "out of town" it was only granted if the town store remained for (I believe) ten years. Still there after some 15 to 20 years proving there is a market for town and out of town. Had Shepway not put this condition then almost certain they would have closed and no town Sainsbury. Pity DDC hadn't done the same when Sainsbury closed town store to go to Whitfield and as they (Sainsbury) had purchased the lease from Charlton Centre in effect blocking any other supermarket using the site and producing what is now one of the eyesores of Dover with such a large unused retail site.
4 October 2010
14:4273678Soory error in my previous post "Sainsbury to Deal not to Whitfield". and it was I beleive Tesco who had a store in Dover.
Still the same comments re Sainsbury at Charlton Centre.
Guest 684- Registered: 26 Feb 2009
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4 October 2010
15:0773681Thanks for clearing that up, Paul W.
Yes, Pat, a big M&S at the DTIZ would be fantastic as an anchor store.
Brian Dixon
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4 October 2010
15:2573684acording to my source m/s maybe moving to the st james area in the near future.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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4 October 2010
15:3973690cannot see them moving to st james anytime soon, they have a prime spot in town.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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4 October 2010
15:4273692Hope something happens down there soon
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