The co op on vittoria rd new brighton is closing down

I feel sorry for the people that work there, I would like to give them a big hug, I will also miss their car park as I use it quite a lot whilst taxing vehicles in the post office over the rd.
The local scallies now have nowhere to do their beer runs and the local smackheads will be dissapointed they won't have anywhere to nick their bacon, cheese or coffee from.

I do feel sorry for the elderly residents who can't make it to morrisons, take Mabel for instance, an 86 year old widow, walking stick to help get around, imagine her horror when her local store closes?
She's already seen Victoria rd shops dissapear and be turned into a pisshead and cokehead "come edj ladddj i thinkam ard coz av ad abirra cokeee likeee" zone.
Mabel's had enough, Mabel's going in a home

I think now that buildings had its day and will be knocked down.

Very sorry to hear that.

Too true lol

When the Co Op bought somerfield and spent a fortune re-branding that store
the planning applications would have already been approved for morrisons, so , either
Someone didn't look , or didn't care about the possibility of a morrisons near by.

I doubt morrisons has anything to do with the store closing anyway.
Co op are closIng alot of stores that don't break even along with some of their travel agencies.
It's just the way it is........ Still a ball ache if you are employed by them

Oh dear, this is sad news.
I am somewhat suprised though, as when I am in there it seems as busy as ever.
However, it seems to be a quick decision to make, as Morrisons has only been open around 10 weeks! Naturally in the early period of them being open, people will shop there, it's new!
I feel that the Co-op was pprobably struggling for a while, as it's so expensive and the main reason that locals went in was for the offers and the Lottery.
It may have been handy for Mabel but,they would be ripping her off with their prices.
As I said before,it is sad, redundantcies and an empty shop are not good at all!

Bezzy you think that ones dear you want to go in the one in trafalger road

The prices in there are revolting, especially since its in an area where most of the population are poor.

Personally I only went in the new Brighton one for salt and ciggies, it's sad to think the Victoria rd area is dissappearing rapidly.

I would have thought that the prices are fixed in all stores within a certain area Ste,I could be wrong!

Even before Morrisons was completed I heard it was closing and is going to become Home Bargains, the parent company T J Morris were advertising for Management staff about 4 months ago

as i said in the other post co,op are a rip off,some items are over £1.50 more? people wnat put up with it anymore,feel sorry for the staff though

That's what I thought, unless I'm wrong and it's not a co op anymore.

Have you done a price comparison Ste? Take the price of six everyday items in NB and then razz down to Egeremont and do a check there.Post the results for all to see please.Thankyou. Lol

That is your mission should you choose to accept it...... Tick ..... Tick


Lol

I think he's gone. Lol

i carnt see it becoming home and bargain, as there is one less than 5 mins away

B&M anyone?

K

Only gossip but, I was told that 'Next' would be occupiying the unit next to Home Bargins.

my girlfriend works there and non of the staff have been told anything about the store being closed, but they have had a lot of customers asking them when the store is shutting down since they started building the new morrisons :s

I place my bet it will be Halfords

dont care who it is bit Co-op are mega expensive, dont they realise who their competetors are ie tesco. asda and now morries get a grip and reduce your over priced items and you may just stand half a chance in not disappearing all together

To be fair to the co-op in general they have come back from the dead and appear relatively financially stable with circa £400m profit last year. Their business model can't be that bad.

Oooh er! How much Willo? Lol

Fantastic news. A rubbish dingey shop with rude staff. They rip you off on everything and even asked me.for id when I bought a lottery ticket. Just so you know I am twenty five with a.beard in a suit after work with my kids and pregnant wife.

What do you work as?

Agreed. That Co-op was always very expensive, though you can find a bargain in the section where they have stuff that has reached its sell by date.

Wouldn't ever do my weekly shop there though. Normally shop at Tesco but popped into the new Morrison's for the first time a couple of days ago and am quite impressed. Prices a penny or two higher but nothing to write home about.

I used to work there years ago when it was a Kwik Save! Enjoyed working there too.

Home bargains are expanding into the unit next door

Willo, You SURE about this? My mum has asked in the Co-Op store and they deny that the store is closing

Snod

Well this seems to have ground to a halt.

well thats because i dont go reading old post's, or i forget, oh i do apologize.
it was the staff in postoffice on vittoria rd that told me about it.

Not sure if the greengrocers is going to survive much longer on Victoria Road. I do most of my fruit and veg shopping there. Fairly cheap and Ian, the man who runs it, seems to know most of his customers by their first name. It would be a shame if he closed. We've lost too many of these small shops in Wallasey. How many greengrocers left now? Around five? But lots of bloody take-aways. They never seem to close, more's the pity.

I hope he does survive as the difference in taste from his veg and that from the supermarkets is immense. I like to know that I'm getting local produce too. I can see the only way for local produce to survive being the likes of the Farmer's Markets.

I agree about the take-aways though. There's far too many, and most are crap! Not that I use them as I'd rather know what's gone in my food thanks

There are some Veg delivery box schemes that deliver fresh produce to your door every week. Can be a bit expensive and the delivery times aren't always convenient for people but the produce is usually local.

Personally, I hope Ian and his ilk survive as they're important for a vibrant community. I never go to the Morrison's as I want my money to stay local. Also, the sheer amount of packaging that comes with supermarket veg is a disgusting waste of vital resources.

Most of the Morrisons veg comes from Holland, which is definitely not local.

PB