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Archive => Archived Boards => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: marveld on February 06, 2013, 08:51:32 PM
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It's closed! (not surprised). Some fool is using the same premises to open a new café! (not surprised)
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It's closed! (not surprised). Some fool is using the same premises to open a new cafe! (not surprised)
Bankrupt shop now empty as well passed by today .
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Do you think rumours of an Asda coming to Marple might have caused them to close???????
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Do you think rumours of an Asda coming to Marple might have caused them to close???????
Nothing to do with it.
The problem with shops in that area is that there is no passing trade and no parking. You have to be a destination retailer to be there, such as the tattoo parlour, the fireplace shop etc.
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Do you think rumours of an Asda coming to Marple might have caused them to close???????
Nothing to do with it.
The problem with shops in that area is that there is no passing trade and no parking. You have to be a destination retailer to be there, such as the tattoo parlour, the fireplace shop etc.
Howard, it was a joke. I live in that area and every time some new shop opens around that area my wife and I have a little bet on how many months they will remain open.
One of my daughters went in Grannies Sweet shop for the first and last time last weekend and bought some chocolate, she said it tasted funny and threw it away.
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I am concerned about "dangerous talk" on this subject.
I am confused by"Howard it was a joke", what was?
I have an indirect interest in the Cherry Tree Cafe and have no intention of causing stress or alarm to the proprietors, but can somebody give a clear and unambiguous opinion about the current ownership or management.
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Nothing to do with it.
The problem with shops in that area is that there is no passing trade and no parking. You have to be a destination retailer to be there, such as the tattoo parlour, the fireplace shop etc.
Or provide outstand customer service and product like the newish bakers does down there
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Or provide outstand customer service and product like the newish bakers does down there
which one?
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Or provide outstand customer service and product like the newish bakers does down there
which one?
I think he means Claudio's. He does excellect croissants, baguettes, ciabatta, pizzas, cakes.... Not your everyday fare, possibly, but great for a treat.
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I think he means Claudio's. He does excellect croissants, baguettes, ciabatta, pizzas, cakes.... Not your everyday fare, possibly, but great for a treat.
thanks i will give it a go
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Does anyone know why the cherry tree cafe shut?
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Cherry tree cafe has new owners and is opening again tomorrow (Monday 11thFeb).
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Do you think rumours of an Asda coming to Marple might have caused them to close???????
Nothing to do with it.
The problem with shops in that area is that there is no passing trade and no parking. You have to be a destination retailer to be there, such as the tattoo parlour, the fireplace shop etc.
When I was a girl that area was a thriving shopping area. Turners(?) bakers and Mr Gevaux (spelling?) the grocer and Pearsons butchers and the ladies hairdressers across the road but then most people walked to do their shopping.
It seems mad to me that it doesn't seem to occur to prospective tenants that if a particular business has closed down after a very short time it's highly likely that opening a similar venture in that place is not a good idea.
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When I was a girl that area was a thriving shopping area.
I could be wrong here, but I vaguely recall there used to be a SPAR near where the Cherry Tree café used to be. This is going back to the 60s/70s. Can someone like Ray Noble confirm this?
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It seems mad to me that it doesn't seem to occur to prospective tenants that if a particular business has closed down after a very short time it's highly likely that opening a similar venture in that place is not a good idea.
I always think the same and think that if I as a resident can see this then surely potential business owners should know/research it. Still I wish them well.
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Do you think rumours of an Asda coming to Marple might have caused them to close???????
Nothing to do with it.
The problem with shops in that area is that there is no passing trade and no parking. You have to be a destination retailer to be there, such as the tattoo parlour, the fireplace shop etc.
When I was a girl that area was a thriving shopping area. Turners(?) bakers and Mr Gevaux (spelling?) the grocer and Pearsons butchers and the ladies hairdressers across the road but then most people walked to do their shopping.
It seems mad to me that it doesn't seem to occur to prospective tenants that if a particular business has closed down after a very short time it's highly likely that opening a similar venture in that place is not a good idea.
I think it's a fair point to make MLIH but there will be the advantage of low rents and the hope that other new tenents bringing trade, it's tempting to ry and give it a go. I'll be the usual bore that business rates are often overlooked and are far too high for businesses to sustain.
I actually thought Cherry Tree had the idea about right in that they aimed at giving good value food which is a bit different to the likes of Toast etc.
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Or provide outstand customer service and product like the newish bakers does down there
Did Cherry Tree cafe not offer this?
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When I was a girl that area was a thriving shopping area.
I could be wrong here, but I vaguely recall there used to be a SPAR near where the Cherry Tree café used to be. This is going back to the 60s/70s. Can someone like Ray Noble confirm this?
Possibly Turners (the double-fronted shop at the top end of the row of shops)? Don't know if it was tied up with Spar .
Mr Gervaux (spelling?)who had the grocer's shop lower down. either retired or died in the 1960s I think.
Just remembered, when I was a schoolgirl there was a cafe on the corner where the chippy now is - Dunns, IIRC.
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I used to live near there too and there used to be several clothes shops on that row and the hairdressers. They all used to do pretty well.
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the pavement is pretty wide there.. looks wide enough for a layby.
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The bottom shop was Dunn's then the Milk Bar part of Dunn's. then Gevaux's. then Turners grocers who had his bakehouse on Chadwick street