Bargains shop on way to York (From York Press)
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Family Bargains shop to open in Clifton Moor, York
9:32am Wednesday 2nd November 2011 in News
Hussein Lalani
A NEW bargain shop will create up to 35 new jobs in York, and give residents the chance to buy their weekly shopping for less.
Family Bargains, the first of its kind in North Yorkshire, is part of the 99p Stores Group, which has 142 stores across the UK. It will open at the Clifton Moor Retail Park in two weeks.
Hussein Lalani, 99p Stores Group Commercial Director, said: “When we first started expanding a few years ago the customers’ Mercedes used to be hidden blocks away and the wealthy came in pretty much heads down. Now it’s more heads held very much high, though we don’t know whether this would apply in York.”
The company have said York is one of its “most wealthy locations” for a new store, after other branches opened in the Cotswolds, St Albans and the New Forest, but on previous occasions, residents in affluent areas had said their towns and cities were “too posh” for the bargain store.
Mr Lalani said: “Posh products? Absolutely. Posh prices? Absolutely not.” He said the shop would offer more than 8,000 different products in the 15,000 square-foot former Storeys Carpet store. The new Family Bargains will employ about 35 people.
Comments(48)
oldgoat
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11:04am Wed 2 Nov 11
There are two 'pound' shops in town already, and some fool has opened one at Monks Cross.
Boadicea
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11:59am Wed 2 Nov 11
Steve,
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12:33pm Wed 2 Nov 11
Boadicea wrote:there's already 2 in town, why should there be a third?!
Pity it isn't in the town.
YorkShame
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12:38pm Wed 2 Nov 11
alfie
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1:34pm Wed 2 Nov 11
sunnysteve
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1:40pm Wed 2 Nov 11
was york now rotherham
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1:48pm Wed 2 Nov 11
Pedro
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2:25pm Wed 2 Nov 11
Sawday2
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4:44pm Wed 2 Nov 11
was york now rotherham wrote:...and not a full stop, comma, capital letter or correct spelling of 'There' anywhere to be seen!
their is one in barnsley that i have been in to and they are nothing like the tat you get from the dodgy poundland as their stuff works not like the rubbish you get from poundlandwhere it breaks after a couple of hours
R'Marcus
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5:00pm Wed 2 Nov 11
hula
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5:00pm Wed 2 Nov 11
their is one in barnsley that i have been in to and they are nothing like the tat you get from the dodgy poundland as their stuff works not like the rubbish you get from poundlandwhere it breaks after a couple of hours
Sawday2says...
...and not a full stop, comma, capital letter or correct spelling of 'There' anywhere to be seen!”
Hula wrote:
Vis,vat,vose,veese,& vem,fing,fought!We all know who the shop will appeal to.Probably people like 'was york now rotherham and those who in their vocabulary do not for some bizzare reason pronounce the 'Th' in front of the above mentioned words..
old_geezer
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5:12pm Wed 2 Nov 11
Boadicea
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7:56pm Wed 2 Nov 11
Lord Muck
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8:22pm Wed 2 Nov 11
Boadicea
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8:48pm Wed 2 Nov 11
Kohelet
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9:13pm Wed 2 Nov 11
was york now rotherham wrote:"...you get from the dodgy poundland as their stuff works not like the rubbish you get from poundlandwhere.."
their is one in barnsley that i have been in to and they are nothing like the tat you get from the dodgy poundland as their stuff works not like the rubbish you get from poundlandwhere it breaks after a couple of hours
Quality stuff
Viper_7
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10:11pm Wed 2 Nov 11
michelle 64
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10:13pm Wed 2 Nov 11
oldgoat wrote:the new one at monks cross is part of the poundland chain which is where i work, and obviously they are doing good or they wouldnt be able to afford to open more shops
Clifton Moor? Oh, joy.....
There are two 'pound' shops in town already, and some fool has opened one at Monks Cross.
GuyWithCommonSense
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11:45pm Wed 2 Nov 11
Everybody likes a trip to poundland no matter how rich you may be...
I know that York thinks that it's too posh for discount shops, but surely it's better to open them at Clifton moor than in the centre itself? Why are you arguing about providing consumer choice anyway? People will use it and if not, it will shut down!
GuyWithCommonSense
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11:46pm Wed 2 Nov 11
Everybody likes a trip to poundland no matter how rich you may be...
I know that York thinks that it's too posh for discount shops, but surely it's better to open them at Clifton moor than in the centre itself? Why are you arguing about providing consumer choice anyway? People will use it and if not, it will shut down!
york_chap
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12:33am Thu 3 Nov 11
I'm glad they're keeping it out of town though. While there is a place for city centre discount stores, that place is Preston.
york_chap
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12:40am Thu 3 Nov 11
bagpuss73
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12:51am Thu 3 Nov 11
TheYorkRose
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2:05am Thu 3 Nov 11
B) I shop in pound shops a lot because if I want to buy a drink of lemonade, why should I pay more for the same thing?
C) This seems like an odd place to put it, given its close proximity to Home Bargains, which is better.
sheps lad
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10:51am Thu 3 Nov 11
groble
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10:53am Thu 3 Nov 11
ISeeEverything
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11:12am Thu 3 Nov 11
Captain Beige
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11:21am Thu 3 Nov 11
Will also probably in a similar genre to Jysk and Wilkinsons.
I shall look for Cash Converters to open where Netto was next...
eborexile
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12:50pm Thu 3 Nov 11
Can't we get them to relocate to Monks Cross? Looks like a good place to get pop and sweets before the match.
I actually think they'd do better in the city centre as most of their trade is probably one-offs rather than regular purchases. Therefore footfall will be important.
Of course the snobs won't be seen anywhere near but their patronage supports other establishments so everyone should gain.
If the business is viable and offers a service to its intended market - good luck -especially if it creates employment.
whatsnormal
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4:52pm Thu 3 Nov 11
where's it going to open, i cant bring myself to read the 'article' again?
bits'n'bobs
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5:24pm Thu 3 Nov 11
old_geezer wrote:Couldn't agree more :0)
Amazingly, here's someone who does value punctuation and grammar, yet having been to a branch elsewhere, looks forward to this shop's opening. It has a large range which only partially overlaps the 2 existing pound shops.
mr squiffy
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10:12pm Thu 3 Nov 11
Lord Muck wrote:you genius. complaining about a shop because you choose to buy tat from it? if you actually knew what they sold then you might go into the shop with a purpose, but anyone who goes into a shop without knowing what they want to buy is a div. it's like going to a sports shop and complaining that they don't sell the drink you want.
I look forward to visiting infrequently, twice a year should suffice to remind me why I don't bother more often. I will inevitably spend a long time queueing at the one open checkout, tutting and looking around for anyone who gives a monkey's, eventually leaving with an enormous multi-pack of kitchen rolls, turkey foil and some cocktail sticks.
Boadicea
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12:29am Fri 4 Nov 11
Magicman!
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2:45am Fri 4 Nov 11
When I'm over clifton moor way, I may go into that shop and see what they've got.
spockboy2
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8:53am Fri 4 Nov 11
Hicarrumba
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9:46am Fri 4 Nov 11
hula wrote:'was Rotherham now York' we are not all the same, some of can actually spell and punctuate. We were not all brought up the same way. Shame you can only have a go at people, you bully.
was york now rotherham wrote:
their is one in barnsley that i have been in to and they are nothing like the tat you get from the dodgy poundland as their stuff works not like the rubbish you get from poundlandwhere it breaks after a couple of hours
Sawday2says...
...and not a full stop, comma, capital letter or correct spelling of 'There' anywhere to be seen!”
Hula wrote:
Vis,vat,vose,veese,&
amp; vem,fing,fought!We all know who the shop will appeal to.Probably people like 'was york now rotherham and those who in their vocabulary do not for some bizzare reason pronounce the 'Th' in front of the above mentioned words..
I use these shops, there is nothing wrong with them. If you want to pay Tescasdabury's and help them grow then that's your choice.
As for someone not being able to punctuate and spell why not offer a few lessons instead of ripping into people's good intentions?
LavenderAndCelery
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12:45pm Fri 4 Nov 11
Magicman! wrote:I lived close to Balham, in London, and over there is a 99p shop... very similar to Poundshop. I have read Mr Lalani has a lot of them: the last 5-6 years have seen a lot of bargain shop opening. And some very nice shops closing down. People cannot spend too much money in some area of England. That's the life.
I have never heard of this chain of stores. Shame that once again it's all the way over at Clifton Moor. Monks Cross would be very useful, or the city centre. The main problem for shopping is that it's all within a triangle (City Centre, Monks Cross, Clifton Moor) and places outside of the triangle don't really have anywhere decent to shop... you get the odd rogue store that is set up outside of the triangle (tesco at askham bar, b&q at osbaldwick) but those stores which may have been built to trigger a development never saw anything else get built by them, with companies preferring to stay within the established triangle.
When I'm over clifton moor way, I may go into that shop and see what they've got.
Anyway visitors come in the centre of York to see this lovely city where me and my family decided to move in since March. We are going to open a shop... hoping it will be its uniqueness to attract tourists and residents.
Sometimes I bought items in 99p or Poundshop... it depends what you buy, but honestly the quality is very low and poor.
LavenderAndCelery
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12:46pm Fri 4 Nov 11
Anyway visitors come in the centre of York to see this lovely city where me and my family decided to move in since March. We are going to open a shop... hoping it will be its uniqueness to attract tourists and residents.
Sometimes I bought items in 99p or Poundshop... it depends what you buy, but honestly the quality is very low and poor.
LavenderAndCelery
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12:59pm Fri 4 Nov 11
Viper_7 wrote:I was surprises and astonished to see Poundland in Low Petergate. Lot of unanswered questions in my mind. Some answers left me gutted (most products came from factories abroad, with employees that have poor working conditions). But apart this, sometimes people see the diffence buying 4 cokes at £1 in ther than just 1 at £1 elsewhere in the same street.
Poundshops - put the "Great" into Great Britain. Tourists come to York for this.....?
But for most of the stock you see the difference in terms of quality: I bought the transparent punched pockets, in both Poundland and Staples...and I had to throw away those from the cheap store.
Saywhat
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1:01pm Fri 4 Nov 11
Wouldn't mind being a couple of bob behind Mr Lalani's bank balance either.!!
Eric Style
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1:27pm Fri 4 Nov 11
swh1963
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7:30pm Fri 4 Nov 11
old_geezer wrote:I would have the comma after 'yet' not before, another comma before 'which', and the '2' has to be written as 'two' surely? Sorry, but if you are going to put yourself forward as one who values punctuation and grammar...
Amazingly, here's someone who does value punctuation and grammar, yet having been to a branch elsewhere, looks forward to this shop's opening. It has a large range which only partially overlaps the 2 existing pound shops.
GothicGirlYork
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9:12pm Fri 4 Nov 11
And for those people who think that people are thick or not as good as you because we either shop or work in those shops, would you believe I am not stupid and I am not a "Chav". Infact would you believe that I am a normal 20 something year old who wants to teach primary and secondary school children in my career, but unfortunately, with the times we're in now, I cannot afford to fund college or university courses and the only way to fund that is working anywhere I can, and also shop anywhere I can to make ends meet.
All I have to say is, stop judging everyone else, and all those who are slating Poundshops and bargain shops, you know of them, you know where they are and you've all shopped there, so stop being hypocritical about everyone else when your exactly the same as them. Money doesn't mean you actually have any authority over others.
swh1963
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9:20pm Fri 4 Nov 11
TheYorkRose
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8:25am Sat 5 Nov 11
Bargain shops are good competition for most places, and they also have a few surprising products you can't get elsewhere. Sure, some things aren't as good - I bought a few sets of earphones from Poundland and most didn't last too long - but then spending £15 on the same thing isn't worth it. I'm not a fan of Aldi or Lidl, but I know lots of people who use them all the time. York's upper-middle class attitude of 'things that are cheap are worthless' is pathetic!
GothicGirlYork
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12:14pm Sat 5 Nov 11
sunnysteve
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5:16pm Tue 8 Nov 11
more to talk about in York than a 99p
shop!
roskoboskovic says...
9:42am Wed 2 Nov 11