TK Maxx coming to Brixton

[Badgers]

Good news.

 

[Greebo]

Good news.

Agreed - it'll more than halve the journey time to get there from where I am.

OTOH it'll make it a lot easier to buy stuff which isn't really needed.

 

[editor]

I still miss the old Rest Is Noise, "art fags" and all. It was a nice alternative boozer and they weren't fussy who they let in.

 

[Badgers]

It is a shame when any pub goes, but TK is better than supermarket / coffee shop

 

[Brixton Hatter]

it seems to be taking a long time to open though. I talked to the builders in there about 2 months ago and they looked like they were making real progress. It doesnt take that long to fit out a shop...i wonder why the delay?

 

[grit]

Genuinely surprised by the good reaction here to this 'development'

Perhaps Im mistaken, but don't they peddle sweatshop stuff that wasn't even high enough quality for primark to flog?

Same here I'm completely confused at the stark hypocrisy of this thread.

 

[boohoo]

Same here I'm completely confused at the stark hypocrisy of this thread.

As someone put earlier, it tends to be old stock - so you''ll get Spring summer 2010 or a different seasons stock that they can't sell unless they have a retail outlet for this kind of thing or an online presence to get rid of old stock.

 

[Badgers]

Perhaps Im mistaken, but don't they peddle sweatshop stuff that wasn't even high enough quality for primark to flog?

You are mistaken

 

[editor]

I looked up "tx maxx sweatshops" and - sure enough - there's urban right near the top!

Ethical shopping in TK Maxx?

http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/ethical-shopping-in-tk-maxx.64802/

 

[grit]

As someone put earlier, it tends to be old stock - so you''ll get Spring summer 2010 or a different seasons stock that they can't sell unless they have a retail outlet for this kind of thing or an online presence to get rid of old stock.

No I meant there is usually fucking carnage on here when there is talk of a big multinational opening in Brixton, "what about the smaller independent shops blah blah blah".

 

[quimcunx]

They all use sweatshops. Unless you are going to buy all your stuff at peopletree or summat you can't really avoid it.

 

[paolo]

No I meant there is usual fucking carnage on here when there is talk of a big multinational opening in Brixton, "what about the smaller independent shops blah blah blah"

I think that's more common when it's offering something we already have - coffee being the obvious one.

And some chains are valued more than others. There'd be a fair few who'd welcome a Waitrose, for example.

 

[Badgers]

There'd be a fair few who'd welcome a Waitrose, for example.

 

[grit]

I think that's more common when it's offering something we already have - coffee being the obvious one.

And some chains are valued more than others. There'd be a fair few who'd welcome a Waitrose, for example.

So the principles are surrendered when it suits

 

[paolo]

So the principles are surrendered when it suits

I've not been taking enough notes to say whether that applies to any individual poster, but collectively yes.

 

[Greebo]

Genuinely surprised by the good reaction here to this 'development'

Perhaps Im mistaken, but don't they peddle sweatshop stuff that wasn't even high enough quality for primark to flog?

Same here I'm completely confused at the stark hypocrisy of this thread.

Grit, Gabi, I'd love to be able to afford to buy sustainable, ecofriendly, ethical and/or fairtrade clothing and be able to wear it head to toe, every day. Unfortunately, most of it is way beyond my budget, and it seldom comes in either plus size or for 5'3 and under. I may not be the hardest up urbanite, but the benefit level I'm on seldom stretches to clothing which fits my conscience unless I make it myself.

FWIW in my arrogant opinion, TK Maxx gives me the chance to buy clothing no scuzzier or shoddily finished than elsewhere on the high street, for less money, as long as I don't mind putting up with crowds, slow queues, and having to sort through a load of dross for one or two items which are just about right. FWIW they have a website, but I hate it.

 

[grit]

Grit, Gabi, I'd love to be able to afford to buy sustainable, ecofriendly, ethical and/or fairtrade clothing and be able to wear it head to toe, every day. Unfortunately, most of it is way beyond my budget, and it seldom comes in either plus size or for 5'3 and under. I may not be the hardest up urbanite, but the benefit level I'm on seldom stretches to clothing which fits my conscience unless I make it myself.

FWIW in my arrogant opinion, TK Maxx gives me the chance to buy clothing no scuzzier or shoddily finished than elsewhere on the high street, for less money, as long as I don't mind putting up with crowds, slow queues, and having to sort through a load of dross for one or two items which are just about right. FWIW they have a website, but I hate it.

Greebo, I don't have any particular stance on it, it just seemed to be a direct contradiction for what I'm used to here.

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

I think it might be different if it was going to be a Hobbs or Gap but people are generally more supportive of shops which they think will serve the area well, and a discount clothing shop is more likely to do that than another coffee shop.

 

[Greebo]

<snip> some chains are valued more than others. There'd be a fair few who'd welcome a Waitrose, for example.

"Some day, let it be soon..."

 

[paolo]

Greebo, I don't have any particular stance on it, it just seemed to be a direct contradiction for what I'm used to here.

tbf, compared with other places where there are locals with strong views about what businesses there should be, I don't think Brixton is that unusual in that sense. Typically, people don't want their high street to turn into generic Britain, but aren't so purist that they reject all chains regardless.

 

[grit]

tbf, compared with other places where there are locals with strong views about what businesses there should be, I don't think Brixton is that unusual in that sense. Typically, people don't want their high street to turn into generic Britain, but aren't so purist that they reject all chains regardless.

Sure, no one wants to live in such a generic environment. It was just that the fundamental arguments against stuff like starbucks, GAP or whatever hold true in this situation, yet its ignored.

As I said, I dont really care either way, but was curious to what would prompt such a shift in attitude.

 

[paolo]

Sure, no one wants to live in such a generic environment. It was just that the fundamental arguments against stuff like starbucks, GAP or whatever hold true in this situation, yet its ignored.

As I said, I dont really care either way, but was curious to what would prompt such a shift in attitude.

This makes sense to me:

I think it might be different if it was going to be a Hobbs or Gap but people are generally more supportive of shops which they think will serve the area well, and a discount clothing shop is more likely to do that than another coffee shop."

 

[grit]

This makes sense to me:

Fair enough

 

[Greebo]

<snip>As I said, I dont really care either way, but was curious to what would prompt such a shift in attitude.

"It's the economy..." Caring about how people manage to live and eat in developing countries is laudable. Wanting to preserve independant businesses and local shops, likewise. However, there are people on your doorstep who can't dress their children (or find workwear for themselves) unless they have somewhere to buy cheap clothing.

 

[teuchter]

I've not been taking enough notes to say whether that applies to any individual poster,

I'm disappointed in you.

 

[boohoo]

No I meant there is usually fucking carnage on here when there is talk of a big multinational opening in Brixton, "what about the smaller independent shops blah blah blah".

Well, we don't really have tons of businesses in Brixton doing the job that a T K Maxx will do. If it was another cafe chain or a burger king, there might be an outcry.

For some reason if another food shop, pawnbrokers/gold shop, halal butcher, fish mongers, wig shop, man selling reggae or whatever it is, appears in Brixton, no-one says anything. If it's a la-di-da eaterie, then it's bad news. If it's high street, it's bad news. Both usually require a five page thread with people lamenting the change of Brixton " It wasn't how it was 5 years ago..." " gentrification" "hipsters" etc....

A little bit of everything makes for interesting shopping and reflects the diverse people of Brixton.

 

[Greebo]

Well, we don't really have tons of businesses in Brixton doing the job that a T K Maxx will do. If it was another cafe chain or a burger king, there might be an outcry.
<snip>
A little bit of everything makes for interesting shopping and reflects the diverse people of Brixton.

Word.

 

[Dan U]

Grit, Gabi, I'd love to be able to afford to buy sustainable, ecofriendly, ethical and/or fairtrade clothing and be able to wear it head to toe, every day. Unfortunately, most of it is way beyond my budget, and it seldom comes in either plus size or for 5'3 and under. I may not be the hardest up urbanite, but the benefit level I'm on seldom stretches to clothing which fits my conscience unless I make it myself.

FWIW in my arrogant opinion, TK Maxx gives me the chance to buy clothing no scuzzier or shoddily finished than elsewhere on the high street, for less money, as long as I don't mind putting up with crowds, slow queues, and having to sort through a load of dross for one or two items which are just about right. FWIW they have a website, but I hate it.

i found a pair of 40" waist Diesel jeans in a TK Maxx in Croydon once. fuck knows how they got them cos i've never seen them anywhere else, and i've looked at Diesel online. They were £40 too. bargain (relatively speaking).

 

[Pat24]

this place should be a waitrose

 

[gaijingirl]

this place should be a waitrose

an aldi!