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An imaginative and inspiring new venture for Sydenham Rd
An imaginative and inspiring new venture for Sydenham Rd
Yay! We've got another hairdressers on Sydenham Road. Can't have enough of them in my book. That and nail bars. Sydenham must now be the go-to place for hair and nails in South East London. If anyone wants to check it out it's the old Square Mile estate agents premises, just a wee hop from the hand car wash. Which is actually genius - a valet and hair cut at the same time.
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Re: An imaginative and inspiring new venture for Sydenham Rd
Some of us have more need for haircuts than you marathon...
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I was wondering what it was. Have they changed the sign yet or will they imaginatively reuse the old one?
I notie that Desire has shut and I haven't seen the 'not quite sure what they did' shop next to it open for a while either.
I know of a few rumours with shops in the high street which if true are very depressing. I hope 2012 is the year that things turn around for the high street as it's going the wrong way.
Anyone wanting to open a business here should look to what some places in Crystal Palace are doing. Blue door cycles use social media really well, have built up a following from all over London and as such probably attract people into the area because of it (450+ followers in a short space of time is very good, far more than I managed and Facebook has been valuable to my business). They are more than just a bike shop that sells bikes at the same price as everyone else. They are friendly, helpful, a service provided by staff that are almost like friends.
I think they have a great future. I think they should be learnt from. There is more to success than just being cheap.
I notie that Desire has shut and I haven't seen the 'not quite sure what they did' shop next to it open for a while either.
I know of a few rumours with shops in the high street which if true are very depressing. I hope 2012 is the year that things turn around for the high street as it's going the wrong way.
Anyone wanting to open a business here should look to what some places in Crystal Palace are doing. Blue door cycles use social media really well, have built up a following from all over London and as such probably attract people into the area because of it (450+ followers in a short space of time is very good, far more than I managed and Facebook has been valuable to my business). They are more than just a bike shop that sells bikes at the same price as everyone else. They are friendly, helpful, a service provided by staff that are almost like friends.
I think they have a great future. I think they should be learnt from. There is more to success than just being cheap.
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There may be more to success than just being cheap. I'd love to know of a hairdresser or nail bar which is cheap incidentally bearing in mind that we can't all be footballers' wives. Such service operations survive or fall on just that - service, which is a necessary one for many unless people are either ambidextrous or have eyes in the back of their heads and octopus arms to reach, not to mention necessary skill. But hey, if people want more coffee shops and other shops that make the high street look nice but they rarely visit, that's their choice. I'd rather have shops which are open so by definition successful at least in the short term in these hard times whatever they sell.
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Popular barbers in the high street is £5 for a hair cut, I'd call that cheap.
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I too would call £5 for a man's haircut at a barber's shop cheap and perhaps a measure of desperation as I doubt even if packed out 24/7 the income would be enough to pay the overheads and presumably capital installation payback depreciation. Perhaps whichever shop that is, menfolk should go to it and have more haircuts to help keep them going.
Ladies' hairdressers, which was what was referred to in the opening post, are perhaps 5-7 x £5, and then some. They of course also need bums on seats to be sustainable.
Given how scarce disposable income is at the moment, it seems churlish to me that anyone would diss a person/company who's brave enough to set up shop at the moment. Some peeps on here did that when Ganesh opened near Syd Station, but it's still here, clean, fridge-fresh etc and all you'd want from a corner shop convenience store - except the fascia board, but when did passing cars over the roundabout ever stop - and even why would they even if a metro-style supermarket arrived at the Greyhound given I'm not aware that it will have a public car park.
Ladies' hairdressers, which was what was referred to in the opening post, are perhaps 5-7 x £5, and then some. They of course also need bums on seats to be sustainable.
Given how scarce disposable income is at the moment, it seems churlish to me that anyone would diss a person/company who's brave enough to set up shop at the moment. Some peeps on here did that when Ganesh opened near Syd Station, but it's still here, clean, fridge-fresh etc and all you'd want from a corner shop convenience store - except the fascia board, but when did passing cars over the roundabout ever stop - and even why would they even if a metro-style supermarket arrived at the Greyhound given I'm not aware that it will have a public car park.
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What are the rumours then Lee? Hopefully the good people of this forum can quash them.
As for Popular Barbers, the original proprietor has gone, his cousin was supposed to be 'going into business with him', then said proprietor vanished, I haven't noticed it not being as busy since. I don't know what happened but out of principle I won't go there as the new chap was very shady when I asked him where the previous 'owner' had gone.
Met someone yesterday who is friends with Fi from Antic, so am hoping to get a clear update of what's what on the Greyhound soon.
G-Man
As for Popular Barbers, the original proprietor has gone, his cousin was supposed to be 'going into business with him', then said proprietor vanished, I haven't noticed it not being as busy since. I don't know what happened but out of principle I won't go there as the new chap was very shady when I asked him where the previous 'owner' had gone.
Met someone yesterday who is friends with Fi from Antic, so am hoping to get a clear update of what's what on the Greyhound soon.
G-Man