Closed Waitrose store, Teignmouth
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Closed Waitrose store, Teignmouth
Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 21 Jul 2019
The view is from the car park off Higher Brook Street, A379. Waitrose took over this store from the Co-op perhaps seven or eight years ago. It seemed popular and successful but may have lost customers to the Morrisons that opened on the western edge of the town perhaps three years ago. Waitrose prices too high? Locals are expecting a Lidl here. Waitrose has also closed its store in St Marychurch at the north end of Torquay. The Co-op retains its cramped, busy convenience food store in Bank Street. There is also a Tesco convenience store with petrol. A local greengrocer, a butcher and a couple of bakers are still trading. Asda, Lidl, Sainsbury's and Tesco all have large stores not far away in Dawlish, Newton Abbot and Torquay.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.547325
Longitude
-3.49591