Comments on: Iceland comes back to Ormskirk

By: Domino’s coming to Ormskirk? « Michael Nolan

Domino’s coming to Ormskirk? « Michael Nolan — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:01:40 +0000

[...] my series of posts about businesses that may or may not be coming to Ormskirk something interesting came into my inbox this [...]

By: Dredge « 125 by 125

Dredge « 125 by 125 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:02:59 +0000

[...] and moved production to Southport a couple of years ago while Woolworth’s old building is about to become an Iceland. The award for most fitting advert (considering it’s in a rag mag) has to go to Hattersley [...]

By: Roy

Roy — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:16:26 +0000

Er – that didn’t quite work – pic is at http://www.flickr.com/photos/82024388@N00/4233689144/in/set-72157623112893674/

By: Roy

Roy — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:15:21 +0000

At the moment Iceland comprises Ormskirk's red light district Red light district

By: Bing on Iceland Ormskirk « Michael Nolan

Bing on Iceland Ormskirk « Michael Nolan — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:02:47 +0000

[...] not due to open for over a month but the new Iceland supermarket in Ormskirk is already showing up in search engine listings. It has a phone number – 01695 577797 [...]

By: Mike Nolan

Mike Nolan — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:32:07 +0000

Hi Gwen, thanks for the comment.

I agree to an extent, but until it actually opens I’m keeping an open mind. I wouldn’t have believed that The Residents Of Ormskirk would take to having an Aldi in town but that’s been a success and you do have to remember that Iceland was here before M&S!

I’ve not been in an Iceland for years but it will be interesting to see what they do with the store. If I were them I’d do more than just frozen foods – it’s a prime location to sell sandwiches and fresh meals similar to Marks.

By: Gwen

Gwen — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:18:08 +0000

While it’s not good to see empty shop sites in any town, and the Woolworth’s one in Ormskirk is right at the heart of the centre and so even more apparent, I can’t help feeling disappointed that it’s Iceland. Like it or not, Iceland is intrinsically linked in my – and many other – mind to Chavdom – I still find it unbelievable that a supermarket would use and until recently continue to use super-chav Katona to win customers. Nor has my view changed with the onslaught of Christmas ads featuring platters of fat and salt laded party food. I’m not against cut-price shops – far from it – but there is something about Iceland’s image/advertising/ that chills me (no pun intended!). Booths would have been great there, we’ve already got an Aldi but it could have been a bigger Aldi who manage to combine low prices with good quality – and no love affair with the chavs. Shops really do add/detract to the image of a town – the Waitrose effect is no myth, putting up property prices (not inevitably good but the Waitrose effect is indicative of how shops influence the desirability of a place). Sorry, I just can’t warm to Iceland.