I'm not necessarily saying this is good or I like it, just noting what I think is causing it. Neither my wife or I are the keen on supermarkets or shopping for clothes - on-line shoppinbg, eBay, Ocado, etc or organic veg deliveries work fine for most of those. But we quite liked small shops for browsing records, books or exotic foods - meat obviously isn't on the agenda - so those shops are a loss. I suppose it's a pity Putney doesn't have markets and shops with exotic veg like Brixton and Tooting. Still, it does have plenty of coffee shops, so we often meet friends for Somme caffeine - and there are establishments like Cafe Stone in East Putney where those those that want can have a glass of wine rather than coffee ... But must admit I do miss M&S and BHS for basic clothes shopping. We do still have Dyas, and Wilko is there now. Still, I suppose, Wimbledon and Kensington High Street are within easy reach, and the Southfield's M&S does click & collect. If IKEA and Lidl come to Putney perhaps things will look up. At least we still have plenty of ATMs to get cash to spend until we go completely cash less 🙂
Michael Ixer ● 2574d