clandestino
no llevar papel
sorry to hear about the closure of the index.
good luck mick and the staff
good luck mick and the staff
Index Books to close :(
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clandestino
no llevar papel
i like the lounge. i reserve it for spanish and a hangover treat (and when i'm meeting trendy design types who are too cool for the phoenix...
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Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
oh aye?editor said:
This could be used against you in the future, you know?
clandestino
no llevar papel
Blagsta said:
me too, but sometimes you just need to get out of the house and walk, get some fresh air into your circulation, and a fry up somewhere quiet gives the whole process a point. the cafe on acre lane was perfect for that too.
this is really depressing. it's a great shop with great staff, and definitely focuses on the sort of books i like. Oval Bookshop is nearer me but it just doesn't push my buttons and it's really understocked. Index was a shop i could buy books happily and support an independent business without even feeling like i was doing so as a compromise, if that makes sense..
Hello all
Thanks to everyone for their kind words. Its been really tough over the last two weeks trying to explain to customers why they are losing their bookshop.
Its been a struggle for every one of the seventeen years we have been in business,but I'm afraid financially we can't continue.
Anyway. by popular demand, were having a drink at the shop to celebrate
that struggle and thank all our customers for their support. It on Saturday 24th September from 5.00pm onwards. Your all more than welcome.
Most of the books are reduced by at least 20% so do come and pick up some bargains
Mick Daly
Thanks to everyone for their kind words. Its been really tough over the last two weeks trying to explain to customers why they are losing their bookshop.
Its been a struggle for every one of the seventeen years we have been in business,but I'm afraid financially we can't continue.
Anyway. by popular demand, were having a drink at the shop to celebrate
that struggle and thank all our customers for their support. It on Saturday 24th September from 5.00pm onwards. Your all more than welcome.
Most of the books are reduced by at least 20% so do come and pick up some bargains
Mick Daly
poster342002
PROPER leftwing socialist
I remember there used to be a shop next to them (when they were on Altantic Rd) that sold greetings cards. My mum always used to take about 3/4 of an hour in there deciding which one to buy. 
'nother shop bit the dust this weekend
Diverse, which does by far the best greetings cards in brikky, (tho pricey) seems to have gone, finally,
a while ago they were due to move in next to Fujiyama, which i understood was owned by famous crooner B***y O***n but that's obviously not happened & so it looks like another black business have gone under.
Diverse, which does by far the best greetings cards in brikky, (tho pricey) seems to have gone, finally,
a while ago they were due to move in next to Fujiyama, which i understood was owned by famous crooner B***y O***n but that's obviously not happened & so it looks like another black business have gone under.
PacificOcean
Unhinged User
Zinedine* said:It is annoying. The fact Brixton has many independent shops was one of the reasons that attracted me to the area (although my move date has been postponed to october
where I currently live I have witnessed the destruction of small independent shops. We only had a few shops (Bakers, green grocers, Butchers, Deli, Cafe, Newsagents, chemist and record shop). But now there is a shop called Key Store that also has a pharmacy (Chemist and newsagens now gone) and a free bus to asda which has resulted in the loss of the other stores. All we have now is a betting shop, 2 tanning salons, a nailbar and some charity shops. I hope this does not happen to Brixton
I agree corporisation pisses me off
Unless one has opened since I moved in January, you can't blame the rise of the corporations for this one, because there are no big chains like Borders or Waterstones in Brixton.
Smiths doesn't really count unless you want the latest Jackie Collins.
shakespearegirl
just worked out taglines
The lady in Diverse said they are hoping to re open in Brixton before Xmas. Just waiting to get the new premises finalised
Except it doesn't work like that. People buy books for a third of the RRP from Tescos and Asda, or otherwise they go to discounted chain bookstores elsewhere in London, ie the west end and/or round where they work. I must admit I have done it myself. It is very hard to persuade people to pay 8.99 for a book that is £3.75 in Tescos. Besides, in Tescos it's often an impulse buy with the food shop.PacificOcean said:
As I said before, it might have helped Index if they had stayed open till, say, 9 on a couple of weeknights to give people coming home from work as chance to go and have a browse on their way home from work.
Get out of my dream!?!?!sufilala said:
lang rabbie
Je ne regrette les gazebos
IntoStella said:
I think they may have suffered with the changing character of the market. Thinking about it, I hardly ever browse/shop at the Electric Avenue stalls these days, but head directly for Market Row.
Where else could offer a little light reading in the form of a book critiquing the use of cost-benefit analysis in environmental protection sitting on a display table to tempt me.
Managed to spend over £50 in there on Saturday pm (after the discount
), but escaped to the Albert for a pint as I couldn't honestly stand there sipping wine with Mick and the staff claiming to be a loyal customer. 
True. The general lairiness has almost certainly put off some potential customers.lang rabbie said:
Are they actually open on Oct 1? I did all my Xmas pressie shopping in there the year before last and I might well repeat the experience.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
It looks like it could be Bobby Onion - if there isn't a famous crooner called that, there ought to be.
Who said anything about a Barry? Anyway, I win, though Bobby Onion I like a lot.zcat said:who?? the only famous barry crooner i can think of was mr B. White and hes dead and his name dosnt begin with O
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Nah, I'm increasingly sure that it is Bobby Onion
