On 19 Mar, 18:30, David Cantrell wrote:
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 07:12:36AM -0700, Mr Thant wrote:
On 18 Mar, 12:42, Sky Rider wrote:
* More than four-fifths of the Arcade units are now operational
Although some of the more boutiquey shops look yet to get their first
customer.

Gosh, I wonder why. *Perhaps it's because people go to railway stations
to catch trains, not to go shopping.


For anyone whos interested, I did this survey of the number of
customers in each shop at St Pancras at 6pm today


Upstairs

The Baby Betjamin 28
Champagne Bar 177
WH Smiths 11
Camden Food Company 24
West Cornwall Pasty Co 2
AMT 14

Downstairs

Benugo 52
Chopd 29
Fossil 0
Neuhaus 8
Neis Yard Remedies 2
Rituals 2
Marks and Spencer 59
Hotels 0
Currency Exchange 4
WH Smith 14
Paperchase 12
Body Shop 5
Accesorise 8
Costa 51
Crepe Affaire 12
Le Pain Quotidien 111
Paul 11
Pink 0
LK Bennet 6
Foyles 26
Hamleys 7
Isle Flowers 1
Wilton and Noble 3
Peyton and Byrne 19

I make that 254 customers upstairs and 434 downstairs. I have no idea
how that compares for a building that size. Seemed like a lot in the
food and drink places, not many in the clothes shops. Wilton and Noble
had 6 staff to serve its 3 customers. M+S was mobbed - queue snaking
around the store.

Rob

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15:23:36 on Thu, 20 Mar 2008, Rob remarked:
M+S was mobbed - queue snaking around the store.

It's the only shop where you can buy a range of things for a "packed
lunch" on the train (and is a replacement for the ever popular
"Whistlestop" - it's a shame there isn't a real "Whistlestop" any more,
one upstairs by the EMT platforms would be a good idea).

And of course it's also the only place to buy something to take home to
cook. Some of the other shops have limited selections of items.
--
Roland Perry

"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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15:23:36 on Thu, 20 Mar 2008, Rob remarked:
M+S was mobbed - queue snaking around the store.

It's the only shop where you can buy a range of things for a "packed
lunch" on the train (and is a replacement for the ever popular
"Whistlestop" - it's a shame there isn't a real "Whistlestop" any more,
one upstairs by the EMT platforms would be a good idea).

It's also one of the few that doesn't "charge three time as much for ready
food" because it's on a railway station.

tim

It's also one of the few that doesn't "charge three time as much for ready
food" because it's on a railway station.

Though, presumably, that's only because they charge three times as much
everywhere else anyway!

LEWIS

On Mar 21, 1:15 pm, "Lew 1" wrote:
It's also one of the few that doesn't "charge three time as much for ready
food" because it's on a railway station.

Though, presumably, that's only because they charge three times as much
everywhere else anyway!


Agreed. I occasionally wander into the WhistleStop at King's Cross
(platform 8), grimace at the prices (especially for beer and wine),
and wander down the platform to visit M&S Simply Food instead.

PaulO