Londis

Londis is part of a relatively small supermarket chain and there are many Londis stores dotted around the UK. Londis is pretty much a 'convenience' store, and therefore sells a small selection of everyday items that you might need such as milk, bread, newspapers, toilet roll, baked beans etc. They also usually sell other items such as soft drinks and alcohol. The main negative thing I have to say about Londis is that whatever you buy from there always tends to be a little on the expensive side. This is true for all items except those which would have a fixed price such as newspapers and magazines. But if you wanted to get a can of baked beans for example, you ...  Read the complete review

I used to work at a Londis and so have some insight into the runnings of the store and the dynamics of the shop. The Londis chain is a small supermarket which prides itself on offering value for money and a point of convenience. However with the expansion of much larger supermarkets there is always an Asda or Tesco not far away and thus prices cannot be matched, however Londis seems to have a large customer base, mainly the eldery and people who may not have the means to shop anywhere but the local Londis, but the largest percentage of Londis customers are those individuals who just want a few things such as daily items like break, milk and the newspaper and smoking ...  Read the complete review

A little Londis which I use about once a week, is an ideal corner shop. Seaming quite expensive before, it now has a cheaper brand of stock. It also sells you general food supply: milk, bread, ham, cheese, tea, coffee, sugar. Also having alcohol and mine even has a DVD rental service. Londis is good for the odd bits, but I would be able to shop there for everything, as there is not enough choice and it's cheaper in other shops. They do have offers on at time, such as: 3 selected chocolate bars for £1. Mine also tends to have a few packs of biscuits in a basket offered cheaper. Can's of pop have some cheap deals on at time like some for ...  Read the complete review

Every week we do a main shopping trip into the "big" town to do all our shopping but like a lot of dooyooers reading this there is always something we have forgotten or run out of during the week. This is when we are pleased that we have a Londis supermarket, albeit only a small shop, near us. What do they sell Our Londis does a little of a lot! They have their own brand in many items. A small stock of Tinned food, bakery, butchers, dairy, papers and magazines, cards and stationery, cigarettes and drink, videos and DVDs and CDs, rentals and frozen food. plus fruit and vegetables. You might not find the brand that you usually have but ...  Read the complete review

If you've read any of my other ops, you might know I don't rate Londis very highly. But in all fairness to Londis, just because we've got the most awful excuse for a supermarket in the world I've visited a couple of different Londis stores in the last couple of weeks and have to say...... it's not the most awful excuse for a supermarket, it's the most awful excuse for a supermarket chain! OK, the particular Londis store I'm doing this op on is on College Road in Kingstanding, Birmingham and I've used it on an almost daily basis since we moved here in September last year. They've got all the right ideas, but for some reason ...  Read the complete review