Excellent shop and staff so very helpful if they don't have an item give them a few days and they…read morewill stock the item I only shop there now for my every day necessities

Great service. If they have not got what you want they will do there best to get it in there…read morestore. Very friendly and very clean shop. Hope in the future they can increase there opening hours. A true corner shop that people are used too.

Greta little convenience store within walking distance of the seafront, Kursaal etc. Very useful as…read moreit is next to two new build blocks of flats. The staff in this shop are always really helpful and friendly. It stocks a good range of basic groceries and toiletries, plus some quite cheap alcohol! The prices are slightly higher than Tesco or ASDA but it is a greta place to run to in an emergency if you have forgotten something.

Tescos, I know they get knocked but they do have the convenience factor. The day Tescos announced…read morethey were coming to Hamlet Court Road, about 3 years ago as a full blown convenience store was welcomed with mixed responses. The small independents gave themselves a time span for closure, but they didn't, and regular customers thought the challenge might boost the current offer from the likes of Co-op opposite. Dropping in today, for the regular bottle of wine and something for the kids sandwiches for tomorrow's pack lunches, I was met with the standard layout of cramming as much shelf space and prime product in as can be possibly done. The Tesco plan however is not to provide their own cheap brand, 'Blue & Whites, which I am sure they do for certain items per day rationed, so come early evening they are all gone, leaving only the expensive main brands on offer (ok I know the Manager is target driven and the own brands don't hit it). These stores are convenient if you can afford them. Put it this way the £10 I spent today on 7 products would have gone further if I jumped in the car travelled a mile for the super huge Tesco store and bought the own brands, but they know they have me, as the offers would mean I would not buy just 7 items here. Back to this store, well it is quite a mindless process: find the need, place in basket, oooh at things you like but can't afford, try and justify buying them and then baulk at the price and move on. Find the end of the queue that winds it way up through the booze area, handy for studying wine prices. There are two self serve tills which I religiously use, and usually two human tills which still attract those adverse to robots, thank god. However, usng the robots, I still always need the young person's approval at the till that I am old enough to buy wine?? Bags packed and leave, go home and study contents of the hunt, and wonder why I didn't go to Co-op, although if I had bought stuff there, the same angst occurs the other way round too.

The Factory Shop is the best place for most occasions, they have toys, dog food, chargers and…read moreanything else you would need. It's a great place to get your must-haves and awesome deals

While the Southend supermarket isn't as nice inside as the convenience store opposite it, they do…read morestock a larger range of frozen food. The also have a range of chilled snacks in their chilled department, plus the usual sweets, fizzy drinks, alcohol, etc. They are open fairly late - usually until 9pm or later so it's very convenient if you need to buy something ASAP (a quick dinner, toiletries etc).

The typical local shop over the road, with a good selection of items but with the majority of them…read moreoverpriced. I shop here whenever I have run out of something and always end up buying a great deal more than when I went in for which shows they have a good range of items. But I would never do my main shop here as the products are always more expensive than a larger supermarket. The main negatives are the fruit and veg always look a bit sad and weary and the sell by dates are always short, and they often run out of bread and bakery goods.

I have lived in the southchurch area for 10 years now and the Londis staff have always been very…read morefriendly and helpful. especially the gorgeous woman with the long hair!! Thier prices are fair for the area and always have great selectuion and offers. (P.S if anyone knows her tell her to add me to FB!! lol) But yeah i recommend them.