Hillwood Shopping District

amother

OP ↓

Mon, Nov 25 2024, 2:53 pm

What is it? Is there a website listing shops? I can't find one...all info greatly appreciated!!!

amother

Jade ↓

Mon, Nov 25 2024, 2:57 pm

amother OP wrote:

What is it? Is there a website listing shops? I can't find one...all info greatly appreciated!!!

I can’t remember offhand but there’s Fame women’s clothing, a photo shop, beauty shop - skincare and perfumes, some men’s clothing store, a linen shop (I think? They have towels..) there are probably another 2-3 that I’m forgetting.
Then there’s Hype the new supermarket

amother

DarkOrange

Mon, Nov 25 2024, 3:02 pm

amother Jade wrote:

All those, plus:
Klarz
Gems
Halo

amother

Banana

Mon, Nov 25 2024, 3:25 pm

Londoners! Let's hear your opinion! The first local experience in a mega supermarket and mall style

amother

Offwhite

Mon, Nov 25 2024, 3:37 pm

amother Banana wrote:

Londoners! Let's hear your opinion! The first local experience in a mega supermarket and mall style

It's amazing! I love the new geula stall feels very Israeli and can't wait for the food court to open. I'm just worried about how much I'll be spending!

amother

↑ Jade ↓

Mon, Nov 25 2024, 3:41 pm

amother Offwhite wrote:

It's amazing! I love the new geula stall feels very Israeli and can't wait for the food court to open. I'm just worried about how much I'll be spending!

The small shops are very nice. I do wish fame wouldn’t have done full windows facing the street.
I had higher expectations of Hype. I spend a lot of time in America and was expecting something more akin to the grocery stores there. It’s just a regular grocery store that’s more spacious. I was expecting the American style layouts of their aisles instead of the “open warehouse” style that they went with

amother

Snowflake

Mon, Nov 25 2024, 3:44 pm

amother Jade wrote:

I think they're supposed to be cheaper than a regular grocery so that's why the layout is quite basic.
I do find it very comfortable to shop there though.

amother

↑ Jade

Mon, Nov 25 2024, 5:02 pm

amother Snowflake wrote:

I think they're supposed to be cheaper than a regular grocery so that's why the layout is quite basic.
I do find it very comfortable to shop there though.

They do have very good prices

↑ Ruchi ↓

Tue, Nov 26 2024, 2:33 am

amother Jade wrote:

The store selling the linen also sell dishes, pots, cutlery, tablecloths, towels and dish towels.
Mobile Unlimited is there too.
KEZ will be joining aswell.
There's a fancy looking gift shop. Though, it's Hardly noticeable.
A jewellery store is on the way.

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↑ Ruchi ↓

Tue, Nov 26 2024, 2:38 am

amother Banana wrote:

Londoners! Let's hear your opinion! The first local experience in a mega supermarket and mall style

There aren't any חידושים really. I thought they'd be importing different items that are currently unavailable here.
Also, all chicken products are cheaper at Carmel across the street.

Those buying at Cost Shop are not impressed with the prices. However, I never shopped there to begin with.

amother

Black

Tue, Nov 26 2024, 3:54 am

I was underwhelmed by hype, I was told American style, I came from golders green and kosher kingdom is way better

↑ Ruchi ↓

Tue, Nov 26 2024, 4:15 am

amother Black wrote:

I was underwhelmed by hype, I was told American style, I came from golders green and kosher kingdom is way better

I agree 1000% with you, though KK has tonnes of stuff from OU, OK KOF K and other hechsherim which the majority of SH don't use.

amother

Dahlia ↓

Tue, Nov 26 2024, 5:15 am

amother OP wrote:

Customer toilets?

Yes there are! Just outside of Hype, down the stairs to the parking lot and there are mens and womens toilets.

↑ Ruchi ↓

Tue, Nov 26 2024, 5:24 am

amother Dahlia wrote:

Yes there are! Just outside of Hype, down the stairs to the parking lot and there are mens and womens toilets.

Gosh. How would one even know there are toilets if one doesn't use the car park? Is it not a bit spooky down there? I never particularly liked that car park area.

amother

↑ Dahlia

Tue, Nov 26 2024, 5:26 am

Ruchi wrote:

Gosh. How would one even know there are toilets if one doesn't use the car park? Is it not a bit spooky down there? I never particularly liked that car park area.

We don`t use the car park but my kids wanted to watch the boxes going down the conveyor belt to the parking lot on the day Hype opened and literally just down the stairs are the toilets. It`s not in the parking lot proper, it`s right at the bottom of the stairs. You need to go through another doorway to get to the parking lot. Really doesn`t feel spooky. Convenient to take my little freshly toilet trained son to the toilet when we are shopping on the hill and he suddenly becomes desperate!

↑ Ruchi

Tue, Nov 26 2024, 6:01 am

I really hope Hillwood and Hype do well. I know that the rent is astronomical for the stores.