Nour Cash and Carry
Grocery store · Brixton ·
Vast international foods, spices, and produce; open daily
Vast international foods, spices, and produce; open daily
"A Brixton-based cash-and-carry business representative of immigrant-run enterprises that have faced displacement or damage from redevelopment and urban 'regeneration' projects." - Sean Wyer
"A longstanding community food shop in Brixton that was threatened with eviction during the pandemic and was not covered by the lease forfeiture moratorium; its situation illustrates how powerful market managers and landlords have pushed to change the makeup of local retail real estate, putting deep-rooted, community-serving businesses at risk even where broader pandemic-related protections exist." - Ellie Krupnick
"A Brixton cash-and-carry that faced a threatened eviction during the pandemic by its landlord, Hondo Enterprises, but successfully fought to remain in the market on a new lease; it is cited as a comparable case highlighting how small, community-serving traders have had to contest landlord actions during COVID-19." - James Hansen
"An independent establishment that became a focal point in local fights over redevelopment after it was threatened with demolition to make way for infrastructure, later being saved; its story is invoked as an example of how community venues can be imperiled by urban renewal and redevelopment pressures." - Angela Hui
"A long-standing market grocer that has served Brixton’s Caribbean and West African communities for around two decades, known for stocking affordable staples not found in major supermarkets—cassava, yam, saltfish and ackee—that are essential to local diets. The shop became the focus of a heated community campaign after receiving an eviction notice in January, with critics arguing the timing during the COVID-19 pandemic was a moral issue even if legally permitted; the owners had continued to pay rent and were not covered by the government’s lease-forfeiture moratorium. Campaigners challenged the landlord’s stated need to site a new power substation in the unit (a claim UK Power Networks and local councillors disputed), objected to a proposed smaller, more expensive replacement unit with a short lease, and protested proposed wider redevelopment plans—including a looming 20-storey scheme nearby that campaigners say tokenises the area’s Jamaican heritage. After sustained pressure, a new agreement secures a long, affordable lease, delays any forced move until a suitable unit is ready, and allows the landlord to begin installing a new power substation in the current space intended to support all 50 market traders; the outcome is widely read as a victory for local organising amid wider concerns about gentrification and rent-driven displacement in the area." - James Hansen
