I too would like some nice independent boutiques, but we live in SE23 not Knightsbridge. Anyway, Domino's is a franchise I think, so it may well be some local folks running it. I don't disagree with you that it would be nicer if it turned out to be a John Lewis or a Waitrose but it's a free country and if Domino's decide to go for it, then I think we just have to be magnanimous and thank them for their interest in our community. I know you'd prefer a restaurant, but there was one there and it closed - so not enough residents wanted to sit in and have pizza but Dominos think they might like takeaway more. That's the market working. In my book an occupied shop is better than an unoccupied one.