Mac Donagh Station Shopping Centre

Silverscott

road_high wrote: »

What's the story with old Hmv unit? Appears to be in the process of clearing it out at the moment? Anyone know?

Heard Jack Jones. Hopefully it will be a mans shop anyway.

Arawn

Is it not going to be the hmv and xtra vision store since they merged?

Silverscott

Arawn wrote: »

Is it not going to be the hmv and xtra vision store since they merged?

Sure are DVDS and CDS a thing of the past now ?

road_high

Silverscott wrote: »

Heard Jack Jones. Hopefully it will be a mans shop anyway.

Recently pulled out of the Market Cross despite being a busy enough store. MacDonagh Junction holds the bigger sway in town now. Big shop for a Jack jones.

road_high

Arawn wrote: »

Is it not going to be the hmv and xtra vision store since they merged?

Don't think they merged. HMV closed their business in the ROI.

Silverscott

road_high wrote: »

Recently pulled out of the Market Cross despite being a busy enough store. MacDonagh Junction holds the bigger sway in town now. Big shop for a Jack jones.

I know its big. But maybe it could be hard to fill and empty units look out of place, but mac has greatly improved over past two years on the empty unit situation.

Arawn

road_high wrote: »

Don't think they merged. HMV closed their business in the ROI.

Well bought.

linny

be great to see golden disc open up there

Autosport

Good to see shops opening and not closing

linny

hopefully something opening soon,

Silverscott

Jack Jones and will be the biggest one in ireland.

linny

that's great, what will happen to the old store in the other shopping centre

Wimbago

Silverscott wrote: »

I know its big. But maybe it could be hard to fill and empty units look out of place, but mac has greatly improved over past two years on the empty unit situation.

It's great to see alright. Shame they don't offer free parking for 30 minutes (even 15 minutes sometimes).

Glad to hear Jack and Jones opening up there too. The shop in Wexford is excellent, it's about 1.5 the size of the Market Cross shop

linny

just down about town earlier and had wonder about mac donagh junction, there is a lot of work going on in the old HMV store ok the whole shop is gutted out,

Autosport

Building happening in a few shops in Market Cross aswell, its good to see

Silverscott

Jack Jones is to open near end of september and also a kids clothes shop opposite it. No Name i think its called.

linny

Silverscott wrote: »

Jack Jones is to open near end of september and also a kids clothes shop opposite it. No Name i think its called.

jack and jones new flagship store will open on the 29th of sept

Silverscott

linny wrote: »

jack and jones new flagship store will open on the 29th of sept

Was'nt to far off was i ? Ta

linny

just seen this article on the Kilkenny people web site, http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/kilkenny-news/marion-acreman-appointed-new-manager-of-macdonagh-junction-shopping-centre-kilkenny-1-5436423 there is mention of a new Music / Entertainment offering wonder could this be HMV making a come back

road_high

linny wrote: »

just seen this article on the Kilkenny people web site, http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/kilkenny-news/marion-acreman-appointed-new-manager-of-macdonagh-junction-shopping-centre-kilkenny-1-5436423 there is mention of a new Music / Entertainment offering wonder could this be HMV making a come back

Well Jack Jones have the old HMV store. Reckon if they had waited HMV may have come back under Hilco. There's only one other vacant unit directly across from that, too small for a HMV type shop. Apart from that, the place is full. Unless they're gettign rid of the GoodsShed Market which appears to be an utter flop. Assume the "low" rents didn't stay low very long and everyone bailed out quickly for that reason.

PaulKK

road_high wrote: »

Well Jack Jones have the old HMV store. Reckon if they had waited HMV may have come back under Hilco. There's only one other vacant unit directly across from that, too small for a HMV type shop. Apart from that, the place is full. Unless they're gettign rid of the GoodsShed Market which appears to be an utter flop. Assume the "low" rents didn't stay low very long and everyone bailed out quickly for that reason.

I'd say they don't get the footfall in there, and the units are very small also.

If you're in the car park you wouldn't even think of wandering out there for a look.

linny

is there not a kids clothes shop going into the shop across from the old HMV, the only other place it could go would be in where stone house books were, that would suit a music store, and its over two floors

linny

Name it kids clothes shop have Kilkenny listed on there web site for unit 28 mac donagh junction, http://nameit.com/find-store/ni-store-locator,en_GB,sc.html

Silverscott

linny wrote: »

Name it kids clothes shop have Kilkenny listed on there web site for unit 28 mac donagh junction, http://nameit.com/find-store/ni-store-locator,en_GB,sc.html

Yeah i heard Name IT were taking the spot opposite Jack Jones.
But will it affect sales in a long established store in kilkenny that already sells this make.

femur61

Silverscott wrote: »

Yeah i heard Name IT were taking the spot opposite Jack Jones.
But will it affect sales in a long established store in kilkenny that already sells this make.

I love this brand where else sells it in Kilkenny?

foxcoverteddy

Are we not watching the fragmentation of the Kilkenny shopping scene, the arcade in high st virtually empty, market cross despite some resurgence of a couple of shops, what will the eventual outcome of the supervalu take over of superquinn, can it regenerate custom?
It is great to see Macdonagh taking off despite some short comings especially the car park.
we have the mart to come, what will that do to our city, who will be the anchor tenant? The real money is on the one who is going to give the council money to develop the road system from Vicar st, something that is opposed by many.
It seems anything can happen in Kilkenny or Carlow perhaps?

linny

femur61 wrote: »

I love this brand where else sells it in Kilkenny?

winstons have this brand in Kilkenny also

linny

foxcoverteddy wrote: »

Are we not watching the fragmentation of the Kilkenny shopping scene, the arcade in high st virtually empty, market cross despite some resurgence of a couple of shops, what will the eventual outcome of the supervalu take over of superquinn, can it regenerate custom?
It is great to see Macdonagh taking off despite some short comings especially the car park.
we have the mart to come, what will that do to our city, who will be the anchor tenant? The real money is on the one who is going to give the council money to develop the road system from Vicar st, something that is opposed by many.
It seems anything can happen in Kilkenny or Carlow perhaps?

The arcade on the high street is to become games arcade just waiting on final piece of planning to come, as for market cross I don't think its doing to bad always seem to be something new coming in there, never liked super Quinn so looking forward to having a second super valu in town, as for parking in mac donagh 2euro for 3 hours is great, and the mart site hopefully one day it will be developed when this new road finally get done and ring road is completed

road_high

linny wrote: »

The arcade on the high street is to become games arcade just waiting on final piece of planning to come, as for market cross I don't think its doing to bad always seem to be something new coming in there, never liked super Quinn so looking forward to having a second super valu in town, as for parking in mac donagh 2euro for 3 hours is great, and the mart site hopefully one day it will be developed when this new road finally get done and ring road is completed

Have to say I feel the exact opposite! Super value is ok, but the one in Loughboy has done a lot of damage to my perception of them. I think of poor service, out of date food and worst of all constant till "mistakes" (especially on special offers, I gave up shopping there).
Maybe they are different elsewhere and I have been to some good Super valu stores but Caulfields are very average.

Autosport

What I don't like sbout MacDonagh is the price of the underground car park €2 for 3 hours is great but when you only spend 20 mins and still have to pay €2 its ridiculous. Most places have an upto 1 hour price so that my main reason for not going there.