Dunnes Stores to be sold

simu

thelordofcheese wrote: »

This makes the terrible assumption that anywhere in cork has class.

Hahaha. Pat yourself on the map, funny man. I'm not saying Cork is a rival to Paris or anything but the city centre has been smartened up considerably in recent years.

getz

asda check outs--the checkout operator greets the customer with a sorry to keep you waiting and can i pack your bags ;he/she must make eye contact ;after say thank you and goodbye--asda like other supermarkets in the uk ,employ a company who send round mystery shoppers who after going around the stores and check outs send in a report to the store on who has or hasent met the standard[points system] the manager them can go to the person who may not of reached the store standard and give him/her/them a warning--the yanks are coming also asda have a greeter at the entrance to say goodday/goodbye-not have a nice day

Raskolnikov

getz wrote: »

asda like other supermarkets in the uk ,employ a company who send round mystery shoppers who after going around the stores and check outs send in a report to the store on who has or hasent met the standard[points system] the manager them can go to the person who may not of reached the store standard and give him/her/them a warning

My fianceé works in Dunnes and has told me that this is already common practice in Dunnes and most retail stores. Mystery shoppers will also evaluate the cleanliness and organisation of the store. If it doesn't meet standards, it's the manager that will face the rap.

Alun

AARRRGH wrote: »

Maybe ASDA will introduce a policy where the till workers pack your bag for you.

Christ, I hope not. They'll get a taste of the back of my hand around their ears if they even try that. Pack your own bags you lazy sod.

Rozabeez

So I heard on some news channel there that it might be Walmart?

Rozabeez

Bond-007 wrote: »

I take dunnes staff will refuse if someone asks for a paper bag for their groceries?

Why would someone be refused? We're (Dunnes staff) more likely to double bag the paper one to prevent it ripping on the customer, than refuse them.

Steyr

getz wrote: »

also asda have a greeter at the entrance to say goodday/goodbye-not have a nice day

Otherwise known as "Security", thats what most stores do especially around Christmas, BT being one example.

I work in the Westside store and were busy enough and yeah Briarhill is a good store but building Knocknacarra was a waste of money IMO.

eirebhoy

There was a Dunnes Stores in Malaga when I was there in June. Didn't think they were outside of Ireland.

ejmaztec

eirebhoy wrote: »

There was a Dunnes Stores in Malaga when I was there in June. Didn't think they were outside of Ireland.

I think that there are also a few in England.

Lazairus

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Danger Danger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Watch high cost of a low price then you will understand that wallmart are crooks and support child labour.

they treat peops in china like slaves

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

so no i do not support asda wallmart takeover of dunnes, i think its a discrace if this happens . i know dunnes is bad. but asda wallmart . that would make me sick . theres a limit to low cost prices . every thing comes with hidden problems.

its time to start a petition ................................

ejmaztec

Steyr wrote: »

Otherwise known as "Security", thats what most stores do especially around Christmas, BT being one example.

I work in the Westside store and were busy enough and yeah Briarhill is a good store but building Knocknacarra was a waste of money IMO.

"have a nice day and spread 'em" - definitely the personal touch.

ejmaztec

Lazairus wrote: »

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Danger Danger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Watch high cost of a low price then you will understand that wallmart are crooks and support child labour.

they treat peops in china like slaves

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

so no i do not support asda wallmart takeover of dunnes, i think its a discrace if this happens . i know dunnes is bad. but asda wallmart . that would make me sick .

its time to start a petition ................................

Na. :P

Lazairus

not im not that serious, but thats irish peops attitude in general .dont ask questions now but complain later .

Corruptedmorals

Grocery checkout staff should pack the bags, they get to sit down. Us poor bastards on drapery tills have to stand. Reasonably confident about the future of Stephens Green Drapery, it outsells Henry Street, so I'd imagine it's definitely in the top 2 then? Also in the process of renovation!

Yeah there are Dunnes in Malaga, Andalucia, Coin and somewhere else in Spain. It's hilarious when you're checking stores for big winter coats and the Dunnes in Spain always have loads left.. There's ones in Liverpool, Yorkshire and a few other places too, and Scotland. None of them have a grocery.

Ponster

Rozabeez wrote: »

So I heard on some news channel there that it might be Walmart?

Walmart and ASDA are the same company.

I don't remember much changing in ASDA when they were taken over. Probably the same thing with Dunnes...

Our man in Havana

Rozabeez wrote: »

Why would someone be refused? We're (Dunnes staff) more likely to double bag the paper one to prevent it ripping on the customer, than refuse them.

Local store does. Plastic only for groceries, paper for hardware/drapery/homewares only.

OPENROAD

AARRRGH wrote: »

Maybe ASDA will introduce a policy where the till workers pack your bag for you. I don't understand why Dunnes workers refuse to put any items in your plastic bag.

I would rather pack my own bags, actually it annoys me when they do as they end up putting the bread in the bag and placing haevier items on top of the bread meaning the bread is ruined :mad:

OPENROAD

getz wrote: »

asda check outs--the checkout operator greets the customer with a sorry to keep you waiting and can i pack your bags ;he/she must make eye contact ;after say thank you and goodbye--asda like other supermarkets in the uk ,employ a company who send round mystery shoppers who after going around the stores and check outs send in a report to the store on who has or hasent met the standard[points system] the manager them can go to the person who may not of reached the store standard and give him/her/them a warning--the yanks are coming also asda have a greeter at the entrance to say goodday/goodbye-not have a nice day

Doesn't mean you will get the same kind of service in Ireland. Sadly customer service here is rather poor. M&S here has never been as good as M&S in the UK in terms of service and products.

Our man in Havana

OPENROAD wrote: »

I would rather pack my own bags, actually it annoys me when they do as they end up putting the bread in the bag and placing haevier items on top of the bread meaning the bread is ruined :mad:

Actually I would prefer if those charity baggers were banned from stores.

OPENROAD

Bond-007 wrote: »

Actually I would prefer if those charity baggers were banned from stores.

+1

Conor108

I heard it was Sainsburys. Course I was half-asleep at the time and probably just joined words in my head...

coco0981

FreedomJoe wrote: »

Galway alone has 6 Dunnes stores. 2 brand new ones.

You will see at least 4 of these closed down. Asda have no need for intown clothing stores. Chances are Debenhams will snap up a few of these type stores.

Doubt that tbh. heard that the reason for dunnes aggressive expansion policy in last 2/3 years was due to the fact that asda didn't want to take them last time as they didn't have a wide enough store network.

John Sheehy

Has the take over been confirmed?

BECAUSE a friend of mine works in Dunnes and was called in for a general staff meeting where they were told by the manager that the ASDA/Walmart take over was "bull****" and that the meeting was instead all the time to do with discussion over Christmas.

Which of course smacks of absolute horse****, I worked there for two years and never once was there a meeting to talk about Christmas. And it doesn't seem to be a "significant announcement"...

I wouldn't put it past Dunnes to lie to it's own workers to ensure they don't freak out about their jobs too early.

admiralofthefleet

they are doing exactly what roches stores did, ie. renovate stores then sell

Guy:Incognito

Lazairus wrote: »

not im not that serious, but thats irish peops attitude in general .dont ask questions now but complain later .

Ask questions about what?They are a private company who can sell to who they like. It's the joys of owning your own stuff.

OPENROAD wrote: »

I would rather pack my own bags, actually it annoys me when they do as they end up putting the bread in the bag and placing haevier items on top of the bread meaning the bread is ruined :mad:

These things are a pet peeve of mine, alone with them using their iron death grip when scanning the bread. They squeeze the pan till their fingers meet in the middle before lifting it.

peanuthead

what wrecks my head is when they hold the item just inches from the counter top, and then drop it.

"I dont want it now. I've changed me fuckin' mind"

jesus_thats_gre

Fratton Fred wrote: »

**** me, I wish I hadn't mentioned it now

I feel better that it has obviously been lost on everybody and not just me

billser

it has to be cheaper than what we are paying for stuff now, just go up north to asda to see the price rip off down here

ziggy

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ejmaztec

ziggy wrote: »

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Anything's better than those SuperValu "pretend" supermarkets, that all seem to be owned by some local fat bloke.

Our man in Havana

ejmaztec wrote: »

Anything's better than those SuperValu "pretend" supermarkets, that all seem to be owned by some local fat bloke.

+1

Agreed. You ever been to Kilkenny City?

ejmaztec

Bond-007 wrote: »

+1

Agreed. You ever been to Kilkenny City?

The journey would take much too long after having to take a detour round our own personal local fat bloke in Kerry - like a grounded Zeppelin, he is!

Our man in Havana

There are many supervalu empires around the country not just in Kerry. The local one here is on the county council. Handy for when a competitor tries to open up.

John Sheehy

John Sheehy wrote: »

BECAUSE a friend of mine works in Dunnes and was called in for a general staff meeting where they were told by the manager that the ASDA/Walmart take over was "bull****" and that the meeting was instead all the time to do with discussion over Christmas.

Which of course smacks of absolute horse****, I worked there for two years and never once was there a meeting to talk about Christmas. .

All the area managers do get together every year to plan ahead for christmas. They go over the previous years sales and set targets etc for the coming year. Happens every year.

ejmaztec

Bond-007 wrote: »

There are many supervalu empires around the country not just in Kerry. The local one here is on the county council. Handy for when a competitor tries to open up.

Yes, the SumoValu dynasties are well spread. Our man sobs on the phone to RGdata everytime he hears the word "Tesco" - they then do their damndest to block them, showing their concern for the poor consumers and how a big new Tesco store can only destroy the community, the very same community that SuperValu has fleeced supported over the years with its endless generosity, special offers, and coupons for three-legged coffee-tables!

mumhaabu

I'd love if Walmart came to Ireland and have everything under the one roof with Guns too. Man I love Walmart and the relativly hot lower class white chicks that work there for crap wages! I told the cashier one day that we have free health care, Minimum wage of €8.65 over $10, 20 days holidays and free education in Ireland as she could not believe it, she asked how to move there. This was in urban Utah in real Red America where such notions of Socialism are unheard of..... until Obama that was!

HughG

The new Dunnes will presumably try to get like Asda after copying M&S for years. Asda is not a good role model. Their range is awful (try reading a recipe and then buying the ingredients from Asda) and qualty is second to price. This looks a bad consumer moment.

ninty9er

I reckon the only big announcement to be made is that Margaret is retiring and the management will now be answerable to her son.

The family gets employment and a fortune in profits out of the company, why give it up?

The Roches I can kind of understand as they had another business for all the grandkids to transfer to, where would the Dunnes and Heffernans go?

Guy:Incognito

ninty9er wrote: »

I reckon the only big announcement to be made is that Margaret is retiring

Thats exactly the announcment btw. The whole asda thing came from someones imagination.

Corruptedmorals

I still think it might be sold, the Dunnes Head Office for the North and British Dunnes has been moved under Dublin control...ominous.

copacetic

Corruptedmorals wrote: »

I still think it might be sold, the Dunnes Head Office for the North and British Dunnes has been moved under Dublin control...ominous.

yep, that was in todays tribune. According to it, most observers think a sale of dunnes is a done deal.

Refresh

it would be such a shame

Our man in Havana

Why?

Anything that shakes up the retail scene is only a good thing.

ninty9er

Bond-007 wrote: »

Why?

Anything that shakes up the retail scene is only a good thing.

That's what they said when Debenhams took over Roches. I worked for both and I can only say It wasn't an improvement anyway, for staff or customers.

the_syco

God wrote: »

I think it's all a lie

You sure? Check this out!
http://www.dunnesstores.ie/news.php

Biggins

the_syco wrote: »

You sure? Check this out!
http://www.dunnesstores.ie/news.php

"Not Found

The requested URL /news.php was not found on this server."

the_syco

Biggins wrote: »

"Not Found

The requested URL /news.php was not found on this server."

Thought the "posted by God" would have given it away, but at least I got one

Biggins

the_syco wrote: »

Thought the "posted by God" would have given it away, but at least I got one

Curiosity got the better of me!
I've already killed the cat.

jaffa20

the_syco wrote: »

You sure? Check this out!
http://www.dunnesstores.ie/news.php

you my friend are a big LIAR!!!!! :pac::pac:

Dob74

copacetic wrote: »

yep, that was in todays tribune. According to it, most observers think a sale of dunnes is a done deal.

They probably want to sell, but they wont get top dollar the way the markets are. They could probably sell for a billion now but would of got 2 billion last year before the credit crunch.