35 new Aldi Stores announced

Lollipops23

i think it's wonderful news-job creation is job creation, no matter if it's big or small. Also, all the VAT on items stays in ireland,does it not?and the food is grand, you can't even tell the difference between Aldi/Lidl meats and Dunnes meat!

Alun

Lollipops23 wrote: »

and the food is grand, you can't even tell the difference between Aldi/Lidl meats and Dunnes meat!

Yes, you can. I find the meat in Lidl better than that in Dunnes, actually

Climate Expert

and dont forget that all the profits will be sent back to germany

Ok a bit of reality here. What happens when an Irish shop makes a profit? Where does that profit go? It goes to shareholders or sits in a bank somewhere to fund future growth.
A company pays tax on its profits and that goes to all of us regardless. So it makes no difference whether you choose to shop in an Irish or German owned shop.

dahamsta

Climate Expert wrote: »

Ok a bit of reality here. What happens when an Irish shop makes a profit? Where does that profit go? It goes to shareholders or sits in a bank somewhere to fund future growth.
A company pays tax on its profits and that goes to all of us regardless. So it makes no difference whether you choose to shop in an Irish or German owned shop.

Of course it makes a difference ffs. Corporate tax is only part of the taxation puzzle, and a very small one too in Ireland. Ever hear of income tax?

Antrim_Man

Back to my original post. Anyone here of an Aldi store for South Dublin/North Wicklow area yet??

Climate Expert

DaMelodrama wrote: »

Of course it makes a difference ffs. Corporate tax is only part of the taxation puzzle, and a very small one too in Ireland. Ever hear of income tax?

And how is the income tax situation any different here?

Assuming we have an Irish owned Aldi type store of course. But you are probably talking about protecting your overpriced and overstaffed Super Valu type operation.

holly1

I live in a small town in Kildare population of around 5000/6000.We have Aldi,Lidl,Tesco Express,Londis,Centra and Supervalu,and only recently our Aldi was extended and is mad busy,much busyer than Lidl.Supervalu has been badly hit but they are absoutly mad expensive,Tesco is a very untidy and never seems to have a manager around,badley stocked,expensive.Londis not bad.Centra expensive.I keep trying to shop in Aldi/Lidl but end up going back to Supervalu for bits and spending more in the long run.

Antrim_Man

Anybody got a list of locations for these new stores yet??

Cabaal

I know Aldi are looking to open a store in Callan Co Kilkenny....least so says the paper and the planning application,

foggy_lad

gblh21 wrote: »

I heard talk of Clifden, Kells and Longford???????

they opened one in longford few years ago