Easons going???

Mc Love

Was just going to say the same about the govt Berty, increasing taxes, taking the easy way out with cutbacks, why dont they do us all a favour and feck off

Mc Love

Tile Market gone bust

billy the squid

ninty9er wrote: »

City rates fell last year and didn't increase this year. It's still an issue, but if they didn't pay them you'd have to pay rates on your house.

city rates are going up by 2.8 percent this year.

county rates were frozen.

ninty9er

Berty wrote: »

Well like the government of this country they feel (i guess) that whilst the money is low to hike up rates and that will cure the problem.

The opposition controls Limerick City Council.;)

billy the squid wrote: »

city rates are going up by 2.8 percent this year.

county rates were frozen.

My bad....did they not fall in recent years though?

zuroph

sparkysrovers wrote: »

Tile Market gone bust

they've been struggling for years though, Im surprised they'd lasted this long.

Lunar_Wolf

Everything is closing down. Soon we will be doing sexual favors on the side for a sweet look at a pair of jeans.

ripperie

i paid 10k for tiles which tilemarket havent delivered. Any ideas?

Insect Overlord

Contact them directly?

Berty

I would imagine the parent company Menzies do not feel that Limerick is now a viable option as it may wish to concentrate on its stronger stores, Limerick not being one of them.

zuroph

oh dear god. when did you pay, and how much tiles were you buying?!?!

lasno

Berty wrote: »

I would imagine the parent company Menzies do not feel that Limerick is now a viable option as it may wish to concentrate on its stronger stores, Limerick not being one of them.

Menzies are the parent company of whom?

jahalpin

lasno wrote: »

Menzies are the parent company of whom?

Menzies don't have anything to do with Eason retail. They are only involved in a joint venture for the wholesale distribution of newspapers and magazines

Berty

jahalpin wrote: »

Menzies don't have anything to do with Eason retail. They are only involved in a joint venture for the wholesale distribution of newspapers and magazines

If you are interested you should read the December edition of Irish Retail News(Trade magazine) which tells us they have taken over 62% of all operations within Easons Ireland, UK, Scotland, Africa and Spain & Portugal.

It does not mention that it is only wholesale distribution.

lfc1892

Lunar_Wolf wrote: »

Everything is closing down. Soon we will be doing sexual favors on the side for a sweet look at a pair of jeans.

i'm screwed then, I believe I'm sexually repulsive. Ah well, I'll get out the potato sack..

jahalpin

Berty wrote: »

If you are interested you should read the December edition of Irish Retail News(Trade magazine) which tells us they have taken over 62% of all operations within Easons Ireland, UK, Scotland, Africa and Spain & Portugal.

It does not mention that it is only wholesale distribution.

Easons don't have operations in Scotland, Spain or Portugal

galwaybabe

baza1976 wrote: »

I can never understand this.. The city centre is becoming a ghost town but yet the city council hike up rates ( is that the same as rent??) people warn them every year that the rates are high but up they go.. Would it no make business sense to have lower rates and entice people back to the city centre???
Any opinions??

Is it looking like Galway? Greedy Galway

Berty

jahalpin wrote: »

Easons don't have operations in Scotland, Spain or Portugal

They do now they are a part of Menzies.

lasno

Not the retail part of Easons

Berty

lasno wrote: »

Not the retail part of Easons

Yes Wholesale not retail yet it still makes them part of the bigger group and must share their profits with the parent company which means that if one element of the business is not performing as well as the other(wholesale) then when it push comes to shove who do you think will go first?

The under-performer which in this case "could" be Limerick.

jahalpin

Berty wrote: »

Yes Wholesale not retail yet it still makes them part of the bigger group and must share their profits with the parent company which means that if one element of the business is not performing as well as the other(wholesale) then when it push comes to shove who do you think will go first?

The under-performer which in this case "could" be Limerick.

EM News Distribution is a joint venture company with Menzies. It is only involved in the wholesale distribution of news products. Menzies have no other involvement with Easons. Easons is still an independent company and is not owned in any way by Menzies

Menzies have no involvement in any retail businesses in either the UK or Ireland

Berty

jahalpin wrote: »

EM News Distribution is a joint venture company with Menzies. It is only involved in the wholesale distribution of news products. Menzies have no other involvement with Easons. Easons is still an independent company and is not owned in any way by Menzies

Menzies have no involvement in any retail businesses in either the UK or Ireland

Maybe you should pass this information onto the authors in Irish Retail News. I am only quoting from source.

highlydebased

For the record, Menzies are also an airline handling agent in Dublin and the UK, possibily further afield.

Berty

Here is the most recent rumour from the manager to my mother to me. Dont you just love rumours but this appears to be first hand information.

They are selling off much of their stock on excellent bargains for the imminent take over by WH Smith of the building.

Ok Easons gone but at least we will still have a similar retailer.

sioda

WH Smith would be cool Limerick needs a good bookshop. Its only when your out of the country and you see the likes of Borders or Chapters in the states or some of the larger WH Smiths and the value within them you realise how badly screwed we are getting for books.

Cost wise we must only be behind Australia on book cost its a joke

As Berty said a like for like take over wouldn't be that bad

talkingclock

Bookstores in Germany: good section of foreign books, chairs and sofas everywhere to sit down and browse the pile of books you might want to buy. Sometimes even with a coffee... And not just in the big chain stores.
Bookstores in Limerick: cramped, not a single chair, no amenities

Itsdacraic

Or places with a proper indexing system, where you can just search a title on a computer terminal and it will point you to shelf the book is on. Places like Borders are quality.

Rineanna

talkingclock wrote: »

Bookstores in Germany: good section of foreign books, chairs and sofas everywhere to sit down and browse the pile of books you might want to buy. Sometimes even with a coffee... And not just in the big chain stores.
Bookstores in Limerick: cramped, not a single chair, no amenities

Not exactly true; Easons have chair(s) downstairs in Limerick. There were two afaik. Big whoop, I know, but it's better than nothing.

I can't remember the name of the main bookstore in Waterford city centre, but it's class. Has a little café in the middle of the books where you can have a tea/coffee while browsing. It's a really nice bookstore.

Will be very sad if Easons go. That place, as cramped as it may be, is like an institution in Limerick cc. I always spend about an hour browsing in there whenever I'm in town. The staff are friendly as well, which is a novelty in Ireland at this stage.

cson

Waterstones is the one in Waterford iirc.

As for Easons, its a good stand but a very poor layout imo.

1huge1

Well as long as its a company like WH Smith taking it over I have no problem with it, Easons is nothing short of a rip off.

talkingclock

Rineanna wrote: »

Not exactly true; Easons have chair(s) downstairs in Limerick. There were two afaik. Big whoop, I know, but it's better than nothing.

I apologize! You're right! Easons appears in a completely different light now