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Ben's Mini Mart. Closed or getting refitted?

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  • 20-04-2009 10:50pm
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    skibum
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    Is Ben's mini mart closed for good or is it getting a refit? Place seems to be getting gutted today. Always found the staff to be very pleasant there.


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    foxy06
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    Closed I'm afraid.


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    Lil' Smiler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭Lil' Smiler


    Where is Bens Mini Mart? Or where was it even?


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    mikedragon32
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    Lil' Smiler wrote: »
    Where is Bens Mini Mart? Or where was it even?
    Opposite the Everest Center, just up a bit from Superquinn as you head north.


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    foxy06
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    There is talk of it being taken over by someone else but the previous owners have shut up shop. I think the CostCutters in the new building on the sunnybank was the nail in the coffin.


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    memorex
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    Anyone hear anything about a similar fate for Superquinn in Bray? Heard this from a teacher friend in Bray. Mods pls delete if necessary as I don't want to scaremonger if this is total cr4p.


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    Lil' Smiler
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    There's been rumours about superquinn for the last few years. They let some people ago a few weeks back i thought?


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    memorex
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    Jeez - that sucks. I do remember thinking that the staff were pretty grumpy for a few weeks there at the end of March/April. I imagine the other shops in the centre rely on the trade superquinn generates.


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    foxy06
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    Been hearing that about Superquinn for years but it's always packed so don't know if it will be going.

    Update on Bens is it is being reopened under new ownership very soon and will be a discount type store as well as papers/cigarettes/sweets ect.


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    skibum
    Registered Users Posts: 2,071 ✭✭✭skibum


    Was in Bens today, good to see a small local shop reopen under new managment. Staff seemed nice enough, which is a bonus. hope they do well.


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    The Real B-man
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    skibum wrote: »
    Was in Bens today, good to see a small local shop reopen under new managment. Staff seemed nice enough, which is a bonus. hope they do well.

    Drove past it today tbh id say Costcutter in time will be the nail in the coffin i could be wrong!


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    foxy06
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    Only thing about costcutters is there is no parking outside. I know there is parking underneath but the lazy people among us, me included, would rather just pull in somewhere and fly in and out.


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