I miss Zavvi....

gunner11

KFC is awful, u'd swear they count the chips they put on ur tray their so mean. Burger King all the way 4 me (theres nothing like dining with kings!)

come to mention it, a proper subway wouldnt go astray in there either. (costa coffee in all fairness? )

darc

Champion Sports was unavailable for comment last week on industry speculation that it was in talks about a possible disposal of the group to UK sportswear retailer JD Sports. Champion was bought by a consortium of businessmen, including Bernard Somers and Terry Sweeney, in 2007 from property developer Paddy McKillen and retailer Paul McGlade for a reported €60m.


Its possible that they want to close non performing stores before any sale!

road_high

I wouldn't mind if it became a JD sports actually. I find it very good value indeed.

just-wonderin

just seen on the kilkenny borough web site that mac donagh junction have been granted permission for fastfood/pizza restraunt to open beside the bowling alley, anyone know what it might be

JohnMc1

I noticed Gloria Jean's was closed today.

Raze_them_all

just-wonderin wrote: »

just seen on the kilkenny borough web site that mac donagh junction have been granted permission for fastfood/pizza restraunt to open beside the bowling alley, anyone know what it might be

Doomed to fail going on mcdunagh junctions brief history!

Firetrap

JohnMc1 wrote: »

I noticed Gloria Jean's was closed today.

Really? I'm not surprised to be honest. How any of those places manage to stay open is beyond me.

xOxSinéadxOx

Podge2k7 wrote: »

Whats wrong with the one in KK at the moment?

it's in the middle of nowhere that's what

highgiant1985 wrote: »

haha so would you be impressed if a guy bought you to KFC on a date?

no because intially they wouldn't know how much I love KFC so it would just be weird

gunner11 wrote: »

KFC is awful, u'd swear they count the chips they put on ur tray their so mean. Burger King all the way 4 me (theres nothing like dining with kings!)

come to mention it, a proper subway wouldnt go astray in there either. (costa coffee in all fairness? )

it's not about the chips though, it's about the chicken, mmmmmm

Nightwish

Yeah, keep telling yourself its chicken...

road_high

Firetrap wrote: »

Really? I'm not surprised to be honest. How any of those places manage to stay open is beyond me.

Same here. I'm shocked they lasted that long tbh. A more pointless coffee place you could not find!

JohnMc1

Firetrap wrote: »

Really? I'm not surprised to be honest. How any of those places manage to stay open is beyond me.

Yes. It was even closed today. I actually thought Quigleys would be the first to go.

Firetrap

Quigleys serve something resembling food so they might last that bit longer.

fabbydabby

just-wonderin wrote: »

just seen on the kilkenny borough web site that mac donagh junction have been granted permission for fastfood/pizza restraunt to open beside the bowling alley, anyone know what it might be

That's EXACTLY what we need. Frankly, I really don't think that there is anywhere near enough selection pizza-wise in this town.

With only Mizoni's, The Roma, Extreme Pizza, Domino's, Joe's, Milano, Del Papa, Uncle Sam's, Supermac's, PHQ, The one on Rose Inn Street, The Italian Connection, The one across from the Italian Connection, Key Largo.. Kilkenny is in Desperate need of somewhere else you can get a pizza.:rolleyes:

lt_cmdr_worf

JohnMc1 wrote: »

I noticed Gloria Jean's was closed today.

The one in Athlone is still open......and looking for new staff

Firetrap

Here's a novel idea. What about somewhere where you can go in and sit down for a cavery meal of a lunchtime? There's nothing up that end of town really unless you like pizza or burger 'n chips.

road_high

Firetrap wrote: »

Here's a novel idea. What about somewhere where you can go in and sit down for a cavery meal of a lunchtime? There's nothing up that end of town really unless you like pizza or burger 'n chips.

What I have been saying all along. Look at the Kilkenny Cafe/Bewleys in the Market Cross; good, fresh food and reasonable value. And they do offers now and then. The place is always busy any time I go in so that says it all.

fitzyshea

Any time Ive gone to KK Ive dropped into the shopping centre and its always very quiet. Ill be surprised if more shops dont close in the coming months there. They defo need to get something fast food in there like Whitewater in Newbridge the food court there is much better. Problem is will it get the people.
Also what is the story with Dunnes in KK? M and S would have been a better option there than another Dunnes.

gunner11

fitzyshea wrote: »

Any time Ive gone to KK Ive dropped into the shopping centre and its always very quiet. Ill be surprised if more shops dont close in the coming months there. They defo need to get something fast food in there like Whitewater in Newbridge the food court there is much better. Problem is will it get the people.
Also what is the story with Dunnes in KK? M and S would have been a better option there than another Dunnes.

well doh!!:D,

the thing about whitewater is u actually have a choice of food - healthy or fast-food. mcdonagh just reckons everyone is on the special k waistline challenge.

For what its worth, i reckon a tesco would be more successful in kk than an m&s, but its not gonna happen in a hurry in that shopping centre anyhows cos i think dunnes own their unit there. if it did happen, its highly likely that a price war would result in town.

road_high

Yea Whitewater has BK, Abrakebra among others. The MacDonagh one is just bloody pretentious, typical Kilkenny effort, thinking it's a cut above yet doomed to failure!

JohnMc1

lt_cmdr_worf wrote: »

The one in Athlone is still open......and looking for new staff

I'm amazed it closed [though they still haven't emptied the place yet] It seemed to be doing good business.

What is Weapons? I see they are taking up the ex-Zaavi unit in August.

road_high

Never of them in my life but seems a pretty stupid name..i'm hoping it's a C/DVD Store

road_high

Here's our answer; Arts Week Expo in the former Zavvi store ...yawn;

http://www.macdonaghjunction.com/KILKENNY_ARTS_WEEK/KILKENNY_ARTS_WEEK.1146.html

road_high

I see the Bag store is gone, as is of course Tom Tailor. The Londis has moved to a smaller but better place outlet near the K-Bowl.

With the right mix of shops this place could do very well I think. They badly need somewhere with ordinary food- even McDonalds for gods sake. Not those pretentious coffee holes.

I like Eddie Rocketts but it's just too expensive; I just don't see the logic in spending €14 on chips, burger and a drink for one. Unless they did special offers which they don't seem to bother doing, so I won't bother going in. Can get a far better meal in Ripleys for around the same money. So go figure..

Raze_them_all

mfitzy wrote: »

I see the Bag store is gone, as is of course Tom Tailor. The Londis has moved to a smaller but better place outlet near the K-Bowl.

With the right mix of shops this place could do very well I think. They badly need somewhere with ordinary food- even McDonalds for gods sake. Not those pretentious coffee holes.

I like Eddie Rocketts but it's just too expensive; I just don't see the logic in spending €14 on chips, burger and a drink for one. Unless they did special offers which they don't seem to bother doing, so I won't bother going in. Can get a far better meal in Ripleys for around the same money. So go figure..

Wow....definately going there this weekend before i start my diet again...I forgot how good that place is

JohnMc1

mfitzy wrote: »

I see the Bag store is gone, as is of course Tom Tailor. The Londis has moved to a smaller but better place outlet near the K-Bowl.

They've been gone for awhile now. They closed up with a sign that said they were closed for stock taking and then a few days later everything in there was taken out.

Londis' move was smart because it will attract more people from the street.

Firetrap

It's all down to location, location, location.

road_high

Remember Phase II was supposed to incorporate a hotel...still think that would do well there. On ice obviously now.

JohnMc1

mfitzy wrote: »

Remember Phase II was supposed to incorporate a hotel...still think that would do well there. On ice obviously now.

LOL. I have a feeling there is plenty of vacant apartments up there as well. So opening a hotel will be a disaster for them.

fabbydabby

Yeah your head would be melted if you'd bought one of the dear ones wouldnt it? They had a fire-sale not long after when they knocked tens of thousands off some of them.

Ah well!

Lord Derpington

Has anyone seen the sign in Zaviis' window?

WEAPONS opening August 7th!

Very intresting eh, possibly a proper airsoft store?

Ollchailin

greenfly wrote: »

Has anyone seen the sign in Zaviis' window?

WEAPONS opening August 7th!

Very intresting eh, possibly a proper airsoft store?

Afraid not, it's an exhibition for the Arts Festival (which I'm all for supporting and all, but a suitable replacement for Zavvi would be welcome in that space).

Anyway, this is what will be on show:

BLAISE SMITH - WEAPONS
Exhibition in former Zavvi Store 07/08/09 - 16/08/09 from 10:00am to 6:00pm
Weapons obsess western society. They appear relentlessly on television and in the media. We are martial, whether we like it or not. As a painter, an observer, Kilkenny artist, Blaise Smith believes we have a duty to look closely at something that is central to society. He has done the looking for you. Blaise Smith was granted unprecedented access to the Army's weapons and made 14 paintings of different forms of weapon, including the soldiers themselves.


There will also be a sideshow of other current work.

Raze_them_all

greenfly wrote: »

Has anyone seen the sign in Zaviis' window?

WEAPONS opening August 7th!

Very intresting eh, possibly a proper airsoft store?

Highly doubt it, especially as barely anyone down here knows what airsoft is, It's even less probable as the cost of rent is bleeding massive and the demand wouldn be here

Lord Derpington

Ollchailin wrote: »

BLAISE SMITH - WEAPONS
Exhibition in former Zavvi Store 07/08/09 - 16/08/09 from 10:00am to 6:00pm
Weapons obsess western society. They appear relentlessly on television and in the media. We are martial, whether we like it or not. As a painter, an observer, Kilkenny artist, Blaise Smith believes we have a duty to look closely at something that is central to society. He has done the looking for you. Blaise Smith was granted unprecedented access to the Army's weapons and made 14 paintings of different forms of weapon, including the soldiers themselves.


There will also be a sideshow of other current work.

Ah balls, thats the end of that happy thought then...

Thinking about it, why didnt HMV buy over the Zavii in Kilkenny? Didnt they buy over most other stores 19 if i remember correct all others except for Cork cos there is one down the road from the old Zavii or Virgin

Raze_them_all

greenfly wrote: »

Ah balls, thats the end of that happy thought then...

Thinking about it, why didnt HMV buy over the Zavii in Kilkenny? Didnt they buy over most other stores 19 if i remember correct all others except for Cork cos there is one down the road from the old Zavii or Virgin

pretty sure they only bought 5 or 6, open to correction though

Lord Derpington

Raze_them_all wrote: »

pretty sure they only bought 5 or 6, open to correction though

Wikipedia wrote:

HMV purchased 19 Zavvi stores to be merged into the HMV chain. Former managing director Simon Douglas and business partner Les Whitfield purchased five of the stores to form Head Entertainment.[5] On 2 March 2009, The Hut Group relaunched the Zavvi website.[6]

Link

Seems it was 19 in all think you right doh most of those were in the UK so there was probably only 5 bought up here

fabbydabby

That exhibition looks interesting though.

Stephen

fabbydabby wrote: »

Yeah your head would be melted if you'd bought one of the dear ones wouldnt it? They had a fire-sale not long after when they knocked tens of thousands off some of them.

Ah well!

They were throwing in free parking spaces a few months back too, I think they used to charge about 20k for one of those!

JohnMc1

fabbydabby wrote: »

Yeah your head would be melted if you'd bought one of the dear ones wouldnt it? They had a fire-sale not long after when they knocked tens of thousands off some of them.

Ah well!

You would feel like a right fool that's for sure. Where those apartnents rentals or ones you buy by any chance?

fabbydabby

I am not sure I follow... they were all for sale originally if that's what you mean, with car parking extra.

Then in the second half of last year if my memory serves me correctly they slashed the prices to get rid of them, but not before some had been sold at a premium.

Negative equity-alicious!

Firetrap

Even at that I have my doubts as to how many of them are occupied.

PhilipMarlowe

New shop called "Weapons" apparently to open this friday according to a banner in the Zavvi window yesterday.
Between that and a Pawn shop opening on John Street, Kilkenny has now officially got it made... (site of the old map shop, as if that wasn't a sign of the times)

fabbydabby

Pretty sure Weapons is an exhibition of weapons themed art, as opposed to a shop actually selling weapons....

Captain Havoc

fabbydabby wrote: »

Pretty sure Weapons is an exhibition of weapons themed art, as opposed to a shop actually selling weapons....

Correct, here it is: http://www.blaisesmith.com/weapons/

Threadhead

Is there really going to be a pawn shop on John Street? It'll be pimps and crack ho's next. Or an actual Weapons shop.

At least O'Gorman's is getting a lick of paint at the moment. That'll help brighten John Street up a bit.

Captain Havoc

Threadhead wrote: »

Is there really going to be a pawn shop on John Street? It'll be pimps and crack ho's next. Or an actual Weapons shop.

At least O'Gorman's is getting a lick of paint at the moment. That'll help brighten John Street up a bit.

Pawn shop already there.

Raze_them_all

Threadhead wrote: »

Is there really going to be a pawn shop on John Street? It'll be pimps and crack ho's next. Or an actual Weapons shop.

At least O'Gorman's is getting a lick of paint at the moment. That'll help brighten John Street up a bit.

cos they're not in Kilkenny already

road_high

Firetrap wrote: »

Even at that I have my doubts as to how many of them are occupied.

I think they sold them off at Half price there last Autumn or thereabouts. I thought at the time there was huge interest and they sold out fairly quickly.

Must be an absolute sickener for those that payed full whack for them initially.

Ollchailin

Jesus but those lads with the feckin moisturisers/cleansers or whatever there on the stand outside River Island are a pain in the neck. You just know as you're approaching them that they're going to be all up in your face "would you like to try blah blah...". Eh, no, I just want to go to Dunnes actually, no moisturiser required. I know they're only trying to earn a living, but they're very insistent which is just too much. After I had said "no thank you" yesterday, he said "can I just have a look at your nails, do you paint them???" as I walked away a la someone trying to avoid a stalker.

GO AWAY!!

It would nearly put me off walking down that way anymore, only really go into TKMaxx anyway so I'll just go to River Island when I'm in Dublin or something!!

cobrastarship

Ollchailin wrote: »

Jesus but those lads with the feckin moisturisers/cleansers or whatever there on the stand outside River Island are a pain in the neck. You just know as you're approaching them that they're going to be all up in your face "would you like to try blah blah...". Eh, no, I just want to go to Dunnes actually, no moisturiser required. I know they're only trying to earn a living, but they're very insistent which is just too much. After I had said "no thank you" yesterday, he said "can I just have a look at your nails, do you paint them???" as I walked away a la someone trying to avoid a stalker.

GO AWAY!!

It would nearly put me off walking down that way anymore, only really go into TKMaxx anyway so I'll just go to River Island when I'm in Dublin or something!!

ya there some pain in the ass they where the same ones that where there in xmas 08 pain in the ass