Stores opening or re-opening in Sligo

Basq

prodsc wrote: »

ARGENTO!

Had a look in the other day and saw red-brick walls.. wouldn't be Argento's style I would have thought..

Bebo stunnah

Spotted a sign up on the window of the premises next to Higgins' pharmacy. Some 'fix 'i' place, assume it's a phone fixing place? Wards seems to be moving to the old McGuires shop next door. Not sure if anyone mentioned Mountain Warehouse opened up in the old Stauntons Intersport shop. If it's the same shop as the one in Blanchardstown, it'll be a great addition to the place, good quality, cheap walking/hiking kit!

prodsc

Basq wrote: »

Had a look in the other day and saw red-brick walls.. wouldn't be Argento's style I would have thought..

Sign outside and branding inside on the red brick walls inside. They were to expand the shop on Market st but must have run into problems as next door has been boarded up after initial work. Didn't opposition open up in O'Connell st..might have an influence too!

FoxyVixen

Work going on inside the old Cadeaux building beside Video City. No signs yet of what it might be though.

Andy From Sligo

FoxyVixen wrote: »

Work going on inside the old Cadeaux building beside Video City. No signs yet of what it might be though.

good little newsagents shop that was for many years

worlds goodest teecher

Camile Thai?

Speedwell

worlds goodest teecher wrote: »

Camile Thai?

That space is so small. I would be shocked.

worlds goodest teecher

Speedwell wrote: »

That space is so small. I would be shocked.

The old Adelaide maybe? It was supposed to open at the end of August. No work started in the lower unit. And I agree it's very small.

worlds goodest teecher

I wonder if the kitchen will be in the old nightclub and the seat area in the smaller unit? Maybe that's the work that was going on at the entrance to the nightclub, fire exit and fireproofing

ShazGV

FoxyVixen wrote: »

Work going on inside the old Cadeaux building beside Video City. No signs yet of what it might be though.

Sign up on the outside at the weekend says it's a shoe shop.

tomhenryford

ShazGV wrote: »

Sign up on the outside at the weekend says it's a shoe shop.

Saw it today, Una Donna or something, Italian and does kids as well.

prodsc

Insomnia looking for staff in Sligo...where is that gonna be??

sligoblue

prodsc wrote: »

Insomnia looking for staff in Sligo...where is that gonna be??

Where the men's shop used to be on the street corner of Quay St shopping centre on Wine St.

Andy From Sligo

ShazGV wrote: »

Sign up on the outside at the weekend says it's a shoe shop.

nooooo perleeze not another shoe shop!

drdidlittle

Andy From Sligo wrote:

nooooo perleeze not another shoe shop!

At least its not another cafe

dingding

prodsc wrote: »

Insomnia looking for staff in Sligo...where is that gonna be??

drdidlittle wrote: »

At least its not another cafe

mcgiggles

Vlove wrote: »

Seems like work is going on between Claire's Accessories & Vodafone in Johnson's court!

Is that where Quiz is? (Womens clothing shop - they have another in Menarys in Carrick)

Vlove

We are really outrun by clothes shops, restaurants, cafes, jewellery stores, pharamacies and pubs in sligo. There should really be more varieties here as well as Dublin. They have everything up there!

red sean

Vlove wrote: »

We are really outrun by clothes shops, restaurants, cafes, jewellery stores, pharamacies and pubs in sligo. There should really be more varieties here as well as Dublin. They have everything up there!

They also have a population of 2 million.
So what else do you propose thats missing?

Vlove

red sean wrote: »

They also have a population of 2 million.
So what else do you propose thats missing?

Well we don't have much stores such as game shops, M&S, Starbucks, comic shops.

Mint Sauce

Vlove wrote: »

Well we don't have much stores such as game shops, M&S, Starbucks, comic shops.

We have had games and comic shops, both closed, and already have 2 Costas.

Take your point on a M&S though.

Basq

Vlove wrote: »

Well we don't have much stores such as game shops, M&S, Starbucks, comic shops.

We somewhat do have a Starbucks.. well, the coffee.. in the IT.

Andy From Sligo

I have no solutions on this one its tricky. I do like shopping in sligo but part of me think it is uninspiring with so many businesses doing the same thing, and then I get excited when I hear something new is opening up... only to be shot down to earth and think to myself "we already have one of them similar shops/businesses in the town already or already loads of them already in the town)

I do feel Sligo town (when its announced that a new shop is opening up) should have more of a variety but do you know what if you were to put me on the spot nd say "come on then andy - what?" - my mind would go blank and I wouldnt be able to give you an answer or answers... but there definately something(s) Sligo are missing in the way of retail shops etc , as I say I cannot put my finger on it.

I do know the odd few times when I have gone out of Sligo to shop in other counties towns I have though or said "Now why cant Sligo have one of these?" or think "Why cant Sligo do this" - but i never write it down or make a note of it and then it goes out of my head.

- But then again I am not a retail expert, I am looking at it from a customer/consumer view - plus the powers that be are hardly going to turn down someone and say "no thanks, we already have one of those (3 of those) already in the town so we are rejecting your application, no obviously they are gonna bite their hand off and just be grateful of any extra businesses that want to set up shop in town.

It does make you wonder sometimes though that for such a small town as sligo and the small footfall it gets at times (sometimes i have been in the town centre and it like a Ghost town with staff in shops bored waiting for customers to come in! - and i'm not talking at off peak times I am talking about in the daytime when by rights they should be really busy with customers - of course the big name Penney's and dunnes and tesco and the like are busy, Im not talking about them) but the shops or eating establishments where there are duplicates/triplicates or more I think how on earth do they make enough money between them to actually stay open!

Kettleson

Shops will only open and stay open if they have a sustained demand for the product they are selling. That is why we have what we have, and even those shops struggle to stay open with so much competition from other provincial towns and the internet.

prodsc

There has been work going on at the old Ulster Bank on Pearse Road. Anyone know what is opening there?

Andy From Sligo

prodsc wrote: »

There has been work going on at the old Ulster Bank on Pearse Road. Anyone know what is opening there?

Café ??? - Shoe Shop???

drdidlittle

Andy From Sligo wrote:

Café ??? - Shoe Shop???

Thats my line 😀

Bebo stunnah

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Café ??? - Shoe Shop???

Have they stopped opening discount stores??

mcgiggles

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

prodsc wrote: »

There has been work going on at the old Ulster Bank on Pearse Road. Anyone know what is opening there?

Caf ??? - Shoe Shop???

Hairdressers? sure we haven't enough of those!*





*sarcasm

I would love a decent music store in Sligo but it won't happen as is evidenced by HMVs demise. Liber is great though and a very friendly chap that runs it, anything I asked he ordered it if not in stock!