Limerick Businesses Opening

Berty

Actually the post office thing makes sense for any business to have in there. You get people to enter your store to do their post office business and they will, more often that not, conduct another transaction before leaving the store.

MarkR

flutered

goochy wrote: »

Seeing as you like censorship , how about moving to north Korea ?

how about coming out from behind the lappy and having a nice brisk run with the guy, fresh air and all that

goochy

sorry is there some point to that ?? doesn't sound like someone I would like to run with ?

panda100

I went for a run around Rathkeale yesterday and saw two Llamas tethered to a caravan outside a house. Don't see that running n Moyross.

MarkR

Could EVERYONE loot at the title to this thread please.

Repeat offenders will be upgraded from warnings, to weekly bans.

Exeggcute

Anyone have any idea as to what is going into the new units in the Crescent?

Reputable Rog

Exeggcute wrote: »

Anyone have any idea as to what is going into the new units in the Crescent?

Five Guys,Zizzi, a&f, Hollister and Paddy Power.

davo2001

Reputable Rog wrote: »

Five Guys

Really? I've heard there burgers are unreal (never actually had one though).

Exeggcute

Reputable Rog wrote: »

Five Guys,Zizzi, a&f, Hollister and Paddy Power.

If that's true that is pretty crap to be honest.

Would it kill them to get one healthy food option out there?

Berty

I don't trust that fancy list of stores(on account of A&F and Hollister being the same company) ^^^ but I will comment about Five Guys.

Yes, they are expensive but they're not grossly expensive compared to an Eddie Rockets(or whatever they're going by now). I've eaten in Dundrum and London and the quality of the food is good, free peanuts(kind of weird) and free refills from the self service machine which is mad because the one in London had 36 options of liquid in it.

Treepole

Exeggcute wrote: »

If that's true that is pretty crap to be honest.

Would it kill them to get one healthy food option out there?

They will rent space to whoever wants it.
If a healthy eating company thinks they will make a profit there, then they will open there.

seachto7

Reputable Rog wrote: »

Five Guys,Zizzi, a&f, Hollister and Paddy Power.

Sweet jebus

Reputable Rog

Berty wrote: »

I don't trust that fancy list of stores(on account of A&F and Hollister being the same company) ^^^ but I will comment about Five Guys.

Yes, they are expensive but they're not grossly expensive compared to an Eddie Rockets(or whatever they're going by now). I've eaten in Dundrum and London and the quality of the food is good, free peanuts(kind of weird) and free refills from the self service machine which is mad because the one in London had 36 options of liquid in it.

Sorry meant Aeropostale not Hollister, think Dealz are taking a unit as well.

dave 27

Wouldn't be surprised if the salad bar chopped went in there too, They are due to open in limerick somewhere

ongarboy

Reputable Rog wrote: »

Berty wrote: »

I don't trust that fancy list of stores(on account of A&F and Hollister being the same company) ^^^ but I will comment about Five Guys.

Yes, they are expensive but they're not grossly expensive compared to an Eddie Rockets(or whatever they're going by now). I've eaten in Dundrum and London and the quality of the food is good, free peanuts(kind of weird) and free refills from the self service machine which is mad because the one in London had 36 options of liquid in it.

Sorry meant Aeropostale not Hollister, think Dealz are taking a unit as well.

I thought Aeropostale pulled out of Ireland. They closed their only store in Liffey Valley last month.

A_smurf

ongarboy wrote: »

I thought Aeropostale pulled out of Ireland. They closed their only store in Liffey Valley last month.

You're right they definitely have pulled out of Ireland. It must have been part of their store closures in the US. I don't think Hollister or A&F are as popular in Ireland now either compared to when they opened their first stores in Dublin and there were queues outside the stores of teenagers and their parents waiting to go in. If either brand had opened a store in Limerick a few years ago they would have been very popular. I don't think they would do half as well now.

Poxyshamrock

I really doubt A&F or Hollister will open. I wouldn't be surprised if A&F closed their College Green store in the next few years.

Berty

Not as popular on account of their constant sales and free delivery from Hollister EU website. I've a few deliveries from them, same goes for the Superdry eBay store.

I bought two items in the aeropostale store in Dublin and the clearance prices were okay. I shopped in their times Square one and the prices were nearly Penney's prices for stuff on sale.

Surprised the Liffey valley store didn't hold, seems their target audience, that an Dundrum.

Target audience for Limerick as far as i can see is now McKenzie. (tongue in cheek before people lose their ****)

Poxyshamrock

Also unusual that only Subway has taken a unit in the new part at the front of the centre. Other units still remain empty even though they're finished since after Christmas. Surely you'd nearly have your tenants lined up before you complete the building?

Poxyshamrock

Also unusual that only Subway has taken a unit in the new part at the front of the centre. Other units still remain empty even though they're finished since after Christmas. Surely you'd nearly have your tenants lined up before you complete the building?

ongarboy

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Also unusual that only Subway has taken a unit in the new part at the front of the centre. Other units still remain empty even though they're finished since after Christmas. Surely you'd nearly have your tenants lined up before you complete the building?

Sometimes developments are built as speculative. Risk of course is units lying idle for years. I'm surprised Starbucks hasn't made an appearance into one of those units. It seems the front of the Crescent gets a fraction of the footfall that the more modern rear section gets so maybe big name retailers are put off.

Apart from the units lying empty, does the front look more improved and modern since they added the units?

kerryked

ongarboy wrote: »

Apart from the units lying empty, does the front look more improved and modern since they added the units?

They're phasing out the red brick facade and I think it looks much better now. Bit of open space too which is nicely paved, makes it more pedestrian friendly. A good improvement I think

colm_mcm

The shops themselves will determine the footfall I think. It certainly looks more modern and airy there now. It's amazing there's no electrical store in there, do these generally stick to retail parks these days?

OfTheMarsWongs

colm_mcm wrote: »

The shops themselves will determine the footfall I think. It certainly looks more modern and airy there now. It's amazing there's no electrical store in there, do these generally stick to retail parks these days?

Argos do a lot of smaller electrical items. Tesco too.

colm_mcm

Not the same for a bored bloke though!

colm_mcm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Not the same for a bored bloke though!

The nearest entrance to the Crescent from me is about a 3 min walk from my front door. I have two couches, a big TV with all the channels, several consoles, a fridge that usually has booze in it, unlimited Wi-Fi and various other electronics. Surely this time next year I'll be a millionaire if I charge €10 a man at the door? :pac:

pilly

Snotaul Goodman wrote:

The nearest entrance to the Crescent from me is about a 3 min walk from my front door. I have two couches, a big TV with all the channels, several consoles, a fridge that usually has booze in it, unlimited Wi-Fi and various other electronics. Surely this time next year I'll be a millionaire if I charge €10 a man at the door?

Good plan!

lazyman

Bella Italia have confirmed they are opening in the Castletroy Shopping Centre.

skirteen

I'm hearing New Look, Gap and Nandos (I know!) are three of the new tenants going into the Crescent.