Limerick Businesses Opening

Poxyshamrock

Silentcorner wrote: »

It reflects two things.

The current economic climate like you said.

Plus the fact that the Limericks middle classes do not shop in the city centre. The only discount stores in the city and suburbs are all in the city centre (bar two, in Parkway and Roxboro) There are none in the Crescent Shopping Centres (or vacant units for that matter)

If people want a vibrant city centre they need to get back into it.

It's all down to management as well. The Crescent is very well run. The city centre is badly run. There should rules and regulations when opening a store including the how it is presented. William Street is full of rubbish shops with cheap shop fronts. While Limerick's middle class mightn't shop in the city centre, you have to point out that plenty of working class still shop in the Crescent as well.

P.S. There's a pound shop as you walk in the door of the Crescent SC next to EBS.

Silentcorner

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

It's all down to management as well. The Crescent is very well run. The city centre is badly run. There should rules and regulations when opening a store including the how it is presented. William Street is full of rubbish shops with cheap shop fronts. While Limerick's middle class mightn't shop in the city centre, you have to point out that plenty of working class still shop in the Crescent as well.

P.S. There's a pound shop as you walk in the door of the Crescent SC next to EBS. [/QUOTE]

Is there??...I never spotted it...jesus my argument is blowing up in my face!!! you are spot on tho, the difference is management, good management, good footfall, better shops more choice etc.

The shop fronts in the city centre are shockingly poor, some of them on O'Connell St are just plain manky, something a simple by law could change...

You could be onto something, put the management of the City Centre into the hands of a proper management company...who knows instead of naming bridges after a dead american president and building ridiculous walkways across the Shannon the city fathers could just take a leaf out of the CSCs book.

fryup

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

William Street is full of rubbish shops with cheap shop fronts. While Limerick's middle class mightn't shop in the city centre, you have to point out that plenty of working class still shop in the Crescent as well.

wha? how about Debenhams and Brown Thomas ?

Poxyshamrock

fryup wrote: »

wha? how about Debenhams and Brown Thomas ?

I'm only quoting what silentcorner originally said. He's not wrong though. The city centre attracts more working class/non working class.

Cherrycoke

I work in the city centre, and to say that it's just working class people shopping there is utter crap. Every day I see every type of class. I'm sure some of you would be amazed to hear that these "middle class" people, make up a huge percentage of the customers in discount stores. They love a bargain as much as the next person. The reason these stores keep popping up is because there is a demand for them. If there wasn't, they wouldn't exisit.

Some of the comments on this thread are coming across as very snobby.

Silentcorner

Cherrycoke wrote: »

I work in the city centre, and to say that it's just working class people shopping there is utter crap. Every day I see every type of class. I'm sure some of you would be amazed to hear that these "middle class" people, make up a huge percentage of the customers in discount stores. They love a bargain as much as the next person. The reason these stores keep popping up is because there is a demand for them. If there wasn't, they wouldn't exisit.

Some of the comments on this thread are coming across as very snobby.

Ya, my fault and believe it or not completely unintended, the difference in the quality of stores between the City Centre and CSC cannot be denied whatever the reason. I frequent the city centre as often as possible, I much prefer spending time there than in the CSC, my original point, albeit one I have completely failed to make is that not enough people in suburban Limerick spend enough time in the City Centre. That is all, I'm bowing out of this one.

pigtown

Wasn't there some news recently of a pilot project in the city by Retail Excellence Ireland, bringing shopping centre style management to the city centre? I'm in two minds about quality of the shops argument. Undoubtedly there are lots of poor quality shop fronts but tbh that's a problem to be found all over the country.
I also think the fact that the city centre has a reputation for below par shops allows people to tar the whole city with the one brush. Sure, William St. is full of poundshops but the quality of the shop fronts and buildings on the street is actually quite high. Equally, Thomas St., Little Catherine St., Bedford Row, Lower O'Connell St, Lower Henry St., Lower Catherine St., all have percentage of lower quality shopfronts but the overall standard is quite high. I will concede the section of Sarsfield St. between O'Connell St. and Henry St. is quite ugly though.

Poxyshamrock

New Thai restaurant, Aroi, opening Tuesday at 1 O'Connell Street.

h3000

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

New Thai restaurant, Aroi, opening Tuesday at 1 O'Connell Street.

Another Thai restaurant.... Lovely

Itsdacraic

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

New Thai restaurant, Aroi, opening Tuesday at 1 O'Connell Street.

Is that the Peckish premises?

Poxyshamrock

That's the one!

Itsdacraic

Will it be proper Thai or just the current restaurant re-branded?
The original concept for the place was good but it was poorly implemented. Ate there a couple of times and the portions weren't great.

letsdothis

Itsdacraic wrote: »

Will it be proper Thai or just the current restaurant re-branded?
The original concept for the place was good but it was poorly implemented. Ate there a couple of times and the portions weren't great.

The sign on the door doesn't say Thai but does say Street Food - so I'm guessing it's Thai Street Food. The last place wasn't bad although they never seemed to cope that well when it was busy. Limerick is dire when it comes to casual lunch options, disappointed we are losing another one.

Itsdacraic

letsdothis wrote: »

The sign on the door doesn't say Thai but does say Street Food - so I'm guessing it's Thai Street Food. The last place wasn't bad although they never seemed to cope that well when it was busy. Limerick is dire when it comes to casual lunch options, disappointed we are losing another one.

Badly lacking for alternatives to sandwiches/rolls in the €5/€6 category.

Plenty of options for €10 lunch meals.

letsdothis

Itsdacraic wrote: »

Badly lacking for alternatives to sandwiches/rolls in the €5/€6 category.

Plenty of options for €10 lunch meals.

Exactly. Can't understand why there isn't one decent option in the former category.

Tefral

New business in the Parkway Shopping Centre. Electric Beach.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Electric-Beach-Tanning-and-Nails/1445144299051615

Poxyshamrock

Badass Burritos is relocating to Cruises Street soon.

Itsdacraic

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Badass Burritos is relocating to Cruises Street soon.

That should be a good move for them.
Was working in the city earlier and had a look at the menu in Street food. It's another €10 meal place. Looks like a more limited version of the Kaya menu.

Limerickguy1

Drove past the building hook and ladder are going into today, works seem to be in full flow! According to their Facebook page opening date 'is only a matter if weeks away'

From what I've heard from Waterford we are in for a treat when it opens it's doors!

Itsdacraic

Limerickguy1 wrote: »

Drove past the building hook and ladder are going into today, works seem to be in full flow! According to their Facebook page opening date 'is only a matter if weeks away'

From what I've heard from Waterford we are in for a treat when it opens it's doors!

lol

Cartman78

Limerickguy1 wrote: »

Drove past the building hook and ladder are going into today, works seem to be in full flow! According to their Facebook page opening date 'is only a matter if weeks away'

From what I've heard from Waterford we are in for a treat when it opens it's doors!

Sounds very interesting...tell us more :pac:

Limerickguy1

Cartman78 wrote: »

Sounds very interesting...tell us more :pac:

From what I've heard the May bank holiday is being earmarked for the opening

Cookery school to be included in this one too, other than that just know that there has been massive effort out into it and have been told it will be something Limerick hasn't seen before

bigpink

Thanks for the info Hook and Ladder lol
I walked past the other day and you can't see into it so don't know how you you did it driving
Maybe set up a Hook and Ladder account

Cherrycoke

Limerickguy1 wrote: »

According to their Facebook page opening date 'is only a matter if weeks away' QUOTE]

They're saying this since before Christmas :rolleyes:

tara m

where is hook and ladder going to be?

Poxyshamrock

Sarsfield Street where Benetton used to be.

highlydebased

Alot of work going on in where one potato-two potato used to be

Poxyshamrock

highlydebased wrote: »

Alot of work going on in where one potato-two potato used to be

Please don't be a rubbish food joint! :rolleyes:

SarahBeep!

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Please don't be a rubbish food joint! :rolleyes:

Or a pound shop!

MarkR

Went looking for peckish today, but it was now a Thai place. Place seems to change an awful lot. Anyone know what happened?