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Tesco Bloomfields gets a massive revamp, could this signal closure of other store?

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  • 22-05-2011 1:27am
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    Run_to_da_hills
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    I see there is some massive redevelopment going on at Bloomfield's, its closed all day Sunday with extensions and new departments being added.

    Could this be a telltale sign that they are about to close the branch in the basement of Dunlaoghaire Shopping Ctr? It never really made much sense having two supermarkets so close to each other. I also heard that their lease at DL SC is up for review.

    It would be interesting to see if any of the German Supermarkets decide to move in if they pull out. If no one decides to move in it would realy hit the shopping Ctr hard.


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    Grid.
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    Heard through the grapevine that Heatons are taking over the basement.


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    Cookie_Monster
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    Tesco cannot wait to finish the lease on the old store, it's of their worst and they don't care about it anymore.

    Just like the head office above though they are tied into a lease, iirc its to 2014 but I can't remember exactly


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    Run_to_da_hills
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    Gridlock wrote: »
    Heard through the grapevine that Heatons are taking over the basement.
    Heatons is a clothes shop, not going to draw the same crowd, People are not going to pay €2 parking for shopping in there and then pay the same again down the road to get groceries .

    Dunlaoghaire Shopping center is dead man walking.


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    ted1
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    they've already announced that they are closing it. Lidl and aldi have both expressed an intrest in taking over the lease


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    RandolphEsq
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    ted1 wrote: »
    they've already announced that they are closing it. Lidl and aldi have both expressed an intrest in taking over the lease

    Yeah, Tesco in the shopping centre is on its way out.


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    Run_to_da_hills
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    ted1 wrote: »
    they've already announced that they are closing it. Lidl and aldi have both expressed an intrest in taking over the lease
    I wouldn't mind seeing Aldi set up shop this part of South Dublin, they will certainly give Tesco and Lidl a run for their money.


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    The_Wrecker
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    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    I see there is some massive redevelopment going on at Bloomfield's, its closed all day Sunday with extensions and new departments being added.

    Could this be a telltale sign that they are about to close the branch in the basement of Dunlaoghaire Shopping Ctr? It never really made much sense having two supermarkets so close to each other. I also heard that their lease at DL SC is up for review.

    It would be interesting to see if any of the German Supermarkets decide to move in if they pull out. If no one decides to move in it would realy hit the shopping Ctr hard.


    I know guys that work there, well for another 8 weeks or so as they have been warned.


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    ted1
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    according to there statement all staff are to be deployed to near by stores


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    the groutch
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    I expect Aldi will go in there, no point Lidl opening another one with two just up the road


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    RosieJoe
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    the groutch wrote: »
    I expect Aldi will go in there, no point Lidl opening another one with two just up the road

    Lidl could open just to stop Aldi opening themselves. I had heard that this was the reason for the 2 in such close proximity to one another.


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    the groutch
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    RosieJoe wrote: »
    Lidl could open just to stop Aldi opening themselves. I had heard that this was the reason for the 2 in such close proximity to one another.

    the reason for those two was the county council blocked the original plans for Deansgrange because they thought it'd cause too many traffic problems, and building the 2nd one was built as a compromise to spread the business between the two. it was a case of either both, or none


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    HavingCrack
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    the groutch wrote: »
    the reason for those two was the county council blocked the original plans for Deansgrange because they thought it'd cause too many traffic problems, and building the 2nd one was built as a compromise to spread the business between the two. it was a case of either both, or none

    The one in Deansgrange is always very quiet these days while the Pottery Road one is pretty busy.


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    Glencarraig
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    Aldi opening new store in Sandyford Beacon South soon


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    irlrobins
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    Aldi opening new store in Sandyford Beacon South soon
    Source?


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    Glencarraig
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    Planning application in the national newspapers. Would you think i could be bothered making it up for some silly reason??


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    Glencarraig
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    irlrobins wrote: »
    Source?
    Planning application in the national newspapers


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    irlrobins
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    Easy tiger. I was just asking as I had read an article back in Jan saying they were going to lease space but I haven't seen any movement yet. So just checking if there was a more recent source.


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