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New Shop for TUAM

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  • 24-05-2011 6:31am
    #1
    clevercanines
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    After Born expanding into mens ware last week now there is going to be another shop opening in Tuam Shopping centre.

    Is it my imagination or has Joyce's brought abit of life back into the place:D


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    ScumLord
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    Is the name of the shop a secret?


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    Mars Bar
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    It's Born, like the OP said. It's an expansion on the shop but the clothing is Jack Jones.

    All the units have been filled now with a discount store between Pedro's and Medwell. Great to see some life down there!


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    Eroticplants
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    Is that new discount store open yet?

    What is the shop down beside that "casino" place selling does anyone know?
    I'm far to lazy to check it out for myself. :P


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    ScumLord
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    Oh, it sounded like the OP was talking about another new shop.


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    Shlippery
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    No, he's talking about the new discount shop Pat Joyce ( I believe) opened in the unit where Prenamononamon or whatever it was called used to be! Happy days for the Shopping centre! Hopefully the start of better things for Tuam!


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    dec25532
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    An Pat Joyce will be happy that the proposed Tesco development on the Milltown Road has got the thumbs down from planners for the third time.


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    Eroticplants
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    dec25532 wrote: »
    An Pat Joyce will be happy that the proposed Tesco development on the Milltown Road has got the thumbs down from planners for the third time.

    WHAT!? Uch. Will Tuam ever smarten up? :(:mad:


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    ScumLord
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    Tuam needs to do something about it's roads before it thinks about bringing in more traffic chaos. The towns not capable of supporting any more businesses.


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    Mars Bar
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    Eroticplants wrote: »
    WHAT!? Uch. Will Tuam ever smarten up? :(:mad:

    I'm sure you can get cheap wine in Super Valu or Joyces too. ;)


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    Eroticplants
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    Yes quite probably but it will never be as quality as Tesco brand wine, ALSO I enjoy job prospects and the fact that I could get a bottle of white lemonade for 45c and not have to shell out €2 summit or walk all the way to the outskirts of the town.
    It's the little things. :P


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    Tinder
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    I am so glad Tuam has turned down Tesco, just hope they get the message now. I am sure lots of towns that have one wish they didn't. We have two Irish supermarkets supporting Irish jobs and suppliers and a great balance of local shops, I hope it stays that way, for everyone's sake.


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    Mr Keek
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    Apologies for going off topic and sticking with the Tesco comments, but I totally agree with what Tinder said.

    Tesco would be very bad for the town, Supervalue and Joyces would really suffer.


    But not only them, Local suppliers would be cut out by Tesco's centralised system.

    Tesco stock electronics and this would put serious strain on the likes of Stapletons, McManus & Daly's.

    They stock DVD, BluRay and CD's, this would really hurt XtraVision's non rental trade.

    Even the discount shops like M&T's and Padraig's would be hit hard.

    Butcher counter would damage local butcher shops. Local Bakery like Garvey's would suffer.

    Check out this Video/Documentry about Walmart in USA, on a much bigger scale I know, but it could have the same/similar consequences in a town like Tuam, Walmart - High Cost of Low Prices

    One supermarket could swallow up a whole town, and local business just cannot compete with the Buying power that the likes of Tesco have.


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    Jaden
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    Down with choice! Tescos out!


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    serfboard
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    Jaden wrote: »
    Down with choice! Tescos out!

    I used to think like you, but I don't now. As Tinder says:
    Tinder wrote: »
    We have two Irish supermarkets supporting Irish jobs and suppliers and a great balance of local shops, I hope it stays that way, for everyone's sake.

    You will often hear these multiples talk about how many jobs they create. But you don't hear how many jobs they destroy. The majority of products that Tesco stock are not Irish. Neither do they purchase services in this country - it's all done from England. Why do you think the Brits gave us a few billion euro? Because they export more to us than they do to France! And Tesco has a big part in that.

    As regards choices, you have Supervalu, LIDL and Joyces. If I was going to bring another multiple in, I'd sooner it'd be Dunnes than Tesco.


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    Tinder
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    According to findings by RTE for every job Tesco create 3 are lost in the local economy.


    Don't you just love choice.

    I know which choice I would make.


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    dec25532
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    Planners rejected the Tesco proposal because it would have an adverse effect on the town centre. Yet, look at all the empty shops around the town centre in Tuam and they were closed long before the big dig moved in. According to some of the town councillors, towns like Claremorris and Ballinrobe are full of Tuam shoppers simply because they have a Tesco and a Dunnes respectively.


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    Jaden
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    Obviously then, Planning permission should be given to Tescos to build what they want in Tuam. Once they do, make sure nobody goes there and viola - you get to sock it to the big evil imperialist company. What could go wrong?


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    ScumLord
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    dec25532 wrote: »
    Planners rejected the Tesco proposal because it would have an adverse effect on the town centre. Yet, look at all the empty shops around the town centre in Tuam and they were closed long before the big dig moved in. According to some of the town councillors, towns like Claremorris and Ballinrobe are full of Tuam shoppers simply because they have a Tesco and a Dunnes respectively.
    I wouldn't believe a town councillors unless they had independent prove to back up what their saying.

    I've never really found Tescos to be good value, I remember going to the Claremorris one picked up a 6 pack of Guinness only to see it was a whole euro more expensive than my local super market. Would people really waste all the time of driving to Tescos to save a few euros? I'd love to see if it's worth it taking fuel and time into account.

    Tuam has also shot itself in the foot with all it's paid parking, Tuam hasn't got a lot going for it, it's hard to get around even without roadworks and Tuam wants to charge people for parking like those people haven't got other places they could be with more choice and better value.


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    Tinder
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    Tuam has also shot itself in the foot with all it's paid parking, Tuam hasn't got a lot going for it, it's hard to get around even without roadworks and Tuam wants to charge people for parking like those people haven't got other places they could be with more choice and better value.

    Tuam is hardly a big city, lots of free parking all around supervalu, €2 in the cathedral, Free parking down near the park, gym, what more do you want, park there and walk ffs, why are people so lazy...

    I drive through Tuam 3 times a day and never get stuck in too much traffic, the odd time you may get caught for 10 mins when parents are collecting kids but other than that it is being blown out of all proportion.


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    ScumLord
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    Tinder wrote: »
    Tuam is hardly a big city, lots of free parking all around supervalu, €2 in the cathedral, Free parking down near the park, gym, what more do you want, park there and walk ffs, why are people so lazy...
    I can't walk to and from the DIY to the Cathedral with 40 litres of paint.

    The parking in supervalue isn't free as far as I can tell, I've never paid for it but there are parking ticket machines in there.


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    dec25532
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    No, parking is free at the supervalu car park and with the opening of the road from Shop Street through the old Garvey's Mills, there is even more free parking on the old Presentation College basketball courts. There is also free parking in the multi storey at the shopping centre for those shopping in Joyces Supermarket . . . well that was the case in any event.


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    Tinder
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    I can't walk to and from the DIY to the Cathedral with 40 litres of paint.
    :rolleyes:

    There is always an exception....

    But overall in the majority of cases I think you would have to agree that walking around Tuam is very easy and accessible, in fact even without the roadworks which are having only a slight impact it would be quicker to walk.


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    ScumLord
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    Tinder wrote: »
    :rolleyes:

    There is always an exception....

    But overall in the majority of cases I think you would have to agree that walking around Tuam is very easy and accessible, in fact even without the roadworks which are having only a slight impact it would be quicker to walk.
    Slight?! It pure random luck if you make it through Tuam. I've gone in and out as if there are no road works then other times I'm stuck for 30 minutes on the N17.

    I don't go to Tuam to have a wander around the place. I'm not a shopper, when I go to a shop I know what I want and want to be in and out as quickly as possible. Anything that interferes with me accomplished that mission turns me off going to that place. That's just the way I am and there's no amount of reasoning will change that.


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