New Business openings and closures around you?

CatFromHue · 13-10-2014 5:19pm

There's a new Italian Gelato (Ice cream?) shop opened in Dalkey.

It's beside Gary's Gourmet Pizza's.

coylemj · 13-10-2014 6:57pm

CatFromHue wrote: »

There's a new Italian Gelato (Ice cream?) shop opened in Dalkey.

I believe the usual 'fortress Dalkey' suspects lodged objections to the change of use PP until the proprietor engaged this guy as his planning consultant...

xper · 14-10-2014 2:36am

Tabnabs wrote: »

Vodafone shop in DL shopping centre closed. Sign says next one is in Blackrock.

It would be helpful if both Dun Laoghaire shopping centre and Vodafone would remove it from their shop listings so instead of having me walk around in circles today like fool. Winning back the high street (sic) indeed.

the groutch · 14-10-2014 11:44am

Don't be surprised if another shop comes down from the top floor to fill that space.

Larbre34 · 14-10-2014 12:11pm

the groutch wrote: »

Don't be surprised if another shop comes down from the top floor to fill that space.

I'm told the strategy of the centre managers is to close the top floor entirely and relocate the sitting tenants to floors 1 and 2. There aren't many left anyway, but there is difficulty accommodating the needs of the larger units that remain.

frash · 14-10-2014 12:27pm

Larbre34 wrote: »

I'm told the strategy of the centre managers is to close the top floor entirely and relocate the sitting tenants to floors 1 and 2. There aren't many left anyway, but there is difficulty accommodating the needs of the larger units that remain.

What's the plan for the top floor then do you know?

josip · 14-10-2014 12:44pm

frash wrote: »

What's the plan for the top floor then do you know?

They're going to take the roof off and turn it into an open air viewing deck.
Apparently it's the only place in Dun Laoghaire from where the new library doesn't look a monstrosity.

uch · 14-10-2014 3:54pm

josip wrote: »

They're going to take the roof off and turn it into an open air viewing deck.
Apparently it's the only place in Dun Laoghaire from where the new library doesn't look a monstrosity.

People will still find a reason to moan about though

uch · 14-10-2014 3:56pm

CatFromHue wrote: »

There's a new Italian Gelato (Ice cream?) shop opened in Dalkey.

It's beside Gary's Gourmet Pizza's.

Is that on the main street ? My daughter will be delighted, she loves that Gelato stuff

Fratton Fred · 14-10-2014 8:32pm

uch wrote: »

Is that on the main street ? My daughter will be delighted, she loves that Gelato stuff

It's on the squareabout opposite McDonaghs.

Larbre34 · 15-10-2014 10:04am

frash wrote: »

What's the plan for the top floor then do you know?

Shut it up and mothball it, save on costs.

coylemj · 15-10-2014 3:28pm

Larbre34 wrote: »

Shut it up and mothball it, save on costs.

That's effectively what will happen because as soon as the tenants that are still there are shifted to the lower floors and the top floor is empty, it will be next to impossible to let any of the top floor units.

The only way they could rejuvenate the place as I see it would be get in the likes of TK-Maxx, if they opened on the top floor, it would increase the footfall and help the tenants on the lower floors.

dublinman1990 · 15-10-2014 7:54pm

Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre seems to have a website to view online. I have never even seen it before.

http://www.dlsc.ie/

ted1 · 15-10-2014 10:23pm

Larbre34 wrote: »

Shut it up and mothball it, save on costs.

How about turn it in to office space and attract a tech company with a young well paid workforce

Aard · 15-10-2014 10:40pm

Because all the tech companies want to be in and around GCD/Barrow St. Sure, you have the Dart, and office space is contracting. But if you were to bother to upgrade the infrastructure of a single floor, you might as well go the whole hog and totally redevelop. Security etc is a big concern.

Larbre34 · 16-10-2014 10:23am

coylemj wrote: »

That's effectively what will happen because as soon as the tenants that are still there are shifted to the lower floors and the top floor is empty, it will be next to impossible to let any of the top floor units.

The only way they could rejuvenate the place as I see it would be get in the likes of TK-Maxx, if they opened on the top floor, it would increase the footfall and help the tenants on the lower floors.

No, I meant I know for certain from a member of the centre admin that is actually what they are in the process of doing on purpose, emptying the top floor and blocking it off with no intention of re-letting it.

Tabnabs · 16-10-2014 11:10am

https://twitter.com/giddygoose/status/522038805227143168

The Giddy goose Cafe is to return to Dun Laogharie

ted1 · 16-10-2014 3:52pm

ted1 wrote: »

Word is , is that is an European equivalent to donnybrook fare.
Look at who lodged the plan.

Superquinn had initially bought the site but sold it on.

Bilaro Limited was incorporated on 14 Jun 2012. The company's status is listed as "Live"and it currently has 2 directors. It was founded by Airidas Kondratas, Aurimas Zimnickas. Bilaro Limited does not have any child companies.

A quick search if the names throws up this:
http://m.15min.lt/en/article/business/spanish-media-say-maxima-buys-supersol-for-one-euro-527-202425

It's as if I wrote the article ðŸ™Š
http://www.shelflife.ie/new-top-end-retailer-enter-irish-market/

coylemj · 18-10-2014 12:53pm

Larbre34 wrote: »

No, I meant I know for certain from a member of the centre admin that is actually what they are in the process of doing on purpose, emptying the top floor and blocking it off with no intention of re-letting it.

So if Tk-Maxx came along and offered them €1 a month to take the entire top floor for two years, the owners would decline the offer? I seriously doubt it. What the DLSC need is a big new tenant different from any of the stores in the area and Tk-Maxx would fit the bill perfectly. It would also secure some of the existing tenants who might be thinking of moving on and not renewing their leases. Shrinking the active floor space sends out the wrong message.

Aard · 18-10-2014 1:06pm

I'd be surprised if they had no medium-term plan to re-let the top floor.

Top floors of shopping centres are funny places though. They tend to house shops like Habitat. Think of the other "top floors" in Dublin and the kinds of retailers there. I'm not sure the likes of TK Maxx would be interested in a top floor tbh. They rely on footfall and passers by. Even St Stephen's Green SC doesn't have any large retailers; in fact they're going to turn their top floor into a cinema. Very hard to know what to do with such a space.

ted1 · 18-10-2014 1:27pm

Aard wrote: »

I'd be surprised if they had no medium-term plan to re-let the top floor.

Top floors of shopping centres are funny places though. .......... Very hard to know what to do with such a space.

They could have turned it into a library.

Larbre34 · 18-10-2014 4:03pm

DL centre attempted to get M&S in as a mass occupant a few years ago. It didnt happen and theyve hardly been overcome with interest since. TKMaxx are well served in the area.

Mothballing it means just that, it wont be an area open to customers. But its hardly a modern or impressive space.

Chinasea · 18-10-2014 4:55pm

coylemj wrote: »

What the DLSC need is a big new tenant different from any of the stores in the area and Tk-Maxx would fit the bill perfectly. It would also secure some of the existing tenants who might be thinking of moving on and not renewing their leases. Shrinking the active floor space sends out the wrong message.

Actually no, they don't. Shopping as we know it, is for the moment a thing of the past. Life styles and trends have changed. Like pubs, travel agents, etc., they are superfluous to our needs.

It really is time to realize this, and rezone the umpteen empty shops, pubs and vacant decaying buildings back for residential usage. There is after all a shortage of housing.

Perhaps then, bit by bit smaller local shops will start to make a come-back, but why wait and see whilst living among squalid, depressing, decaying empty shops while people are forced to commute from the likes of Arklow and further a field to work in the city centre.