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Tesco Coming To Tuam

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  • 08-09-2012 1:26am
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    gammygils
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    Rumour has it that Tesco are opening on the old Hi-Way site

    Petrol pumps and all. Personally I hope this happens.

    It might soften Mr. O'Toole's cough! After all the chaos he has caused recently!


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    Jamey
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    I'll believe it when I see it.

    So many rumours in the last 10-15 years about big chains coming to Tuam and they remained as just that - rumours.


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    Proxy
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    Tesco was blocked previously by repeated objections by O'Toole's alright (this is on public record). The only thing I could imagine being a planning block here would be the road quality outside the premises. It's a regional road, so wouldn't be of the national standard you'd expect for a large premises like Tesco+pumps, which you would imagine would bring a high volume of traffic. Also - with Tesco and Dunnes in Galway, SuperValu and Lidl in Tuam, and even a Tesco of equal size in Claremorris, would Tesco bother with the investment there? Doubt it.


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    DecQ
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    If Tesco can turn a profit in Mayo with stores in Castlebar, Westport, Ballina, Swinford, Claremorris and Ballinrobe then they'd have no issues with opening in Tuam .............still not likely to happen though.


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