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Lidl Ardkeen

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  • 25-08-2013 5:19pm
    #1
    madfcuker
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    Just to get everyone a heads up that lidl Ardkeen is shut until 12/09/2013 due to renovations.


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    Max Powers
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    madfcuker wrote: »
    Just to get everyone a heads up that lidl Ardkeen is shut until 12/09/2013 due to renovations.

    nice one, i usually go there at weekend. will know to give it a miss now


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    BBM77
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    What are they actually doing there?


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    SUNGOD
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    Chap working there told me its closing for 2 and a half weeks they can take holidays or work in other stores and the result will be a completely new shop they are changing/replacing everything


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    mike65
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    Does anyone know if Lidl opening up as had any obvious effect on Ardkeen Stores? Having a "discount" supermarket cheek by jowl with the most expensive grocery shop in town should have an impact but maybe not!


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    JPA
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    mike65 wrote: »
    Does anyone know if Lidl opening up as had any obvious effect on Ardkeen Stores? Having a "discount" supermarket cheek by jowl with the most expensive grocery shop in town should have an impact but maybe not!

    I'd guess Ardkeen stores get alot of their customers in for their fresh food and artisan foods etc. They probably have different market shares.


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    maltese falcon11
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    They should go 24 hour. Them some of the 'Posh' people living out there could shop there in the middle of the night without been seen.


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    PTH2009
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    JPA wrote: »
    I'd guess Ardkeen stores get alot of their customers in for their fresh food and artisan foods etc. They probably have different market shares.
    you wont get tubs of Ginos Ice Cream in LIDL.


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    maltese falcon11
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    Try Aldi !!!!!


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    decies
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    Normally park in lidl and do my shopping in lidl or ardkeen itself , anyway out there today usual parking chaos worse now with closure . Went into car park behind belisimo , the minimum it costs is 2 euro , 4 euro for day and was just going to bank . Won't be supporting any shops out there again till lidl car park opens again!!!


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    wmpdd3
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    Oh, I didnt realise that car park charged. It is really getting hard to park out there.

    It takes 4 mins to walk from Tesco Carpark down, not much good when you have shopping.

    I used to park in Tesco when I was attending the antinatal appointments in the hospital.


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    Max Powers
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    PTH2009 wrote: »
    you wont get tubs of Ginos Ice Cream in LIDL.

    saw them for first time at weekend...a nice treat, bad for Max's waistline.


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    zebra123
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    lidl ardkeen back opened on the 6th of september!


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    zebra123
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    zebra123 wrote: »
    lidl ardkeen back opened on the 6th of september!

    no sorry my mistake the 12th got the dates mixed up!!!


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    decies
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    Open today, place is brighter , looks like more vegetables , aisles seem wider , that's about it to be honest . Kind of dissapointed basically the same stuff in the same places as before not a game changer tesco will be relieved as it looks like a missed opportunity to be honest .


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    Dum_Dum
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    Anyone with half a brain stopped shopping at Tesco a long time ago.


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    decies
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    Must be a lot of half brained people in Waterford so judging by the packed car park .


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    wmpdd3
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    Dum_Dum wrote: »
    Anyone with half a brain stopped shopping at Tesco a long time ago.

    Hope not, I'd be out of a job.


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    mike65
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    decies wrote: »
    Open today, place is brighter , looks like more vegetables , aisles seem wider , that's about it to be honest . Kind of dissapointed basically the same stuff in the same places as before not a game changer tesco will be relieved as it looks like a missed opportunity to be honest .

    Its Lidl - the price is their selling point nothing else, so I wasn't surprised when I went in but the place as a whole is brighter and easier to get around.


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    decies
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    Which is exactly what I said !!


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    Whatzit
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    decies wrote: »
    Open today, place is brighter , looks like more vegetables , aisles seem wider , that's about it to be honest . Kind of dissapointed basically the same stuff in the same places as before not a game changer tesco will be relieved as it looks like a missed opportunity to be honest .

    Missed opportunity in what way?

    Called in today for a gander, thought it looked nice more open, brighter etc, always shop there anyway prices far better than tesco and I personally find the quality on fruit and vegetables to be better too. Have to say thought they might have had a few more "opening" day offers.


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    mike65
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    decies wrote: »
    Which is exactly what I said !!

    Then why were you disappointed?


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