Businesses/Shops opening in Cork city/suburbs.

rob316 · 02-07-2018 1:47pm

Superdrug are going into the blackpool shopping centre. They are taking 3 units next to Dunnes and converting into one large unit. 3 units are Vera Moda, old pound shop and former cafe. Can't imagine Sam McCauley are too happy/

Harika · 02-07-2018 1:57pm

rob316 wrote: »

Superdrug are going into the blackpool shopping centre. They are taking 3 units next to Dunnes and converting into one large unit. 3 units are Vera Moda, old pound shop and former cafe. Can't imagine Sam McCauley are too happy/

Interesting, what is going next to Soba then?

iamyourending · 02-07-2018 6:21pm

Just saw that Huckleberry's have announced the closure of both their stores as of last Saturday 30th June.

Kerry25x · 02-07-2018 9:06pm

rob316 wrote: »

3 units are Vera Moda, old pound shop and former cafe.

Is Vera Moda closing so or will they just move?

rob316 · 02-07-2018 9:21pm

Kerry25x wrote: »

Is Vera Moda closing so or will they just move?

Relocating I'm told

Missyelliot2 · 03-07-2018 2:12am

In Mahon Point :On the top floor, 'Pamela Scott' and 'Trespass' are both leaving/have left. They were both big units, and Trespass were not there too long.
Tesco in Mahon is not close to Dunnes in Douglas for fresh fruit/veg- I hope it will improve.

freshpopcorn · 03-07-2018 2:50am

Missyelliot2 wrote: »

In Mahon Point :On the top floor, 'Pamela Scott' and 'Trespass' are both leaving/have left. They were both big units, and Trespass were not there too long.

From what I know Tress Pass was never going to be a permanent fixture. Te two units are beside one other and would be decent size if they were combined into one.

clio_16v · 03-07-2018 3:07am

iamyourending wrote: »

Just saw that Huckleberry's have announced the closure of both their stores as of last Saturday 30th June.

That's a shame as their product / marketing was good. I felt like the guy that owned it saw it as a lauchpad for his social media career and that the business was secondary.

Colser · 03-07-2018 4:43am

freshpopcorn wrote: »

From what I know Tress Pass was never going to be a permanent fixture. Te two units are beside one other and would be decent size if they were combined into one.

Carrig Donn also closed so that's 3 in a row afaik...would love to know what's going in there.

freshpopcorn · 03-07-2018 4:57am

Colser wrote: »

Carrig Donn also closed so that's 3 in a row afaik...would love to know what's going in there.

Oh, I liked Carraig Donn to get Christmas presents when they had a good sale on a few days before Christmas!

Colser · 03-07-2018 5:00am

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Oh, I liked Carraig Donn to get Christmas presents when they had a good sale on a few days before Christmas!

They are still in Ballincollig...I got a few things in their closing down sale that I'm delighted with,I presume another clothes shop will go in there.

beer enigma · 03-07-2018 9:20am

Colser wrote: »

They are still in Ballincollig...I got a few things in their closing down sale that I'm delighted with,I presume another clothes shop will go in there.

Also still in Douglas

03-07-2018 9:48am

clio_16v wrote: »

........... I felt like the guy that owned it saw it as a lauchpad for his social media career and that the business was secondary.

Indeed, he'd throw some awful me me me me stuff on facebook.

rob316 · 03-07-2018 10:33am

clio_16v wrote: »

That's a shame as their product / marketing was good. I felt like the guy that owned it saw it as a lauchpad for his social media career and that the business was secondary.

Absolutely always thought that too. Bit mad about himself I'd say

beer enigma · 03-07-2018 10:34am

There's planning in for a change of use from Retail to a Cafe for Unit 4 Douglas Green on Church Road Douglas - looks like its the Vincent de Paul shop next to KUBO

beer enigma · 03-07-2018 11:17am

And here's a very interesting one, its the old Xtravision unit and the upstairs tanning salon

1) Sub-division and partial change of use of ground floor retail unit, to create a new medical centre and retail unit, 2) Change of use of first floor tanning salon to new medical centre, 3) New pedestrian entrance to proposed medical centre.

snotboogie · 03-07-2018 11:43am

beer enigma wrote: »

There's planning in for a change of use from Retail to a Cafe for Unit 4 Douglas Green on Church Road Douglas - looks like its the Vincent de Paul shop next to KUBO

I like this idea, Douglas doesn't have an independent coffee shop around the village and Kubo is a very underrated restaurant. It would be great to see more people drawn to that street.
On the medical centre, anything to tackle the ridiculous dereliction along that side of the main street is welcome. I take it there is no news on the mystery business that has been declared to be "opening soon" for the last two years in the old centra unit next to it?

beer enigma · 03-07-2018 11:54am

snotboogie wrote: »

I like this idea, Douglas doesn't have an independent coffee shop around the village and Kubo is a very underrated restaurant. It would be great to see more people drawn to that street.
On the medical centre, anything to tackle the ridiculous dereliction along that side of the main street is welcome. I take it there is no news on the mystery business that has been declared to be "opening soon" for the last two years in the old centra unit next to it?

According to the guy who owns barbers opposite, it is indeed Il Padrino going into the old Centra. Apparently during renovations they discovered water seepage (whatever that is) in the basement and its taking a while to resolve that. He believes insurance companies are involved and they are dragging their heels. He's quite active on the local business front, so I'd say fairly solid info.

freshpopcorn · 03-07-2018 2:53pm

beer enigma wrote: »

Also still in Douglas

My issue with the one in Douglas is it's just seems to full of clothes!

Cotts72 · 04-07-2018 7:24am

iamyourending wrote: »

Just saw that Huckleberry's have announced the closure of both their stores as of last Saturday 30th June.

he was always a bit too much on social media! I do wonder what forced them to close,the 2nd store only opened recently

mire · 04-07-2018 8:43am

I see works on going/just commenced in the former A-Wear store on Patrick street - is this the siting of the new sportswear store? It would be good to get this unit occupied it looks awful.

04-07-2018 8:52am

Cotts72 wrote: »

he was always a bit too much on social media! I do wonder what forced them to close,the 2nd store only opened recently

Must have had just short term leases on the two premises. With a longterm lease and the presumed decent turnover & popular local brand you'd imagine it would have been a sellable business.

whisky_galore · 04-07-2018 9:21am

iamyourending wrote: »

Just saw that Huckleberry's have announced the closure of both their stores as of last Saturday 30th June.

Beginning of the end of the donut love-in. Wonder what the next food fad will be?

Cherry_Cola · 04-07-2018 9:28am

whisky_galore wrote: »

Beginning of the end of the donut love-in. Wonder what the next food fad will be?

Korean or Mongolian BBQ please

snotboogie · 04-07-2018 9:38am

Cherry_Cola wrote: »

whisky_galore wrote: »

Beginning of the end of the donut love-in. Wonder what the next food fad will be?

Korean or Mongolian BBQ please

I'd love it but anytime I have explained the concept of Korean BBQ (or Chinese Hot Pot) to someone from Cork who had never heard of it, the response has always been; pay to go to a restaurant and then cook my own food???

Gamb!t · 04-07-2018 11:10am

mire wrote: »

I see works on going/just commenced in the former A-Wear store on Patrick street - is this the siting of the new sportswear store? It would be good to get this unit occupied it looks awful.

Not another sports store surely ?

D'Agger · 04-07-2018 11:38am

Cotts72 wrote: »

he was always a bit too much on social media! I do wonder what forced them to close,the 2nd store only opened recently

Dude was promoting his business tbf

Augeo wrote: »

Must have had just short term leases on the two premises. With a longterm lease and the presumed decent turnover & popular local brand you'd imagine it would have been a sellable business.

I fully expected the brand to be sold tbh given the work that went into it, Corks original doughnut store, plus it's not like we've fallen on hard times.

I reckon the Shack took a huge amount of footfall from the original location and opening the second location was an attempt to stem that tide, thing is, the previous company in Daunt Sq. Cream also went out of business so perhaps not the best move to go there.

Either way, sad to see a local business closing, given it was an independent startup

horgan_p · 04-07-2018 12:46pm

Cherry_Cola wrote: »

Korean or Mongolian BBQ please

Was already tried years ago on south main street.

Thephantomsmask · 04-07-2018 12:49pm

snotboogie wrote: »

I'd love it but anytime I have explained the concept of Korean BBQ (or Chinese Hot Pot) to someone from Cork who had never heard of it, the response has always been; pay to go to a restaurant and then cook my own food???

Yup and usually said by people that think steak on a stone is amazing!

Cherry_Cola · 04-07-2018 12:52pm

horgan_p wrote: »

Was already tried years ago on south main street.

Different times these days I feel. Could be a hit, who knows.

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