Shops/Businesses opening/closing

Prominent_Dawg

Oasis are closing

Eeden

testtech05 wrote: »

Seems to be a new shop front beside dominos in westside where I think subway used to be. Captain something or other is the name over the door. Couldn't see clearly as was taking quite heavy when I was passing...

The Captain's Cabin - Traditional Fish & Chips

Storm 10

Bit of trouble for Lidl in Westside due to the take off and landings of Emergency Helicopters, when they come over that area there is a big down draft so I guess if there was a lidl there with customers outside when one is landing it may cause a problem.

https://galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-fm-news-desk/delay-on-plans-for-westside-lidl-as-concerns-raised-over-effect-on-uhg-helipad/

Jammyd

Prominent_Dawg wrote: »

Oasis are closing

Sounds like Edward Square is emptying out fast - Miss Selfridges gone, Next and
Cara Pharmacy closing and now Oasis .. doesn't look good for that side of town...

Storm 10

Jammyd wrote: »

Sounds like Edward Square is emptying out fast - Miss Selfridges gone, Next and
Cara Pharmacy closing and now Oasis .. doesn't look good for that side of town...

Why would that be

ChewyLouie

Storm 10 wrote: »

Bit of trouble for Lidl in Westside due to the take off and landings of Emergency Helicopters, when they come over that area there is a big down draft so I guess if there was a lidl there with customers outside when one is landing it may cause a problem.

https://galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-fm-news-desk/delay-on-plans-for-westside-lidl-as-concerns-raised-over-effect-on-uhg-helipad/

The article seems to suggest possible concerns over the flight operations due to the construction, rather than effects on the development due to the flight operations.

Jammyd

Storm 10 wrote: »

Why would that be

My personal opinion is that particular shopping centre is highly exposed to UK multiples which are set up there and they are unfortunately those that are scaling down on bricks and mortar operations due to the pressure of online sales. Hopefully they can be replaced quickly so we dont end up with a street full of to-let signs (not to mention the staff who will now find themselves out of a job)

I won't hold out hope of anything decent replacing them, maybe we will get another Elverys sport or Carraig donn, god knows the city needs more of these fine retailers

flazio

Edward Square already has an Elverys

Prominent_Dawg

flazio wrote: »

Edward Square already has an Elverys

Which is up to let, so will probably be gone soon!

youngrun

Storm 10 wrote: »

Why would that be

Rent too high??

Jammyd

flazio wrote: »

Edward Square already has an Elverys

I was being sarcastic given we have so many but there are more and more sports shops opening or planning to open

ben.schlomo

Prominent_Dawg wrote: »

Which is up to let, so will probably be gone soon!

It's had that sign there for almost a year now, strange situation.

Psychlops

We already have enough shopping centers & shops in Westside.

beardybrewer

Psychlops wrote: »

We already have enough shopping centers & shops in Westside.

Says you.

We could use a Penny's in Knocknacarra or Westside. I still believe the Westside Enterprise park could be better used / combined with Dunnes to create a decent shopping centre.

zell12

beardybrewer wrote: »

We could use a Penny's in Knocknacarra or Westside. I still believe the Westside Enterprise park could be better used / combined with Dunnes to create a decent shopping centre.

Agree. That strip on the Headford Road could be replicated on SQR
Handy for pedestrians, cyclists, bus users, heavy student population, etc

Bredabe

I really miss having a tesco/lidl/pennies/boots/argos on the westside of the bridge.
For various reasons I'm tied to these brands and sometimes have to pay for delivery or miss out because getting to headford road isn't viable with the lack of transport options 24/7.

beardybrewer

beardybrewer wrote: »

Says you.

We could use a Penny's in Knocknacarra or Westside. I still believe the Westside Enterprise park could be better used / combined with Dunnes to create a decent shopping centre.

Isn’t the enterprise park more of an industrial estate with mostly non-retail type businesses (offices etc)? Though maybe I’m wrong on that.

beardybrewer

Yes, you're right. I'm thinking big picture. Since tesco was denied lets raze the enterprise park and current shopping centre to the ground. Then from the ground up build a decent shopping centre with parking this side of the city. Maybe it would bring enough prosperity to raze the Westside Business Centre next. Would bring up the whole area and benefit all of west galway.

Of course, there's plenty of undeveloped land for a phase 3 & 4 out in Knocknacarra which works and might be more straightforward.

Mrs OBumble

beardybrewer wrote: »

....lets raze the enterprise park and .... raze the Westside Business Centre next .....

Of course, there's plenty of undeveloped land for a phase 3 & 4 out in Knocknacarra which works and might be more straightforward.

Why, exactly, would you want to raze those places?

Especially given your next paragraph, which explains that there's plenty of space west of the river in a not-so-deprived neighbourhood which doesn't need an enterprise / business centre the way Westside did / does.

beardybrewer

beardybrewer wrote: »

Yes, you're right. I'm thinking big picture. Since tesco was denied lets raze the enterprise park and current shopping centre to the ground. Then from the ground up build a decent shopping centre with parking this side of the city. Maybe it would bring enough prosperity to raze the Westside Business Centre next. Would bring up the whole area and benefit all of west galway.

Of course, there's plenty of undeveloped land for a phase 3 & 4 out in Knocknacarra which works and might be more straightforward.

Presumably there are lots of people who have established business and offices there so I can’t see why their places should be razed?

AHOKD

Harvey Norman's rent is reported to be 900k a year. Would it not be more cost effective for them to build their own shops?

flazio

AHOKD wrote: »

Harvey Norman's rent is reported to be 900k a year. Would it not be more cost effective for them to build their own shops?

Not necessarily. They are a retailer, not a property management company. I did business studies in college and I can't explain why exactly but it makes the accounting easier if the building is an expense rather than an asset.

biko

Guys, I got another report for this thread.

The thread is only about opening and closing businesses. Try to stay on topic please.

Whereisgalway

Prominent_Dawg wrote: »

Oasis are closing

I always preferred blur

Prominent_Dawg

Whereisgalway wrote: »

I always preferred blur

Careful the snitches will be reporting you!

Mrs OBumble

Prominent_Dawg wrote: »

Careful the snitches will be reporting you!

Stitches get stitches.

The OP says "Chat is fine but keep it on topic.".

Prominent_Dawg

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Stitches get stitches.

The OP says "Chat is fine but keep it on topic.".

No wonder everywhere is closing with all the rats around

biko

Back on topic please

GerardKeating

biko wrote: »

Guys, I got another report for this thread.

The thread is only about opening and closing businesses. Try to stay on topic please.

Are we covering temporary (COVID-19) related closures in this thread, we have a lot of them.

biko

Please see the separate thread for COVID19, it has (temp) closures

Gadgetman496

TK Max. D.I.D and Great Outdoors signs gone up at entrance to Gateway Retail Park KC

cfeeneyinterior

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

TK Max. D.I.D and Great Outdoors signs gone up at entrance to Gateway Retail Park KC

It might be a while til we see these open.

Gadgetman496

cfeeneyinterior wrote: »

It might be a while til we see these open.

True, surprised D.I.D are allowed in there with Harley Normal?

cfeeneyinterior

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

True, surprised D.I.D are allowed in there with Harley Normal?

Thought the same thing too. Whatever about being allowed, sure aren't Harveys once in a lifetime sales that get extended for 1 week and then 1 more week going to nail them.

Gadgetman496

cfeeneyinterior wrote: »

Thought the same thing too. Whatever about being allowed, sure aren't Harveys once in a lifetime sales that get extended for 1 week and then 1 more week going to nail them.

Yeah, bet we wont see Dunnes allowing Tesco in there!

ChewyLouie

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

TK Max. D.I.D and Great Outdoors signs gone up at entrance to Gateway Retail Park KC

beardybrewer

Thank christ for some good news!

I know of the Regatta brand but didn't know they even did their own shops.

TKMaxx will be a welcome addition and have handy homeware stuff as well.

Smyths will be really helpful for a few more years (all the friend's birthday parties generate a lot of runs there).

Petstop will have to check them out. Any good?

All really good additions. I presume there will be a large Dunnes sign on top.

ChewyLouie

beardybrewer wrote: »

I know of the Regatta brand but didn't know they even did their own shops.

They have a shop in the Eyre Square Shopping Centre.

beardybrewer wrote: »

All really good additions. I presume there will be a large Dunnes sign on top.

Yeah large Dunnes and Harvey Norman signs going on top.

Gadgetman496

ChewyLouie wrote: »

Don't know what's going on with that sign this morning?

Just passed it & the Dunnes and Harvey Norman signs are on top now followed by B&Q, Booths & Next. All the other signs are gone!

Jammyd

Bannon property agents have the same pic up on their insta story right now with all the signs included

ChewyLouie

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

Don't know what's going on with that sign this morning?

Just passed it & the Dunnes and Harvey Norman signs are on top now followed by B&Q, Booths & Next. All the other signs are gone!

I suspect you were looking at the other side, coming from Aldi direction. This is the side coming out from the retail park onto the roundabout.

Gadgetman496

ChewyLouie wrote: »

I suspect you were looking at the other side, coming from Aldi direction. This is the side coming out from the retail park onto the roundabout.

No, I was looking at the correct side, same as I saw yesterday when I posted the names here.

All those newly added signs from yesterday were gone earlier today & the Dunnes & Harley Normal added.

testtech05

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

No, I was looking at the correct side, same as I saw yesterday when I posted the names here.

All those newly added signs from yesterday were gone earlier today & the Dunnes & Harley Normal added.

I saw that also this morning, they were all there yesterday evening around 6pm as per the pictures but had all been removed/moved around this morning at 9:45

Wompa1

ChewyLouie wrote: »

Is that really Knocknacarra? I hadn't heard that Smyth's are opening out there.

?Cee?view

Wompa1 wrote: »

Is that really Knocknacarra? I hadn't heard that Smyth's are opening out there.

I really can't understand how anyone could be excited or even interested in these openings in Knocknacarra. Other than Smyths (and I consider that the seventh circle of hell), where is there anything local or interesting? It's all the same mass produced chain junk crap that's in any UK shopping centre or "mall".

Would love if there was maybe a Gourmet Tart and Papa Rich, and maybe some decent clothes shops other than mass produced pile 'em high rubbish.

JCX BXC

?Cee?view wrote: »

I really can't understand how anyone could be excited or even interested in these openings in Knocknacarra. Other than Smyths (and I consider that the seventh circle of hell), where is there anything local or interesting? It's all the same mass produced chain junk crap that's in any UK shopping centre or "mall".

Would love if there was maybe a Gourmet Tart and Papa Rich, and maybe some decent clothes shops other than mass produced pile 'em high rubbish.

Wow a Gourmet Tart and Papa Rich, inventive thinking, we don't have enough of them in Galway!

beardybrewer

If you're not excited by the shop selection then maybe you can get excited about the traffic it will take away from cross-town / city-centre journeys? Knocknacarra is 14k people who have the same everyday boring errands to run as the rest of Galway. If these shops had been here the last 10 years it would have meant countless trips to town or across the bridge I wouldn't have needed to take.

ChewyLouie

Gadgetman496 wrote: »

Don't know what's going on with that sign this morning?

Just passed it & the Dunnes and Harvey Norman signs are on top now followed by B&Q, Booths & Next. All the other signs are gone!

I passed today and some of the signs are back up, but only the ones that have been announced so far and having "Coming Soon" across them.

Will be interesting to see if the other shops materialise.

?Cee?view

JCX BXC wrote: »

Wow a Gourmet Tart and Papa Rich, inventive thinking, we don't have enough of them in Galway!

Talk about missing the point completely just so you can score points. GT, Papa Rich and even Smyth’s are just examples of local businesses where by shopping there you’re helping to develop Galway. You’re sending local kids to school, Unversity etc.

As opposed to TK Maxx, Boots etc which are US and UK stock market listed companies. They have no loyalty to anything in Galway and when it suits them they’ll up sticks in the morning.

?Cee?view

beardybrewer wrote: »

If you're not excited by the shop selection then maybe you can get excited about the traffic it will take away from cross-town / city-centre journeys? Knocknacarra is 14k people who have the same everyday boring errands to run as the rest of Galway. If these shops had been here the last 10 years it would have meant countless trips to town or across the bridge I wouldn't have needed to take.

Agree completely. Anything that stops tossers caught up in mass consumerism blocking up the roads is a plus.