New Shops/Businesses in Bray

in 8 days? No chance of that surely - they probably agreed a deal with the Stella group months ago and assumed Bray would be open by now.

EDIT - just checked the ROH website and it's not listed as one of the participating cinemas there (nor is the Rathmines Stella).

Hearing rumours that box burger and platform pizza are to close in the near future. (someone that works there).

There is a planning permission sign outside but is not very specific on what the plans for the 'site' are

this is the planning application - it's for retention of Joe's Chicken containers:

I do think it's odd that box burger, platform and Joe's chicken have stopped doing deliveries

Aren't the Two Chaps in behind those places? They announced they're shutting down at the start of November, though they said it was because of rising costs.

I dont. They had to keep changing and adapting their business model during covid. They had their own vans. Costs of that must have been astronomical.

The "Stella group" is the Press Up group. They're the same people who developed Bray Town Centre under the name Oakmount.

It apears the only tenants they have got for the Bray Town Centre are themselves. Ie.Elephant and Castle and the Stella Cinema which are both run by the Press UP.

I believe the project was started with the expectation that Dunnes would be the Anchor but after they had started Dunnes pulled out and said they would keep their existing Bray outlets instead. They have not secured another Anchor.

Whatever about the rumours, something is clearly wrong.

Why aren't there own Press Up Group chain open?

Why isn't the car park open?

Why can't they get anchors? These are needed in order to be a success and it can't take that long to draw up and sign off legal contracts like John Brady said a couple of months ago.

Council also being kept in the dark by Press Up which makes me think that there's another issue going on.

Now looking increasingly unlikely that anything will be open by Christmas.

An unconfirmed rumour is just a rumour and they are never ruled in or out.

I think if they were moving in then we would have known a long time ago as these large stores take months of planning and budgeting with decisions like new store openings. Doesn't happen overnight.

Also why haven't the smaller tenants been announced?

So, it deffo wont be open for Christmas?

That's such a shame. Box Burger is one of the best burgers I've ever tasted.

Costs according to what they say. High energy kitchen.

Shame that Box Burger is going. Was a good alternative for good junk food. Very suprised also as it was always busy.

Highly unlikely unless they open up some restaurants and the car park but the chances of proper shops being open by Christmas I think are practically zero at this stage.

This is a really shame, it has been a favourite since it first opened. If platform and Joe's Chicken go it will be very empty around that part of the seafront.