virgin megastore kilkenny

martin69

has that store opened yet and how do yoy apply for a job there?

channaigh

not opened yet suppose if u ring virgin megastore in dublin and asked for p department they'd tell u

Kess73

Will be rebranded soon. Branson sold the UK and Irish Virgin megastores in September. The new name will be Zavvi.




http://www.virginmegastores.co.uk/info-zavvi.jsf



They have no head office in this country,it is all dealt with through the head office in London, you go through the UK site for job apps.



http://www.zavvicareers.com/

just-wonderin

friend of mine was tellin me it's opening on the frist of dec, they had there job's advertised on the fas web site

martin69

thanks for the help guys

JohnMc1

martin69 wrote: »

has that store opened yet and how do yoy apply for a job there?

I believe its supposed to be opening this coming Monday. I'm looking forward to it myself.

road_high

I love Virgin megastores and go to the ones in Dublin a good bit.
At last KK is getting a decent place to buy music apart from the drivil in town... Why Golden discs never came to KK is beyond me.

JohnMc1

I'm very disappointed it didn't open today. I was really looking forward to it opening today. I wonder when it will actually open now.

ztoical

JohnMc1 wrote: »

I'm very disappointed it didn't open today. I was really looking forward to it opening today. I wonder when it will actually open now.

aw dang still not open. They must be opening soon, was in on firday and they were unpacking all the stock and pricing stuff.

JohnMc1

ztoical wrote: »

aw dang still not open. They must be opening soon, was in on firday and they were unpacking all the stock and pricing stuff.

I actually just came back from there when I posted. They put signs up that they weren't opening due to "Unforseen Circumstances" and no new opening date on it.

Nightwish

I could see that happening seeing as the place didnt look anywhere near finished.

JohnMc1

Nightwish wrote: »

I could see that happening seeing as the place didnt look anywhere near finished.

I had that feeling too as I was walking up to it and it still had those "Coming soon" coverings over the windows.

I guess I'm stll stuck using the internet to order my DVDs.

Nightwish

I cant see Virgin beating Play.com's prices anyway, so I doubt I'll be up there much.

JohnMc1

Nightwish wrote: »

I cant see Virgin beating Play.com's prices anyway, so I doubt I'll be up there much.

I'll probably pop in a time or two once its open since the stores on High st. don't regularly carry the DVDs I collect. I'll probably still end up staying with online shops tough.

Nightwish

True, for impulse buying it'll come in handy. I never go into Heartbeat or Resistance as the prices are exorbitant.

Deliverance XXV

Yeah, I'm another Play.com fan.
I save some serious money.
And throw in free delivery and unbeatable selection..

ztoical

kinda want it just for the impluse buy factor which is prob a bad thing. Online impluse shopping is always good but the boxes can never fit through my letter box and have to wander all the way up hebron to the post office parcel office. The shops on high street are really overpriced thou xtravision is good for the odd cheap dvd box set.

JohnMc1

Nightwish wrote: »

True, for impulse buying it'll come in handy. I never go into Heartbeat or Resistance as the prices are exorbitant.

Where's Resistance located? I know of the Heartbeat on High St. and in the Market cross and Roller Coaster on Keran's St but I've never heard of Resistance.

Deliverance XXV

Resistance Records is in James' Street.

The Hebron parcel collection office is only across the road from me.. more or less a two minute walk.

JohnMc1

Thanks King Nothing.

ztoical

King Nothing wrote: »

The Hebron parcel collection office is only across the road from me.. more or less a two minute walk.

You mustn't be to far from me then - I'm living at lakeside at the mo. I know thats really close to the parcel collection place but its way up the back and I got lost the first time.

Deliverance XXV

ztoical wrote: »

You mustn't be to far from me then - I'm living at lakeside at the mo. I know thats really close to the parcel collection place but its way up the back and I got lost the first time.

I live in an estate called O'Loughlin Court, beside Hebron Park. So it's literally just a few mins walk

JohnMc1

Has anyone by chance gone to see if Virgin opened yet?

Firetrap

I was in McDoughnut Junction this morning.Virgin Megastores still closed and there's a sign saying it's not trading at the moment. No indication when it'll reopen.

Deliverance XXV

Hmmm I wonder if it is company related after it been recently taken over?

ergonomics

King Nothing wrote: »

I live in an estate called O'Loughlin Court, beside Hebron Park. So it's literally just a few mins walk

Me too! Of all the estates...

Deliverance XXV

ergonomics wrote: »

Me too! Of all the estates...

You are kidding me?! :eek: That is unreal! Imagine the chances of that!

ergonomics

I know! I looked at your Bebo, my house is directly behind yours!

Deliverance XXV

Aoife O'Reilly?
There's a blast from the past!

ergonomics

That'd be me alright! Major blast from the past!

Deliverance XXV

What was the chances of that!

JohnMc1

Popped up there today. Still closed. Happeed to talk to the asst. manager and he says they are hoping to be open by the weekend.

Firetrap

He didn't happen to say why they shut the shop down hours after it had opened? They had customers in the shop and they were all told to leave.

EKRIUQ

King Nothing wrote: »

Aoife O'Reilly?
There's a blast from the past!

"Get a room"

JohnMc1

Firetrap wrote: »

He didn't happen to say why they shut the shop down hours after it had opened? They had customers in the shop and they were all told to leave.

No.Just spouted about the whole "unforseen circumstances" bit. When did that happen? I never heard about that.

Figart

they closed the store on monday because who ever the fire safety officer was inspecting the store said that the fire escapes did not comply with normal regulations because of this the store has to undergo its first renovation after just 1 day and according to the stores manager don't expect it to be open for at least another 2-3 weeks

JohnMc1

Figart wrote: »

they closed the store on monday because who ever the fire safety officer was inspecting the store said that the fire escapes did not comply with normal regulations because of this the store has to undergo its first renovation after just 1 day and according to the stores manager don't expect it to be open for at least another 2-3 weeks

Thanks Figart. I never heard about that. That blunder is going to bite them hard since from that estimation they will miss the Christmas shopping season.

Deliverance XXV

BingoBongo wrote: »

"Get a room"

:eek: :rolleyes:

JohnMc1 wrote: »

Thanks Figart. I never heard about that. That blunder is going to bite them hard since from that estimation they will miss the Christmas shopping season.

It will hit them hard, but surely, when plans were made for that building,
fire safety would have been the first thing they should have taking into account?

JohnMc1

King Nothing wrote: »

:eek: :rolleyes:



It will hit them hard, but surely, when plans were made for that building,
fire safety would have been the first thing they should have taking into account?

I thought Fire Safety would have to give approval before they could open?

just-wonderin

just been talking to someone that works in virgin, there just waiting on the go ahead to open,they thought it might be today but looking like monday now....:D

JohnMc1

just-wonderin wrote: »

just been talking to someone that works in virgin, there just waiting on the go ahead to open,they thought it might be today but looking like monday now....:D

Would be nice but I'm in the "I'll believe it when I see it" phase now.

JohnMc1

Well it finally opened today. Was ok but not as big as I expected it to be.

Firetrap

Megastore is a bit of a misnomer I think. I'm happy though - I can blow my money on lots of DVD box sets now

Podge2k7

i think the store is great compared to heartbeat city!!

Nightwish

I was impressed with the range in there. The prices are great compared to the others in town, but I'll stick to online shopping. I did pick up a cd there, that I never imagined I could get in KK, which was pretty good for an impulse buy.

BricanaBarbie

resistance is on james' street..you know the street where silver oasis is? and the entrance to the mkt cross

JohnMc1

What happened to Virgin? Barely open a month and now the store is called Zavvi.

Deliverance XXV

Richard Branson sold the Virgin Megastore chain but kept the name.

JohnMc1

King Nothing wrote: »

Richard Branson sold the Virgin Megastore chain but kept the name.

Thanks king. It was just a shock to go in and notice the sign change.