retail park

just-wonderin

any one know whats going into the new buildings in the retail park, friend of mine mentioned home base, but beside woodies i cant see it................ just been talking to another friend full of info, bowling alley got knocked on the head with the new one opening in mac donagh junction in feb,meubels from john street is moving out there and county libary is taking over there building, pizza hut wanted to open up too out there just like the KFC in a seperate building but the council in there short sightedness refused, we shoud start a campain to get tesco's to open up there loads of parking its out of town its on the ring road no traffic problems (much) away from the very important dunnes (god for bid sales mite drop if tesco were in town) who could object. two guesses on a post card

Stephen

I heard rumours of a bowling alley, but then I also heard conflicting rumours that there's one going into citymart whenever the hell that gets going

PhilipMarlowe

Argos afaik were to move out from hight st which would make sense to me...

Nightwish

Argos arent moving out there. Wherever Woodies are anchor tenants in a retail park, they wont allow any other similar retailers to open there. Argos still has another 10 year lease on its building in High st so if it is to open a store outside the town, High st would remain open.

EKRIUQ

Nightwish wrote: »

Argos arent moving out there. Wherever Woodies are anchor tenants in a retail park, they wont allow any other similar retailers to open there. Argos still has another 10 year lease on its building in High st so if it is to open a store outside the town, High st would remain open.

Unless they sub lease the premises to another business which could be highly likely.

Nightwish

Having worked there, I know they'd keep High St open, even just for the less bulky items.

Firetrap

It would make sense for them to open in a larger premises out of town. If nothing else, it would make it easier for people to get bulkier items to their cars. It would also be nice to have an Argos Extra like they have in lots of other places. Another example of Kilkenny falling behind in the retail stakes.

Stephen

It'd also be nice to not have that big argos truck clogging high street every day

Nightwish

Its only there at 7am, theres no one around then!

PhilipMarlowe

It's a while since I heard anything but I remember being told that someone (pharmacy i think) was to take over argos, that bank spot that was in the arcade and the space above that in the arcade and merge it all together into a store?
Seemed like a reasonable thing to do to me anyway.... I'd almost never consider purchasing in argos because of parking.....
The arcade certainly needs something done to it

just-wonderin

Licksy wrote: »

It's a while since I heard anything but I remember being told that someone (pharmacy i think) was to take over argos, that bank spot that was in the arcade and the space above that in the arcade and merge it all together into a store?
Seemed like a reasonable thing to do to me anyway.... I'd almost never consider purchasing in argos because of parking.....
The arcade certainly needs something done to it

the owners of the arcade same crowd that own citymart, are after appllying for permission to convert the whole building into one large retail space, when all the smaller shops are moved