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Stores opening or re-opening in Sligo

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    #332
    Auxred
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    saywhatyousee wrote: »
    magnumlady wrote: »
    I would like to be given the choice of where I shop. In Carrick-on-Shannon I got to the retail park but I also shop in the town as well.
    The Sligo retail park wouldn't be so life-less if more shops were allowed to open there,

    Honestly whats the point putting supermarkets in the retail park?What difference does it make?The way most of sligo town is set up it would actually be more difficult to get to the retail park than the current location.

    The difference is that people can easily park their car in a stress free manner and go shop in a large well stocked supermarket just like the other people who live in normal towns. The backward supermarket situation in Sligo is an absolute joke the sooner people wake up to this the better.


    That said I think the docks is the right area for sligo's first proper supermarket.


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    #333
    saywhatyousee
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    Auxred wrote: »
    The difference is that people can easily park their car in a stress free manner and go shop in a large well stocked supermarket just like the other people who live in normal towns. The backward supermarket situation in Sligo is an absolute joke the sooner people wake up to this the better.


    That said I think the docks is the right area for sligo's first proper supermarket.

    Plenty of parking at Dunnes not majorly difficult to get parked at Tesco either.
    I would like to point out aswell that i have absolutely Zero connection to the COC.I just dont want to see Sligo destroyed like every other town and most of the cities where during the celtic tiger.Why people are hellbent on trying to turn Sligo into some sort of Letterkenny is beyond me.I love walking around the nice busy streets of Sligo every day.We are in a good position people dont forget it.


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    #334
    UrbanSea
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    I don't think you can honestly say Tesco is in a good place.

    How many other towns have a major supermarket in the very centre of town?

    It's one of the worse Tesco's I've ever been in. It's like a warehouse,at least Dunnes is accessible,you can't honestly say that Tesco isn't crazy most of the time


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    #335
    ge_ch
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    UrbanSea wrote: »
    I don't think you can honestly say Tesco is in a good place.

    How many other towns have a major supermarket in the very centre of town?

    It's one of the worse Tesco's I've ever been in. It's like a warehouse,at least Dunnes is accessible,you can't honestly say that Tesco isn't crazy most of the time

    have to agree. on a busy day like saturday it can take you around 20 minutes just to drive through the carpark, and if you weren't lucky enough to get a space you have to do the whole round again. I can't remember how many times I was too frustrated and gave up and went to quayside or glasshouse instead.
    The best place for food shopping has to be Lidl, loads of parking spaces there.


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    #336
    saywhatyousee
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    UrbanSea wrote: »

    How many other towns have a major supermarket in the very centre of town?

    A lot of them did then they moved out of town and it destroyed the center.
    What are you supposed to do if you dont drive?
    The whole northside of sligo and out the strandhill road and places like that are no were near walking distance.Actually a previous poster made a good point the docks would be a good place.


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    #337
    magnumlady
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    saywhatyousee wrote: »
    Honestly whats the point putting supermarkets in the retail park?What difference does it make?The way most of sligo town is set up it would actually be more difficult to get to the retail park than the current location.

    It would make life a lot easier for me.


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    #338
    saywhatyousee
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    magnumlady wrote: »
    It would make life a lot easier for me.

    Your one of the select few.The only people it would benefit are people coming from Collooney/Ballisadare.It would hinder most residents of Sligo.If you dont drive you would be left high and dry.We will then have threads started by people complaining "why are there no supermarkets walking distance of sligo"


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    #339
    Gipo3
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    The plan tesco had was to have bigger, better supermarket in carraroe and smaller one in current location. This idea that it would mean all people would have to go out of town to shop is just rubbish. Do you think tesco would be that stupid?


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    #340
    whatswhat
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    I always shopped at Tesco until I moved to Sligo. Not only is the layout of the store a joke, trying to negotiate that car park with a full trolley is crazy if you cannot get parked close by, which is often the case. I also begrudge having to pay to park at a supermarket too. Dunnes and Lidl get my business now as they provide easier access for shoppers.


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    #341
    UrbanSea
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    saywhatyousee wrote: »
    A lot of them did then they moved out of town and it destroyed the center.
    What are you supposed to do if you dont drive?
    The whole northside of sligo and out the strandhill road and places like that are no were near walking distance.Actually a previous poster made a good point the docks would be a good place.

    I'm sure they wouldn't totally alienate the city centre people,or the few who don't drive. Look at everywhere else,they seem to manage. Living in Dublin I'm yet to find a big Tesco or Dunnes because I always stay in the city centre and I just use the bus.
    There is a far greater number of people per population who dont drive in Dublin city centre than in Sligo and they can manage just fine. Tesco Express or whatever would be introduced.
    saywhatyousee wrote: »
    Your one of the select few.The only people it would benefit are people coming from Collooney/Ballisadare.It would hinder most residents of Sligo.If you dont drive you would be left high and dry.We will then have threads started by people complaining "why are there no supermarkets walking distance of sligo"

    I don't understand how she is one of the ''select few''. The select few who drive or what?


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    #342
    Basq
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    In more positive news..

    Visited Homestore & More this afternoon... it's gonna hit Homebase hard (much more reasonable than Homebase)!

    Some great opener offers!


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    #343
    Son Of A Vidic
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    Basq wrote: »
    In more positive news..

    Visited Homestore & More this afternoon... it's gonna hit Homebase hard (much more reasonable than Homebase)!

    Some great opener offers!

    Where exactly is it located in town?


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    #344
    AlmightyCushion
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    Corvus Maximus wrote: »
    Where exactly is it located in town?

    Right beside homebase up in the retail park.


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    #345
    whatswhat
    Registered Users Posts: 371 ✭✭whatswhat


    Basq wrote: »
    In more positive news..

    Visited Homestore & More this afternoon... it's gonna hit Homebase hard (much more reasonable than Homebase)!

    Some great opener offers!

    I agree it will hit Homebase hard. Fair play to homestore though, opening new shops in a recession and still making profit whilst keeping prices down!


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    #346
    Son Of A Vidic
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    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Right beside homebase up in the retail park.

    So it's literally a direct challenge from them then, pretty ballsy I must say.


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    #347
    AlmightyCushion
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    Corvus Maximus wrote: »
    So it's literally a direct challenge from them then, pretty ballsy I must say.

    They may not have had much of a choice. They took one of the biggest units there, I don't know of another unit anywhere that would be that side apart from in the cleveragh retail park which is in a crap location in my opinion.


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    #348
    newwifey
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    I noticed that Smyths have an application in the window of the old Toy City shop at Carraroe.
    I wonder are they relocating, opening a second shop or just a 2nd shop for Xmas?


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    #349
    whatswhat
    Registered Users Posts: 371 ✭✭whatswhat


    newwifey wrote: »
    I noticed that Smyths have an application in the window of the old Toy City shop at Carraroe.
    I wonder are they relocating, opening a second shop or just a 2nd shop for Xmas?

    I heard that they are wanting to relocate around Feb 2012. Cant see why they would struggle with planning permission, they sell toys and so did Toy City and its the same building.


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    #350
    T-Bird
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    whatswhat wrote: »
    I heard that they are wanting to relocate around Feb 2012. Cant see why they would struggle with planning permission, they sell toys and so did Toy City and its the same building.

    I guess that they might be moving due to an increase of rent in current location, and that they will get a nice reduction in rent payments if they move.


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    #351
    shanec1928
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    whatswhat wrote: »
    I heard that they are wanting to relocate around Feb 2012. Cant see why they would struggle with planning permission, they sell toys and so did Toy City and its the same building.
    the planning is more than likely just for to change the shop front.


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    #352
    jazyguy
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    Just saw today Hidden Hearing have opened a branch in Quayside shopping centre.


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    #353
    mongoola
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    forza rovers wrote: »
    the planning is more than likely just for to change the shop front.

    That's correct, but their application to Sligo Co. Co. was incomplete!!. Whatever that means.:confused:


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    #354
    AlmightyCushion
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    mongoola wrote: »
    That's correct, but their application to Sligo Co. Co. was incomplete!!. Whatever that means.:confused:

    No brown envelope. :D


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    #355
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,774 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    mongoola wrote: »
    That's correct, but their application to Sligo Co. Co. was incomplete!!. Whatever that means.:confused:
    Their application required assembly.. and they charge extra for that!


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    #356
    Buford T Justice
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    Why would they want to change the shopfront of a premises that has nothing to do with them? Toy city was a different place altogether.


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    #357
    shanec1928
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    Buford T Justice wrote: »
    Why would they want to change the shopfront of a premises that has nothing to do with them? Toy city was a different place altogether.
    smyths are planning to move into it and theyd need permission to change a sign as it would be seen as changing the face of the building.


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    #358
    red sean
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    Heard today that work has started on Aldi in Sligo today. Not sure if its true though!


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    #359
    P H A 7V T O M
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    red sean wrote: »
    Heard today that work has started on Aldi in Sligo today. Not sure if its true though!

    Wonder where it is? Aldi is much like Lidl, no? Or is that Netto? Curse these low end supermarkets and their non sensical names!

    I'd love an ASDA in that retail park where HomeBase is...


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    #360
    saywhatyousee
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    P H A 7V T O M wrote: »
    Wonder where it is? Aldi is much like Lidl, no? Or is that Netto? Curse these low end supermarkets and their non sensical names!

    I'd love an ASDA in that retail park where HomeBase is...

    ASDA have plans to open a Sligo store not sure when or where though.


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    #361
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,774 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    saywhatyousee wrote: »
    ASDA have plans to open a Sligo store not sure when or where though.
    This rumour again?

    I'll believe it when I see it...


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