HMV!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

Great news that they are opening in Sligo town!:D:)

Crotchety

Eh...right. Where's that link now?

bobcar61

It's on the careers page of the HMV website, they are looking for staff full time, part time, Christmas staff and Loss prevention officers and want them to start on the 26th of this month.
They probably wont open then as they might just be training the staff, stocking the store etc... but they will certainly want to be open for Christmas.

Crotchety

Oh. It's only HMV anyway. Hardly anything good is it. Nothing good ever opens in Sligo compared to other large towns like Dundalk, Letterkenny and Castlebar and Ballina.

bobcar61

Eh what good things have opened in Letterkenny, Castlebar or Ballina. I can't ever remember been in Dundalk so I'm not going to comment on that.

Anything opening these days is good for any town as it will offer jobs. HMV is probably one of the best record shops in the country.

Crotchety

'Tis True I suppose. But all record shops are the same really. They sell records. It's just the name HMV that everyone likes.

fozzle

Wow, your username isn't a joke, is it?

If you're interested in dvds or cds it's great 'cos they have a better selection and better prices than anywhere else in the town.

Crotchety

fozzle wrote: »

Wow, your username isn't a joke, is it?

If you're interested in dvds or cds it's great 'cos they have a better selection and better prices than anywhere else in the town.

Yea. It's good. But the music stores in Sligo are useless. That record room is like a living room it's so small and pokey. Then Zavvi and that other place closed down.

Madge

Yeah I agree with you about the record room, it's very small and kinda cramped.
But that is soooo brill about HMV, finally somewhere you can get decent box sets

reamie

Where bouts in sligo is it :eek:

bobcar61

We are not too sure sure yet but I'm making guesses that it will be where Zavvi was, the unit in Johnston Court S.C

DenMan

That would make perfect sense to them. It's an existing unit and is just waiting for them to move in. Has it been closed since Zavvi left it? Roll on HMV. Youse are getting a great music store that's for sure. Christmas just around the corner.

barr toco

duno how hmv will survive if zavvi couldnt,
but i hope they do cause it will bring a few jobs to sligo

Xiney

Zavvi was doing pretty well - the whole company went into administration when Woolworths imploded. Otherwise I'd wager it'd still be open.

I think HMV have made the right decision.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

bobcar61 wrote: »

HMV is probably one of the best record shops in the country.

Probably the most expensive in the country... HMV is good enough but it hasn't got a patch on the old Zavvi stores. Seeing as they've no real competition now their prices are pretty high...

Crotchety

Aye. Virgin Megastore was the best bud. HMV wouldn't hold a tea leave to it really.

HMV are the strongest in this field,they are expanding while a lot of others such as Zavvi and Woolworths are gone to the wall.In fact HMV took over a number of Zavvi stores.

I see that they are looking for staff in Kilkenny as well,is it a new branch there or is it for an existing one?

Crotchety

Crotchety wrote: »

Eh...right. Where's that link now?

http://isw.changeworknow.co.uk/hmv/stores/vms/stores/search/edit

genie

What's the rate of pay?

Crotchety

2.55 an hour or there abouts I'm told.

bobcar61

Crotchety wrote: »

2.55 an hour or there abouts I'm told.

Somehow I doubt that's too accurate.

bobcar61

zorro2566 wrote: »

I see that they are looking for staff in Kilkenny as well,is it a new branch there or is it for an existing one?

There was a Zavvi store in Kilkenny so HMV must be taking over that one as well. Someone in work said they are moving into the Zavvi store in Athlone town centre. They must be taking over the rest of the Zavvi stores that they didn't just after Christmas.

Mint Sauce

genie wrote: »

What's the rate of pay?

well the minimum wage is apartently down to €1.84 now that we have voted yes

thetonynator

It's sligo. don't get too excited over it.

bobcar61

irish-stew wrote: »

well the minimum wage is apartently down to €1.84 now that we have voted yes

Bull****

The Irish Government set our minimum wage and the European Government, that what I thought.
If they wanted to lower the minimum wage to €1.84 per hour the cost of living would seriously want to be reduced. I'd say the wage for HMV will be €8.65(the Irish minimum wage)

Crotchety

thetonynator wrote: »

It's sligo. don't get too excited over it.

Get used to it. The people of Sligo think they live in New York City

bobcar61

thetonynator wrote: »

It's sligo. don't get too excited over it.

What's that supposed to mean?

Mint Sauce

irish-stew wrote: »

well the minimum wage is apartently down to €1.84 now that we have voted yes

bobcar61 wrote: »

Bull****

The Irish Government set our minimum wage and the European Government, that what I thought.
If they wanted to lower the minimum wage to €1.84 per hour the cost of living would seriously want to be reduced. I'd say the wage for HMV will be €8.65(the Irish minimum wage)

dont worry bobcar, its not being reduced to 1.84, that was one of the scare mongaring facts released by the no campaign to scare us against voting yes

minimum wage will continue to be decided by our own goverment and not europe

bobcar61

Crotchety wrote: »

Get used to it. The people of Sligo think they live in New York City

Eh no we don't, actually none of us really think it's a city at all, actually is a relatively small town in comparison to towns elsewhere on the Continent etc...

Your starting to get a bit smart around here...not liking the tone your taking.

bobcar61

irish-stew wrote: »

dont worry bobcar, its not being reduced to 1.84, that was one of the scare mongaring facts released by the no campaign to scare us against voting yes

minimum wage will continue to be decided by our own goverment and not europe

That's what I thought alright.

Crotchety

bobcar61 wrote: »

Eh no we don't, actually none of us really think it's a city at all, actually is a relatively small town in comparison to towns elsewhere on the Continent etc...

Your starting to get a bit smart around here...not liking the tone your taking.

Each to their own I suppose. I don't expect you to know the thoughts of each Sligo individual.

bobcar61

Crotchety wrote: »

I don't expect you to know the thoughts of each Sligo individual.

And you do?

takola

Did Third Wave Music close down or is it still open?

frag420

Crotchety wrote: »

2.55 an hour or there abouts I'm told.

thats only if you voted YES last week!! ha ha

CAnt wait for it to open

frAg


edit-beaten to it i see.....

takola

takola wrote: »

Did Third Wave Music close down or is it still open?

They are still open!

genie

genie wrote: »

What's the rate of pay?

All the positions for the Killkenny branch are now filled so I would expect the Sligo posts are as well!

Radharc na Sleibhte

Crotchety wrote: »

The people of Sligo think they live in New York City..............Each to their own I suppose. I don't expect you to know the thoughts of each Sligo individual.........It's only HMV anyway. Hardly anything good is it. Nothing good ever opens in Sligo compared to other large towns like Dundalk, Letterkenny and Castlebar and Ballina.

Jesus, just go and post somewhere else will you.

genie

bobcar61 wrote: »

I'd say the wage for HMV will be €8.65(the Irish minimum wage)

Thanks, I thought it would be something like that. I used to work for Waterstones (part of the HMV Group) and their rate of pay was abysmal. :rolleyes:

Wexler12

irish-stew wrote: »

dont worry bobcar, its not being reduced to 1.84, that was one of the scare mongaring facts released by the no campaign to scare us against voting yes

minimum wage will continue to be decided by our own goverment and not europe

No that was COIR

barr toco

Crotchety wrote: »

Oh. It's only HMV anyway. Hardly anything good is it. Nothing good ever opens in Sligo compared to other large towns like Dundalk, Letterkenny and Castlebar and Ballina.

it might only be hmv but if its goin to bring a few jobs to the area
then its brilliant

Mint Sauce

looks like it is in johnson court, according to the 'post' anyway

The guy who was the store manager for Zavvi now has the same position with HMV.

fozzle

They're opening November 7th, yay!

pauldry

this is great news but i remember reading about a lot of new things coming to sligo in the past and then seeing in the champion or weekender "Plans for New (fill in here as you like) Store Shot Down":rolleyes:

Big_Mac

pauldry wrote: »

this is great news but i remember reading about a lot of new things coming to sligo in the past and then seeing in the champion or weekender "Plans for New (fill in here as you like) Store Shot Down":rolleyes:

Yeah, that is usually the case when the retail park and our local chamber of crooks erm.. I mean commerce are involved. Any excuse to stop another big retailer coming to sligo. They have no say now thankfully, so it should be plain sailing for them.

We need somewhere that we can go to buy good DVD's again.

Basq

"Hoomve" (same as Zavvi / any high-street DVD chain) are typically rip-off merchants except for when they've sales.

But their sales are pretty damn good.. they're currently selling the Complete Sopranos for €80.

fozzle

fozzle wrote: »

They're opening November 7th, yay!

Where did you hear that?
Great that they are opening,was hoping they would be open for the bank holiday next week!

fozzle

zorro2566 wrote: »

Where did you hear that?
Great that they are opening,was hoping they would be open for the bank holiday next week!

Well the staff aren't starting for training til the 26th I think, so they'd not be ready to open. 'TWas the manager who told me when they're opening.

Yes of course,the staff training,duh!
Have they started to fit out the old Zavvi unit yet,not been in town for a few days?

Any activity around the new HMV store yet?

bobcar61

Staff are all training in Galway today, they hope they might be able to open this Saturday, if not it will probably be the following week.