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Costa Coffee Jetland?

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  • 07-10-2010 5:09pm
    #1
    lasno
    Registered Users Posts: 494 ✭✭


    Does anyone know why Costa Coffee has closed in Jetland?:(


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    #2
    Kess73
    Registered Users Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    Which one is Costa Coffee?

    The one near the Lidl side of the Jetland or the one near the McDonalds side?


    If the latter, then it was open at the start of the week.


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    Insect Overlord
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    Costa is the one on the McDonald's side. BBs have an outlet at the other end, which is definitely still open (I was there a few hours ago).

    I hadn't even noticed if Costa was open or closed at the time.
    lasno, was there a sign up or anything when you saw the place?


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    Kess73
    Registered Users Posts: 25,560 ✭✭✭✭Kess73


    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    Costa is the one on the McDonald's side. BBs have an outlet at the other end, which is definitely still open (I was there a few hours ago).

    I hadn't even noticed if Costa was open or closed at the time.
    lasno, was there a sign up or anything when you saw the place?


    Cheers. The one at the McD's side was defo open on either Monday or Tuesday evening.


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    lasno
    Registered Users Posts: 494 ✭✭lasno


    Was No signs up, Costa and the Jean scene are both closed, everything elas is open.


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    phill106
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    Probably environmental issue if both places closed.


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    Insect Overlord
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    That's fairly strange alright. JeanScene would usually be gearing up for their busiest period of the year around now. Considering they're next-door neighbours, there's a chance they could both be suffering plumbing problems or a leaky roof or something. I'll have a look down there tomorrow morning and see if anything's changed by then.


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    padma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭padma


    Just me 2 cents for costa coffee, it's nearly empty during the week. This may have sthg to do with it.


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    Jofspring
    Registered Users Posts: 4,003 ✭✭✭Jofspring


    Aren't there two new costa coffee places opening somewhere else in Limerick? Thought i saw it mentioned on a thread here. Maybe they have packed up the Jetland one. Thought it was expensive myself and always very quiet. A more reasonable price coffee place or food outlet would do well in the Jetland, Subway as an example.


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    #10
    lasno
    Registered Users Posts: 494 ✭✭lasno


    There is a new Costa opening in the Crescent in a few weeks, I heard a rumor about the one in jetland, prob shouldnt say it on here, but anyway will see if it opens tomorrow.


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    Amazotheamazing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭Amazotheamazing


    Front of Leader said they are locked due to a dispute with the owners of the premises, I think.


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    manna452121
    Registered Users Posts: 824 ✭✭✭manna452121


    Just saw this; http://www.live95fm.ie/news/news-item/staff-left-in-the-dark-after-forced-retail-closures/6ff63a82-6afe-4cb3-bdd7-dca6569cf1a0 it might answer the question.


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    kilburn
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    more landlords putting the squeeze on?


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    Berty
    Registered Users Posts: 26,149 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    lasno wrote: »
    There is a new Costa opening in the Crescent in a few weeks, I heard a rumor about the one in jetland, prob shouldnt say it on here, but anyway will see if it opens tomorrow.

    Are you sure you dont mean Childers road because they are building a place specifically for them down by Pizza hut.


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    langdang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,864 ✭✭✭langdang


    Berty wrote: »
    Are you sure you dont mean Childers road because they are building a place specifically for them down by Pizza hut.
    Sounds like a bizarre spot for a Costa Coffee! Altho if you wanted some goats milk you'd be set. Free range and all!


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    um7y1h83ge06nx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,029 ✭✭✭um7y1h83ge06nx


    langdang wrote: »
    Sounds like a bizarre spot for a Costa Coffee! Altho if you wanted some goats milk you'd be set. Free range and all!

    LOL. Straight from the teat!


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    luder
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭luder


    I was outside costa coffee the other night.... say a contractor putting large chains and padlocks on the doors while being supervised by the security officer from jetland sc...

    It seemed pretty strange at the time....


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    RINO87
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    ......shur the costa coffee in that place is rediculous anyway!!!!!



    WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!


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    #19
    langdang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,864 ✭✭✭langdang


    ba-dum-tish....!

    Appropriate name alright!


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    #20
    mitresize5
    Registered Users Posts: 996 ✭✭✭mitresize5


    In one of the industry mags last month The Jetland and Castletroy are both in the bottom ten of shopping centres in large urban areas in terms of footfall and unit occupancy.

    Just guessing but I wonder was the landlord looking to implement one of the infamous upwards only rent reviews


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    #21
    munstergirl
    Registered Users Posts: 771 ✭✭✭munstergirl


    Over 20 staff have a meeting with their employers this afternoon about their future.

    Will it be another empty 3 units in the Jetland.


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    CrazyChick18
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    Working in another unit in jetland was terrible to see the staff turn up for work and that all they locks were changed, they were all in a state!


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    #23
    Berty
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    I was out there tonight and looking through the window. A lot of stock is still in place, bug zapper is on. It just looks like it closed early.

    Costa is a fairly successful chain. The Jetland, however, is not a successful place.


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    phog
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    Not wishing bad luck to the the employees but I find Casta over rated and expensive for what you get.


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    #25
    padma
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    there still charging celtic tiger prices for their coffee!!


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    munstergirl
    Registered Users Posts: 771 ✭✭✭munstergirl


    padma wrote: »
    there still charging celtic tiger prices for their coffee!!

    Sounds more like landlord charging celtic tiger rent.
    It will be so easy for them to fill the units in Jetland NOT.

    Feel really sorry for all the staff, its not just costa, 2 other shops too.


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    padma
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    well, as any viable business knows, if you cant make a profit from the place you got to high tail it. I mean the place was usually empty for a good couple of hours a day. add the cost of the 2 staff there, food, coffee supplies etc i'd wonder were they making anything at all. Add the high rent too.

    If the reason the coffee was so expensive is because of high rent, they'd do well to leave the place. The coffee is supposed to entice people in there to buy more, and if it's so expensive it means less people are gonna buy it which in turn effects business.

    My guess is when they originally did their business plan 2;80 for a medium latte was what they could get for their coffee at the time. However its not 2007 anymore. People do have less money to spend and if they couldn't knock down their prices to get to more customers something is amiss.

    There are coffee shops in Grafton Street Dublin where the rent is the highest in the WORLD and they manage to keep their prices reasonable. However they do have a far greater footfall.


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    munstergirl
    Registered Users Posts: 771 ✭✭✭munstergirl


    From what i heard they did not close, the 3 shops were locked out.


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    #29
    padma
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    it's certainly bad carry on anyway Munstergirl, whatever the particulars. Can a landlord do this? Then again you just don't know what the real story is until it comes out.


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    munstergirl
    Registered Users Posts: 771 ✭✭✭munstergirl


    No idea what the real story is, just feel sorry for the staff, must have been a right shock to go to work + be locked out.


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    goingpostal
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    Yeah my sympathy would be with the workers. They can't be held responsible for the prices. I always found it a bit dear but it was nice coffee and a nice quiet place to relax. Maybe that was the problem, it was a bit too quiet. Doesn't look good though for the future of Jetland, if things have reached this stage.


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