More jobs gone as Waterstones Closes

RachaelVO

It's a real shame, Waterstones to close. I always loved getting my books in there! Hopefully the receivers can find a way to save it. Another Irish institution falls!!!

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0201/waterstones.html

FreudianSlippers

RachaelVO wrote: »

It's a real shame, Waterstones to close. I always loved getting my books in there! Hopefully the receivers can find a way to save it. Another Irish institution falls!!!

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0201/waterstones.html

Isn't Waterstone's British? Now owned by HMV too so no need for HMV next to a Waterstone's.

flyton5

Meanwhile Reads continue to do decent business cause they charge semi reasonable prices for books.

Dudess

Aw sh1te - I love going for a browse in there. With Amazon, Kindle etc, bookshops are bound to get a hammering...

Hope Hodges Figgis survives...

RachaelVO

When I say institution I mean more in the fact that it's so well know! I should have been a bit clearer there :rolleyes:

Still a loss of jobs! A real shame! They always had great window displays when new books were out!

manual_man

Fcuk me

this sh** is getting too much to take

mikom

flyton5 wrote: »

Meanwhile Reads continue to do decent business cause they charge semi reasonable prices for books.

Fahrenheit 451, the temperature at which overpricing burns.

FreudianSlippers

RachaelVO wrote: »

When I say institution I mean more in the fact that it's so well know! I should have been a bit clearer there :rolleyes:

Still a loss of jobs! A real shame! They always had great window displays when new books were out!

I think they're planning on relocating most employees to HMV shops from what I heard.

phasers

Aw, the one in Dawson St is really nice.

Dudess

mikom wrote: »

Fahrenheit 451, the temperature at which overpricing burns.

Seems like we're entering into a Brave New World...

Andre80Johnson

That's sad. I've gotten books in there over the years (Jervis). Will they do a sale or will the books end up in other Waterstones.

RachaelVO

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

I think they're planning on relocating most employees to HMV shops from what I heard.

Only some will be moved, but they are still expecting quiet a few job losses.

Dudess

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

I think they're planning on relocating most employees to HMV shops from what I heard.

Planning schmlanning - there won't be work for most of them...

Badgermonkey

To me it was a browsing store, I'd then buy the books online based on price.

It's a shame about the job losses but it's also somewhat inevitable.

HavingCrack

Rents for both their locations were extremely high I imagine which wouldn't help matters. Weren't they owned by HMV anyway? If that's going bust it's no suprise Waterstones would follow suit.

psycho-hope

RachaelVO wrote: »

It's a real shame, Waterstones to close. I always loved getting my books in there! Hopefully the receivers can find a way to save it. Another Irish institution falls!!!

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0201/waterstones.html

bugger will have to get my college books in hodges figgis now, waterstones would sometimes reduce the price if a few of us went in at the same time for the same book:(

nyarlothothep

Always found Waterstones had a better selection of books, also preferred the interior, it was more relaxing. Damn, I'm going to miss it.

Chip Ralston

So might there be a sale? Surely there are books unique to the irish market that are of limited use to other outlets in the HMV group?

Maybe one could get The Reluctant Taoiseach for less than the extortionate €28 odd that it retails for in Hodges Figgis.

MaybeLogic

Dudess wrote: »

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Hope Hodges Figgis survives...

Hodges Figgis.

Every time I say that, I feel like a drunk who's slurring his words.

orourkeda

phasers wrote: »

Aw, the one in Dawson St is really nice.

It certainly is. I used to like going in there.

orourkeda

MaybeLogic wrote: »

Hodges Figgis.

Every time I say that, I feel like a drunk who's slurring his words.

Haggis fidgets

AnnyHallsal

Keep posted if there is a sale. I got some great books at ridiculous prices when the Easons on the corner closed. To think we could once sustain the three ...

I liked both Waterstones. They had some really good weekly specials that couldn't even be beaten online.

Namlub

Not the one in Cork...

Larianne

Balls! Better use up my book vouchers!

Sarn

That's annoying, they were great for their three for two offers. Definitely preferred it over Hodges Figgis.

biko

After Hours -> Dublin

Dyr

Was only in the Dawson street branch y'day. i'd be in there a few times a week usually, would buy books or graphic novels in there regularly and I always liked the ambience. Except for the coffee shop thing which was brutal IMO

Came across some nice books yesterday, looked at the price and thought "feck that". Which is presumably why it's closing

Quentinkrisp

All I can say is Rest In Peace to the mecca of my teenage years:(

John_Rambo

biko wrote: »

After Hours -> Dublin

The Waterstones in Cork isn't in Dublin biko.

FreudianSlippers

John_Rambo wrote: »

The Waterstones in Cork isn't in Dublin biko.

And it's not closed

DublinWriter

Bambi wrote: »

Was only in the Dawson street branch y'day. i'd be in there a few times a week usually, would buy books or graphic novels in there regularly and I always liked the ambience.

Hope you enjoyed the ambience, you paid over the odds for it.

DublinWriter's golden rule of book purchasing is that any book you are looking to buy will always eventually turn up in a charity shop for a Euro.

John_Rambo

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

And it's not closed

Damn.

(glad it's still open, damn on me looking like a sap)

n900guy

RachaelVO wrote: »

It's a real shame, Waterstones to close. I always loved getting my books in there! Hopefully the receivers can find a way to save it. Another Irish institution falls!!!

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0201/waterstones.html

Irish institution?

Waterstones is owned by HMV who have been indicating this is likely for > 12 months. They are closing 40 HMV stores, and 20 or so Waterstones in total.

Tim Waterstone is from Glasgow, and established the first branch in 1982 in London.

It's going to blow your mind, but Cadbury's is also not Irish, and neither is McDonalds - or just abotu anything on any "high street" in Ireland.

Coriolanus

I browse abit in them sometimes, but usually buy from an Irish store.
Shame about all the job losses though.

Barna77

Andre80Johnson wrote: »

That's sad. I've gotten books in there over the years (Jervis). Will they do a sale or will the books end up in other Waterstones.

The first thing I bought when i moved to Dublin (apart from the Luas ticket ) was a book in the Jervis store. The recept is still on it, the ink nearly completely faded....

Should get some books before they close

flazio

I wonder if they would consider rebranding H&F into Waterstones and then running the same book offers such as the 3 for 2 stickers or the student deals, may work out well for them.

Fussgangerzone

Not a bad bookshop. Sorry to see people losing jobs, too.

Chapters on Parnell St is still my favourite though. Amazing selection, second-hand section full of bargains, and it's independent.

stovelid

Prefer Hodges and Figgis for a browse but sad to see such a well known shop bite the dust. Probably see another Aldi or Spar slapped in there now.

cosmic

Such a shame Waterstones is going. I spent many happy years working there back in the day. It'll be sorely missed.

Dave_The_Sheep

Sad to hear. Anyone know if there's going to be a closing down sale?

Dyr

Fussgangerzone wrote: »

Not a bad bookshop. Sorry to see people losing jobs, too.

Chapters on Parnell St is still my favourite though. Amazing selection, second-hand section full of bargains, and it's independent.

Big fan of chapters too but I'm not near parnell street most weeks

Onion11

Am so depressed!

Kalina

That's sad news, another store gone. Hopefully Hogdes Figgis will be in a good position to survive!

pinkypinky

I'm surprised that Hodges Figgis isn't closing as well. People don't seem to realise that they and Waterstones have been owned by the same company for years now.

hatful

pinkypinky wrote: »

I'm surprised that Hodges Figgis isn't closing as well. People don't seem to realise that they and Waterstones have been owned by the same company for years now.

Well Hodges Figgis has the best academic book section in Dublin. It has a proper Irish section and a better overall selection in general than Waterstones. Alot of people assumed it was Irish owned so went there instead of the British shop across the road.

squeakyduck

Just heard today that Waterstones is closing down. Such a pity. I would be inconsolable in Chapters or bookworms kicked the bucket.

rubabbel

flazio wrote: »

I wonder if they would consider rebranding H&F into Waterstones and then running the same book offers such as the 3 for 2 stickers or the student deals, may work out well for them.

I'm not sure it'd make much sense to ape the store across the road that just closed, especially when you're making a fair bit of profit at the moment.

I would say to the person advocating Read's with their 10% off all books, compare the full price they're selling the books with the full price of books in bookshops. I know previously their exchange rate was at least 10% more than Hodges was operating on. 10% off me hole. As for the reluctant taoiseach being overpriced at €28: that's the price the publishers have set it at. They could sell it at a reduced rate, or sell it at full price and have people buy it for that (and the people buy it at that price too).

There won't be a closing down sale, as the company isn't closing down, so the books will be moved around the company as needs be. It's cheaper for the company that way.

Absolutely awful for the staff, the vast vast majority of whom are incredibly dedicated, knowledgeable and very friendly.

Irish Halo

I used to be in Waterstones on Dawson st at least once a week when I was younger, loved it, even when I am back home I would always love a browse but all I had to do was flip a book over and see how much it cost *maximum* in British Pounds in a shop here and would usually be quite shocked at the mark up.

star.chaser

Dudess wrote: »

Seems like we're entering into a Brave New World...

a world without bookshops :pac:

ixoy

Rarely bought in there - found them very expensive. Still a shame though - they were also one of the few books shops that properly seperated "Science Fiction" from "Fantasy" instead of lumping them together.

Now if 'Chapters' were to close down, I'd be gutted. I've spent more in that bookshop than all others combined and been using it, in its various locations, for twenty years.

Coriolanus

ixoy wrote: »

Rarely bought in there - found them very expensive. Still a shame though - they were also one of the few books shops that properly seperated "Science Fiction" from "Fantasy" instead of lumping them together.

Now if 'Chapters' were to close down, I'd be gutted. I've spent more in that bookshop than all others combined and been using it, in its various locations, for twenty years.

Yeah, I've spent years trying to convince Chapters to properly seperate them!