Memory Lane

kkgrl

Can anyone please tell me the name of a supermarket that was on the Tullow Road back in the 80's?? It was behind the Topaz garage opposite Lidl, I think. I think it was Tesco but my family are telling me other names and they don't ring a bell.

Super-Rush

It was Quinnsworth.

Stained Class

That originally opened around 1980ish & was called 3 Guys.

It was a very spartan low-cost supermarket which made Aldi look posh!

I think 3 Guys was a Tesco brandname for Ireland at the time as the place was renamed Tesco later on.

Bog Man 1

It was a supermarket owned by Albert Gubay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Gubay

MissOphelia

H Williams?

foggy_lad

super-rush wrote: »

It was Quinnsworth.

They were in with pennys on Kennedy avenue around that time, there was a discount grocery store but can't remember the name, maybe petitts? did they move later to Kennedy street?

Thundercats Ho

Anyone remember 5 star supermarket on Tullow st.?

Stained Class

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Anyone remember 5 star supermarket on Tullow st.?

Yeah, I remember being in there as a kid.

Apparently it was a Woolworths branch before that. You could see the 'W' logo on the tiled floor as you entered.

Quinnsworth took it over & ran it for a spell while they were building their new store where Pennys are now.

doughef

Am i right in saying it was called 'Giant' at one stage??

I vaguely remember having a hat with the logo on it

honkytonk52

was it "crazy prices" or am i just going mad and making up names

lucylu

There was a House & Home where Penneys / Old Lifestyle was also.

ardinn

kkgrl wrote: »

Can anyone please tell me the name of a supermarket that was on the Tullow Road back in the 80's?? It was behind the Topaz garage opposite Lidl, I think. I think it was Tesco but my family are telling me other names and they don't ring a bell.

I thought it was super value - I remember my mam going there when I was real young, It was where we used to get the busses to summer camp were leaving from.

thinks too much

Stained Class wrote: »

That originally opened around 1980ish & was called 3 Guys.

It was a very spartan low-cost supermarket which made Aldi look posh!

I think 3 Guys was a Tesco brandname for Ireland at the time as the place was renamed Tesco later on.

you are bang on the money with your answer.....i know it was 3 guys and then tesco because we used to shoplift there in our youth.....ah happy days....

pinkfloyd34

doughef wrote: »

Am i right in saying it was called 'Giant' at one stage??

I vaguely remember having a hat with the logo on it

your dead right, it was giant for a few months and a hooter used to go off every day and who ever was at the till got there shopping for nothing, i dont think it lasted too long, also remember hwilliams and tesco there, what ever was there never really took off and then they made it alot smaller putting in other shop units, i used to love the old haddens and remember the new one opening was like something out of the future with the escalators and all