Limerick Businesses Closed V 2.0 [Mod note post 1]

Berty

Des has, at least I assume he still has, another recently opened Off License in Dublin so maybe he has just moved his business interests completely to Dublin.

Spar doesn't have an O/L, maybe they have wine but that's a different license). Lot's of competition nearby with Tesco, Fine Wines, Centra x 2

Jofspring

Noticed that JPs sarsfield street has closed down. Seems to be a few weeks now.

bigpink

Jofspring wrote: »

Noticed that JPs sarsfield street has closed down. Seems to be a few weeks now.

Another cursed place wonder why

elastico

bigpink wrote: »

Another cursed place wonder why

Stupid high rent

Jofspring

Have heard from lads that previously rented it that the place is falling apart. They tried to get an electrician in to do work, he said it was so bad the electrician wouldn't touch it.

d1980

Xtravision Dooradoyle with closing down posters in the window

jaxxx

d1980 wrote: »

Xtravision Dooradoyle with closing down posters in the window

Surprised it took this long to be honest. Very little business there now I would say.

Jofspring

I'm surprised any xtravision is still going. I'd have assumed the only places they would be of value would be rural areas with very bad or no broadband.

jmch81

d1980 wrote: »

Xtravision Dooradoyle with closing down posters in the window

28 stores closing end of January.

http://m.independent.ie/business/irish/xtravision-gets-set-to-shut-28-of-its-stores-34221412.html

Townie_P

'Change' in the Crescent Shopping Centre is closing. It looks like there will be a number of closures in the Crescent in early 2016. The owners are looking for big rents again so looks like some of the independent retailers and maybe some franchise owners will be pushed out. Sad to see!

flutered

Townie_P wrote: »

'Change' in the Crescent Shopping Centre is closing. It looks like there will be a number of closures in the Crescent in early 2016. The owners are looking for big rents again so looks like some of the independent retailers and maybe some franchise owners will be pushed out. Sad to see!

the upwards only rents are being upped big time it seems, the high footfall story is being used again, the cresent should charge an entery fee, to collect from the folk using it as a meeting place, which are many, of course more use it to get in out of the weather

Townie_P

flutered wrote: »

the upwards only rents are being upped big time it seems, the high footfall story is being used again, the cresent should charge an entery fee, to collect from the folk using it as a meeting place, which are many, of course more use it to get in out of the weather

Yep apparently the recession is over in their world. They now want a return to the rents of pre-2008. I don't see any Celtic Tiger around here though! It makes you think, has anything been learned at all after the past 8 years? You can't help but think it's all going to happen again at some point. Madness.

bigpink

Are the rents crazy out there?

Derbhoy

Alfies Chipper Ballycummin closed up in the last few days didn't last long . Pub working away fine which is good for the Area.

bigpink

Derbhoy wrote: »

Alfies Chipper Ballycummin closed up in the last few days didn't last long . Pub working away fine which is good for the Area.

Havent been that side for ages is the restaurent open again or what?prob a bad location for a chipper

Derbhoy

The new owner of Alfies bought the whole Complex has done a fine job on Bar and recently has completed a Function Room . It's likely the Chipper didn't work out so probably will lease it out to Middle East guys who seem to be quite efficient in running Fast Food outlets.

Townie_P

bigpink wrote: »

Are the rents crazy out there?

Based on the figures I know of, you'd open 3 prime city centre stores for the price of 1 unit in the Crescent, give or take. You have to pay rent, a hefty service charge and the commercial rates have doubled too in the past year. Crescent rates are now higher than in the city centre. The parking out there might be free but it's the retailers who are effectively paying for it now after the increase. A relation of mine looked in to opening a franchise there but the interest didn't last long

bigpink

Derbhoy wrote: »

The new owner of Alfies bought the whole Complex has done a fine job on Bar and recently has completed a Function Room . It's likely the Chipper didn't work out so probably will lease it out to Middle East guys who seem to be quite efficient in running Fast Food outlets.

Its mad the amount of exact same kebab shops

Derbhoy

Pop up Take Aways similar to Barber shop Pop ups Pay no Taxes No Commercial Rates no Employees Benefits to the Detriment of the Established honest Trader.

Waggaboo

Derbhoy wrote: »

The new owner of Alfies bought the whole Complex has done a fine job on Bar and recently has completed a Function Room . It's likely the Chipper didn't work out so probably will lease it out to Middle East guys who seem to be quite efficient in running Fast Food outlets.

Yeah, the story in the area is that the Chipper on top of the pub was just too much to manage and he's decided to lease it instead.

Townie_P

bigpink wrote: »

Its mad the amount of exact same kebab shops

Loads of Kebab shops around Limerick but most of them are awful. If there's another one opening up I just hope that it's a decent quality one this time, and not another load of dross. Most of these take aways have absolutely everything on their menu, instead of concentrating on being a specialist in a few things and doing it right.

Derbhoy

Siopa Rothar in John St gone . John the owner now gone to Tri Bikes Raheen .

sioda

Was John the owner thought it was Declan

blowin3

No it was John who worked upstairs. Maybe his dad was Declan but John was the main man in the heady days of Bugerland cycling club than to become Maddens milk. I think he looked after David Hurigans RIP bike when he was the man to beat. Good luck to him a nice guy with lots of history in limerick cycling behind him.

Derbhoy

Son John had taken it over Declan had semi Retired .

zulutango

Derbhoy wrote: »

Siopa Rothar in John St gone . John the owner now gone to Tri Bikes Raheen .

There's a Limerick institution gone!

Special Circumstances

zulutango wrote: »

There's a Limerick institution gone!

Sad to see. Bought my last two bikes there. But it has been a while... seems like I had more money in depths of the recession than I do now.

bigpink

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Sad to see. Bought my last two bikes there. But it has been a while... seems like I had more money in depths of the recession than I do now.

Thought the bike shops were flat out

zulutango

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Sad to see. Bought my last two bikes there. But it has been a while... seems like I had more money in depths of the recession than I do now.

No doubt they couldn't compete with the out-of-town bike shops, and also their market is probably an increasingly suburban one, because that's where people with money live these days. Limerick really needs to address this issue, and get people back living in the centre if it is to survive.

Whats happening

zulutango wrote: »

No doubt they couldn't compete with the out-of-town bike shops, and also their market is probably an increasingly suburban one, because that's where people with money live these days. Limerick really needs to address this issue, and get people back living in the centre if it is to survive.

Spoke with John in the past and he couldn't complete with on-line stores, even building my last bike it was done with John getting frame + wheels, and sourcing groupset and finishing kit myself on-line.. Very sad as I've bought from John for 20+ Yrs and traded up many times