New Business openings and closures around you?

Viscount Aggro

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123944609#Comment_123944609

Not a good location upstairs…. people will not go outside during the winter.

caviardreams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123944746#Comment_123944746

Many vacant units in stillorgan village too for a longtime now - old Tesco hardware & Dunnes - both very large, and the old Health shop

Tarabuses

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123946979#Comment_123946979

Not to mention LifeStyle Sports

dublinman1990

Blackrock Village Centre have their new website up online.

Their new website is showing a press release for the unit going to Thérapie Clinic opening up beside Dubray Books upstairs.

https://blackrockvillagecentre.ie/therapie-clinic-comes-to-blackrock/

The centre also have a Dog grooming place open upstairs beside Holland & Barrett.

It's in the old retail shop for Beweleys.

https://blackrockvillagecentre.ie/store/what-the-pup/

There's also a Dog Grooming business open at the back of Frascati Centre as well.

How are those dog grooming places doing against each other. Are they getting good business?

Larbre34

I feel another tilt coming at a complete rebuild of Stillorgan Shopping Centre.

Its been proposed several times over the past two decades, but never quite got over the planning line, or economic downturns happened.

I was there getting an eye test a few days ago and the place is clearly on life support. The layout and the parking setup definitely belong to the late 1960's when it opened.

The site is grossly inefficient, and the overflow carpark on the Upper Kilmacud Road could easily house a hundreds of people in a good quality development.

Hopefully with the Stillorgan Bowl and library sites nearing completion and Esmondes site due to begin, the Shopping Centre will also be brought up to a 21st century standard for the needs of a growing community.

Mav11

I believe that paid parking is coming into force at the Stillorgan SC from Monday. €1.20 an hour including the overflow. Apparently to discourage the park and riders.

I can't see it doing much good for footfall in the SC.

JayRoc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123953321#Comment_123953321

It'd be fairly unusual nowadays for shopping centres to have free parking, wouldn't it? Or am I wrong?

Mav11

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123953575#Comment_123953575

Dunnes, Aldi, Lidl, Tesco Dundrum all free for at least the first hour or validated ticket

Larbre34

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123953575#Comment_123953575

Nutgrove, Blanchardstown, Killiney, Carrickmines, Cornelscourt, Rathfarnham, Northside, Omni Park Santry....

Yes, they are all quite different, but they have in common that they are all multiple unit centres with at least one grocery anchor.

The Stillorgan carparks are not burdened with park and riders because they implement a fairly stringent clamping regime on people that overstay. So I don't accept that implementing an hourly rate is for that reason, and I think they will only harm themselves further.

ted1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123953592#Comment_123953592

they may validate parking.

I avoid SuperValu bray because it’s paid parking

Larbre34

Do SuperValu not validate the parking there? Thats interesting.

Oh well, Pettitt's SuperValu on the Southern Cross is a far better store anyway.

mikeybhoy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123953592#Comment_123953592

That will be the death knell for Stillorgan SC I predict. Can see it putting a lot of shops there out of business could easily see it becoming similar to DL SC.

Is it going to be pay and display or barriers does anyone know. It's not necessarily the cost that's the only issue it's the inconvience of having to look for a meter/paystation and worry about being clamped if its pay and display.

Dublin Calling

There were new poles up today, with blue protective plastic film around them. Hard to know what they are for. They looked as if they were for signs, they appear to be too tall to be part of a barrier system.

As others have said, pay parking will kill the shopping center. But I would not be surprised if that is the end goal. They are prime sites for redevelopment.

cobham

The two hour limit then clamp was reasonable. Although Stillorgan has dentists, doctors, hairdressers, opticians that would demand the longer slots. Perhaps it is a money grab scheme as clampers did not bring in enough?

Lidl in Stillorgan offer two hour park with a shop there. I thought it was one hour in Dundrum Lidl unit? Maybe Tesco will validate cards?

No supermarket in Carrickmines Retail Park and signs up saying there are parking charges but not enforced/no sign of ticket machines?