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Superquinn to become SuperValu

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    #2
    snubbleste
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    Super!


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    #3
    Sir Humphrey Appleby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,465 ✭✭✭Sir Humphrey Appleby


    Hardly Iconic OP.
    A predominantly Dublin chain.
    I doubt anyone will notice tbh.


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    #4
    MonstaMash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,443 ✭✭✭MonstaMash


    Will they still be doing the 'buy 6 pay for 5' on the craft beer sales? :D :P


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    #5
    Slunk
    Registered Users Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭Slunk


    Hopefully they don't lose any of the bakery goods either. Nevermind Sean's brown bread, jam doughnuts and fruit slices better not disappear


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    mutley18
    Registered Users Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭mutley18


    Never heard of the place, sounds like a crap Irish superhero.


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    Xavi6
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    Sir Humphrey Appleby wrote: »
    Hardly Iconic OP.
    A predominantly Dublin chain.
    I doubt anyone will notice tbh.

    Disagree there boss, especially if some of their other much loved products are done away with.


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    stefan idiot jones
    Registered Users Posts: 3,518 ✭✭✭stefan idiot jones


    I used to love the aroma of fresh bread as soon as you entered Superquinn. Then the displays of quality fruit and veg.

    Sad to hear they are going.


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    whiskeyman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Disagree there boss, especially if some of their other much loved products are done away with.

    Massively agree.
    Superquinn, under the guidance of Fergal Quinn, was a real master class of retailing.
    When quality and service mattered, they were a joy to experience.
    They ultimately fell down on price, but I think a lot of this was perceived. Many times I could shop in SQ for less than Tesco... but I guess the likes of Aldi and Lidl hit them hard, along with customers changing their shopping habits.


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    TheBody
    Registered Users Posts: 5,619 ✭✭✭TheBody


    I love their pizza off the counter. LOADS of toppings.

    Never understood all the hype around their sausages. Nothing special IMHO.

    Like other, I'll be sorry to see them go.


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    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    Nobody does bread like Superquinn. :(


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    snubbleste
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    Beruthiel wrote: »
    Nobody does bread like Superquinn. :(
    What, not even Paul Hollywood?


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    hoodwinked
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,175 ✭✭✭hoodwinked


    Beruthiel wrote: »
    Nobody does bread like Superquinn. :(

    our local supervalu do, they have an instore bakery,

    i love their freshly baked bread with the local jam on it, its real homemade jam *heads for another shopping trip*


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    suicide_circus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    how does supervalu survive, it is without exception the crappest most overpriced supermarket chain in Ireland.


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    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
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    A major shopping chain in Dublin, with a population of over 1.25 million, is going to dramatically change and you don't think people will notice...? :rolleyes:


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    I Heart Internet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,678 ✭✭✭I Heart Internet


    I've never been in a Superquinn in my life - what does that say about me?


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    Sierra Oscar
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    Over a 100 jobs gone in the move unfortunately. :(

    Wouldn't be a huge admirer of SuperValu, should be interesting to see how this goes down with Superquinn customers.


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    suicide_circus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    I Heart Internet wrote: »
    I've never been in a Superquinn in my life - what does that say about me?
    povo or culchie?


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    I Heart Internet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,678 ✭✭✭I Heart Internet


    suicide_circus wrote: »
    povo or culchie?

    Non-dublin urbanite.


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    crazyderk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭crazyderk


    This is how I feel today!


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    #21
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    I Heart Internet wrote: »
    Non-dublin urbanite.
    culchie so


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    Dallas Microscopic Swine wrote: »
    A major shopping chain in Dublin, with a population of over 1.25 million, is going to dramatically change and you don't think people will notice...? :rolleyes:

    Well, the remaining 3 million in this country probably won't.


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    Puzzle35
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    Sir Humphrey Appleby wrote: »
    Hardly Iconic OP.
    A predominantly Dublin chain.
    I doubt anyone will notice tbh.

    Love superquin, detest super value, you don't know what you've been missing, try their bakery and their sausages, oh and their salads......... Big big loss........


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    #24
    marketty
    Registered Users Posts: 1,080 ✭✭✭marketty


    Two of the most expensive supermarkets in Ireland coming together to try and knock M&S off the top spot


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    Jester252
    Registered Users Posts: 5,533 ✭✭✭Jester252


    I guess the quality of the products is going to drop. Superquinn has some of the nicest product in their shop compared to the bland overpriced s1it in Supervalue.


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    BlueJohn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭BlueJohn


    Weird, they spend probably a **** ton redoing the knocklyon store this year and now its all a waste lol.


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    #27
    I Heart Internet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,678 ✭✭✭I Heart Internet


    suicide_circus wrote: »
    culchie so

    Sophisticate


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    xXxkorixXx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 438 ✭✭xXxkorixXx


    people in Rathgar wont be happy to have a shop with the word 'valu' in its name in their area


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    Highflyer13
    Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Highflyer13


    Pretty sad news actually. Another iconic Irish store gone plus there is a noticeable difference between the quality of both. Can't beat the freshness of the Superquinn foods.


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    Hoop66
    Registered Users Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭Hoop66


    Superquinn French wine sale was brilliant. Only reason I shopped there, mind.


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    rainbowtrout
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    suicide_circus wrote: »
    how does supervalu survive, it is without exception the crappest most overpriced supermarket chain in Ireland.

    In a lot of small Irish towns Supervalu is the only supermarket - towns where the likes of Tesco wouldn't open up because there wouldn't be a big enough population to make profit. The only alternatives tend to be Mace/Centra/Londis etc which usually are more expensive and don't carry as extensive a range of products.


    Having said that more of the big name chains are opening up in small towns:
    e.g. Carrick on Shannon only had Supervalu 10 years ago. Now it has a 24 hour Tesco, a Lidl and Aldi also. All in a town of 4,000. The mind boggles as to how they are all making profit.


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