Eurospar, Stranorlar

Bichon Lover

Talking of the twin towns what has happened to Eurospar in Stranorlar?
I have been there for weeks but passed through on Friday and was shocked to see the shop deserted.
Put out of business by LIDL? Surely not.

muffler

Above post moved from the Ballybofey Utd thread where it was off topic

muffler

Bichon Lover wrote: »

Talking of the twin towns what has happened to Eurospar in Stranorlar?
I have been there for weeks but passed through on Friday and was shocked to see the shop deserted.
Put out of business by LIDL? Surely not.

They closed completely last Sunday. About a year ago the size of the grocery shop was cut by 50% approx and it finally shut about a month ago.

The diner remained open and it seemed to be doing well but the curtains finally came down last Sunday. I suppose it wasnt financially viable to rent the entire shop/diner premises when only part of it was being used.

howdoyouknow

I'd say it was more asda and Letterkenny that put it out of business rather than lidl. A lot of people in the twin towns do most of their shopping somewhere else. Always been the perception of better value across the border as long as I can remember and the sure there's f**k all in Ballybofey attitude.

Duster

Is that Kernans that is now closed completely in Stranorlar ?

howdoyouknow

Duster wrote: »

Is that Kernans that is now closed completely in Stranorlar ?

Aye that's the one.

muffler

howdoyouknow wrote: »

I'd say it was more asda and Letterkenny that put it out of business rather than lidl. A lot of people in the twin towns do most of their shopping somewhere else. Always been the perception of better value across the border as long as I can remember and the sure there's f**k all in Ballybofey attitude.

I couldnt agree with that at all. Yeah, maybe a few years ago you would have had a point and perhaps the Xmas shopping period but nowadays I see most local people doing their shopping locally in places like Supervalue, Costcutters, Lidl, Andies etc etc.

Lidl would have done a bit of harm to Kernans/Euorspar but I think their biggest competitor was directly across the road

echo beach

Other supermarkets in the town seem to be doing well and offer very good value. I would say their big problem was location. It is a busy road which makes getting out of the car park difficult especially turning towards Stranorlar. The car park itself seemed very tight for getting kids and buggies out of cars. It never came close to the standard of their Newtowncunningham shop and diner which is always busy but has much better access and parking.