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Rathmines: Two Newsagents gone. (Bo's DayToday and Bonaza)

  • 06-02-2014 6:50pm
    #1
    eqwjewoiujqorj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 506 ✭✭✭


    Bo's are moving to O'Connell St.
    Bonanza has been replaced by an e-cigarette store.

    Always thought that was a great spot for a newsagent, with the the bus stop right outside the door.

    Is mini marche the last of the independent newsagents left?


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Comments

  • #2
    tomboylady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 309 ✭✭tomboylady


    Bonanza had a big overhaul and then closed weeks afterwards. It was empty for a long time, then it was a Cash for Gold place for a while; the e-cig place is relatively new.

    I noticed that Bo's DayToday was closed but I looked in the other day and it was being fitted with new units, etc. I figured they were going to reopen again soon.


  • #3
    carlmango11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭carlmango11


    eqwjewoiujqorj wrote: »
    Bo's are moving to O'Connell St.

    Well that's good. There's such a lack of newsagents on O'Connell Street. Massive gap in the market.


  • #4
    terryhobdell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 169 ✭✭terryhobdell


    Lidl and Aldi selling papers must hurt independent shops! Good kiosk in Swan centre has all newspapers and seems to do OK.
    Why does the Swan Centre not have automatic doors it must be a nightmare for women with prams and invalids.


  • #5
    hfallada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,180 ✭✭✭hfallada


    terryhobdell wrote: »
    Lidl and Aldi selling papers must hurt independent shops!

    How? It takes about 5 mins of waiting to pay for your shopping in the German supermarkets. Where as a newsagents it's nearly instantly. And you don't really go into lidl to pick up a few things


  • #6
    Galadriel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,292 ✭✭✭Galadriel


    I didn't like Bo's, the staff where rude and they didn't have much of a selection really, the shelves have been half empty for a long time.


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  • #7
    terryhobdell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 169 ✭✭terryhobdell


    hfallada wrote: »
    How? It takes about 5 mins of waiting to pay for your shopping in the German supermarkets. Where as a newsagents it's nearly instantly. And you don't really go into lidl to pick up a few things

    Still taking sales from someone else Newspaper sales are falling as well. Bo's was a miserable shop.


  • #8
    Boulevardier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭Boulevardier


    Sorry that there is no more Bonanza. It was really handy if you were waiting for the bus into town - coffee, the papers, and best of all, an awning to keep off the elements.

    The gold shop didn't work out, so maybe the vape shop won't either.


  • #9
    fatbhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭fatbhoy


    Galadriel wrote: »
    I didn't like Bo's, the staff where rude and they didn't have much of a selection really, the shelves have been half empty for a long time.

    They were absolute robbers too...


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