Costco

Hootanany

They are everywhere all over the world, How come not over here?

kneemos

What's the membership thing about?

EyeSight

Hootanany wrote: »

They are everywhere all over the world, How come not over here?

I guess Musgraves have the market already. Ireland is too small for the Costco model i think

I must say i do love the place but it always seems to be busy no matter what time i go

Hootanany

Its a bulk buying warehouse food to electrical items.

suicide_circus

You would need a substantial amount of storage space to shop like that

Tail Docker

EyeSight wrote: »

I guess Musgraves have the market already. Ireland is too small for the Costco model i think

I must say i do love the place but it always seems to be busy no matter what time i go

Hmm. Remind me again where Ikea ireland comes in the spectrum of Ikea Stores profitability league? I'd say they just havn't got around to us. Much like primark, somtimes it isn't lack of cash, or lack of desire, it's just lack of time that stops more stores opening in new territories. If they could snap their fingers and have a Costco ireland, they would.

The Backwards Man

Eight countries is the whole world now, is it?

Reformed Character

Hootanany wrote: »

They are everywhere all over the world, How come not over here?

If they are not here then clearly they are not "everywhere all over the world"

JONJO THE MISER

Im a sams club man myself.

Alf. A. Male

Hootanany wrote: »

They are everywhere all over the world, How come not over here?

Some ideas are worth importing, some are not. You'd get a pain listening to people who find something they like abroad and finding it a symptom of Ireland's inadequacy that it doesn't exist here. Countries are different and have different things and hopefully it stays that way.

AnonoBoy

When we gettin' a Walmart yo?

Those places are the bomb.

tricky D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8zNsUTWsOc

EyeSight

Tail Docker wrote: »

Hmm. Remind me again where Ikea ireland comes in the spectrum of Ikea Stores profitability league? I'd say they just havn't got around to us. Much like primark, somtimes it isn't lack of cash, or lack of desire, it's just lack of time that stops more stores opening in new territories. If they could snap their fingers and have a Costco ireland, they would.

Ikea is completely different. That's furniture
People will travel to dublin to get furniture for their house/room. Not to get a vat of milk or 30 Chicken breasts

Duckworth_Luas

Should have kept Curley Watts on as manager in their Manchester outlet

My name is URL

An Bord Pleanála is why they're not here

Hootanany

My name is URL wrote: »

An Bord Pleanála is why they're not here

Expand please.

EyeSight

Hootanany wrote: »

Expand please.

Didn't they make things really tough for Ikea?

JONJO THE MISER

Used to buy 1/4 of a cow in a place similar to costco, cut it up into steaks and used to nearly live on it for a while, im talking steaks in the bbq for breakfast and dinner.

Tail Docker

Hootanany wrote: »

Expand please.

Don't encourage them, they've not done so well to date. I'd rather they contracted, tbh.

Hootanany

EyeSight wrote: »

Didn't they make things really tough for Ikea?

Why are they doing it vested interest?

My name is URL

Hootanany wrote: »

Expand please.

Best I can find is this page that quotes a 2005 Irish Times article.

The Seattle-based multinational, which has 449 outlets in eight countries, including 15 stores in the UK, tried to open a €15 million outlet at the Fonthill Industrial Park in west Dublin six years ago. However, it was refused permission by Bord Pleanála because the planned 11,500 sq m retail store was considered unsuitable for a site zoned industrial.

http://www.friendsoftheirishenvironment.org/papers-today/36-planning/6020-

Aidric

I was in Stockholm recently and needed to find a convenience store late evening selling cigarettes. My mate said we'll stop by the 7-eleven. I said 'what's that'. He looked at me like I had two heads.

Genuinely never heard of them.

biko

Hootanany wrote: »

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An...........Bord ...........Pleanála........... is ........... why ........... they're ........... not ........... here

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biko wrote: »

An...........Bord ...........Pleanála........... is ........... why ........... they're ........... not ........... here

Post of the day! Saucy wee pup.

cena

I love Costco.. Everything so cheap, well in the states

ceadaoin.

I shop in Costco about once a month, it's great for bulk buying stuff like water, toilet paper, cleaning supplies etc. don't really use it for fresh food, I just get that as needed in the supermarket. I'm sure it would do well if it opened in Ireland.

Plus their hotdogs are way nicer than IKEAs. Not that you need to buy them, the amount of food samples they give out would be enough for lunch.

Jamsiek

Aidric wrote: »

I was in Stockholm recently and needed to find a convenience store late evening selling cigarettes. My mate said we'll stop by the 7-eleven. I said 'what's that'. He looked at me like I had two heads.
Genuinely never heard of them.

That truly is a global brand, Ireland could do with 7-eleven

Zaph

Aidric wrote: »

I was in Stockholm recently and needed to find a convenience store late evening selling cigarettes. My mate said we'll stop by the 7-eleven. I said 'what's that'. He looked at me like I had two heads.

Genuinely never heard of them.

There used to be 7-elevens in Ireland in the late 80s/early 90s.

Hootanany

The 24 hour shops did away with them

enda1

I used to shop in 7eleven in the States the odd time. They had a great product they called "individually frozen water nuggets".

Ice to you and me :P

enda1

enda1 wrote: »

I used to shop in 7eleven in the States the odd time. They had a great product they called "individually frozen water nuggets".

Ice to you and me :P

they also used to sell Roses in a glass tube. crack pipes to you and me :P

cloud493

Mmmm costco. A pizza that could feed 10 people, and 12 danish pastries for under £10. Mmmm.

Debtocracy

Because Costco keeps the costs low