Businesses/Shops opening in Cork city/suburbs.

Be right back

beer enigma wrote: »

Jam at Hanley won't reopen, the company behind them have announced the closure of all cafes tonight.

Shame as the staff were really nice

That's a real shame. They had delicious food too.

happyday

Be right back wrote: »

That's a real shame. They had delicious food too.

Absolutely. I'll miss that place. They were always busy too.

Nigel Fairservice

beer enigma wrote: »

Jam at Hanley won't reopen, the company behind them have announced the closure of all cafes tonight.

Shame as the staff were really nice

I'm sad it is gone. I had lunch there regularly and the food was always great and the place was always really busy whenever I was there. It seemed to have a loyal customer base and would have thought they would have been well placed for when things reopen in terms of customer demand. Ballincollig only opened in August so a business casualty of Covid I'm presuming.

A family member worked for the company for a number of years and only had positive things to say about them as an employer.

kub

There is a rumour that Arnotts are taking over The Debenhams shop on Patricks St. Please note rumour.

dulpit

kub wrote: »

There is a rumour that Arnotts are taking over The Debenhams shop on Patricks St. Please note rumour.

Arnotts are owned by the owners of Brown Thomas, would strike me as odd to have them so close together if true. But variety would be good.

Harika

Starbucks mahon point shopping center disappeared from the Starbucks page.

Olivia Pope

dulpit wrote: »

Arnotts are owned by the owners of Brown Thomas, would strike me as odd to have them so close together if true. But variety would be good.

But it would stamp out a competitor going in there. It would be great for Cork.

Oafley Jones

Olivia Pope wrote: »

But it would stamp out a competitor going in there. It would be great for Cork.

Can't see any competitor for Brown Thomas opening there. Who's going to need 150,000 sq foot of high end retail. Arnotts really doesn't make sense.

beer enigma

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Can't see any competitor for Brown Thomas opening there. Who's going to need 150,000 sq foot of high end retail. Arnotts really doesn't make sense.

I think it makes huge sense, Arnotts are very similar in many ways to Debenhams and very different to BT so the site would suit. They also stock from a lot of the same suppliers so deliveries could be shared

Cotts72

Harika wrote: »

Starbucks mahon point shopping center disappeared from the Starbucks page.

Would love to see a decent coffee shop in mahon point

freshpopcorn

Cotts72 wrote: »

Would love to see a decent coffee shop in mahon point

Both Starbucks and Insomnia may be gone now. I'm not suggesting they are good coffee shops by the way.

Sesame

Can't see anything online but I saw the kitchen equipment from the cafe at Dwyers Electrical being taken away. Wonder are they shutting too? Loved that place. It was something a bit different. The bacon rolls were really good.

Seamai

beer enigma wrote: »

I think it makes huge sense, Arnotts are very similar in many ways to Debenhams and very different to BT so the site would suit. They also stock from a lot of the same suppliers so deliveries could be shared

I'd see Arnotts as quite positive, Brown Thomas is quite niche and I would say quite limited in it's range unless you're a woman with plenty of spending power. My impression of Arnotts would be down a notch from BT's with a much broader range of lines and definitely better than Debenhams when it comes to men's clothing.

namloc1980

Brennan's Cookshop and cookery school on Oliver Plunkett Street gone into liquidation.

the beer revolu

namloc1980 wrote: »

Brennan's Cookshop and cookery school on Oliver Plunkett Street gone into liquidation.

The shop has been gone a few months but now the whole company has gone.

confusticated

the beer revolu wrote: »

The shop has been gone a few months but now the whole company has gone.

I thought it was just moving in March? Don't think they got to open the new place in Doughcloyne before lockdown. Shame to see them gone altogether though, they were great for baking equipment and had a wider range than anywhere else in town.

beer enigma

confusticated wrote: »

I thought it was just moving in March? Don't think they got to open the new place in Doughcloyne before lockdown. Shame to see them gone altogether though, they were great for baking equipment and had a wider range than anywhere else in town.

Really sad, great supplier to a lot of Cork restaurants

the beer revolu

confusticated wrote: »

I thought it was just moving in March? Don't think they got to open the new place in Doughcloyne before lockdown. Shame to see them gone altogether though, they were great for baking equipment and had a wider range than anywhere else in town.

The wholesale outlet has been there for years in Doughcloyne. They were closing the city centre shop and transferring the business to their Doughcloyne outlet.
Unfortunately, now, the whole business has gone belly up.

bingo9999

Seamai wrote: »

I'd see Arnotts as quite positive, Brown Thomas is quite niche and I would say quite limited in it's range unless you're a woman with plenty of spending power. My impression of Arnotts would be down a notch from BT's with a much broader range of lines and definitely better than Debenhams when it comes to men's clothing.

Arnotts would be great, its a slightly different market to BTs (closer to my own) but its still high quality which the city could do with a boost of, not only that but the 'newness' of it would attract a crowd too you'd think in comparison to Debenhams. Bring it on

calnand

I think it would make more sense for Arnotts to take over Mahon Point. But the only downside to that is the warehouse for that store was in Blarney, so not sure what the situation with that is now.

SleetAndSnow

calnand wrote: »

I think it would make more sense for Arnotts to take over Mahon Point. But the only downside to that is the warehouse for that store was in Blarney, so not sure what the situation with that is now.

Forgot that there will be a massive empty space there now too, it will be very interesting to see what takes that store, is anything

opus

The Kingsley Hotel have opened a coffee kiosk to service the throngs of people using the path at the Lee Fields now. Hope it will keep going despite their legal squabble!

thomil

Starbucks in Ballincollig is Open again. It’s take-away only and there’s only a limited amount of food and pastries available for now.

While I know that a lot of people aren’t too fond of Starbucks, it’s still good to see this particular one open again as it would have been a shame to see that building become vacant again.

fin12

Does anyone know when the Apple store on opera lane is open?

freshpopcorn

fin12 wrote: »

Does anyone know when the Apple store on opera lane is open?

If it's the Compu-b place they've being open with a few weeks!

Cork Lass

fin12 wrote: »

Does anyone know when the Apple store on opera lane is open?

It’s open but by appointment only. I have an appointment on Weds- took me over 2 weeks of trying before I got one. You have to book online.

satanta99

thomil wrote: »

Starbucks in Ballincollig is Open again. It’s take-away only and there’s only a limited amount of food and pastries available for now.

While I know that a lot of people aren’t too fond of Starbucks, it’s still good to see this particular one open again as it would have been a shame to see that building become vacant again.

That's good news. Would have been a shame to see that unit empty. I think they did a great job re-using that heritage building.

Hopefully they will put in outdoor seating to take more advantage of the plaza outside.

fin12

Would the compu-b place be able to assist with getting a replacement battery for an iPad?

freshpopcorn

fin12 wrote: »

Would the compu-b place be able to assist with getting a replacement battery for an iPad?

Just ring them on 1850 668 888!

BruteStock

I reckon a few Subways may bite the dust. The unit in pouladuff road seems to be empty all the time , even before the Covid struck.

Wonder if PrimeTime in town will survive as well. I don't shop there but it was nice to see them still going after all these years.