Starbucks opening in Dungarvan

ongarboy

https://www.jobs.ie/ApplyForJob.aspx?Id=1592203

Spotted this in jobs.ie
It looks like Starbucks really want to go nationwide if they are now opening in smaller towns like Dungarvan.

Poor Uncle Tom

Maybe they see potential there?

OUTDOORLASS

On local paper, Ger Wyleys have been bought by Elverys....

eeloe

I've been told that they it is going in to a pretty decent location too, so i expect it to do quite well.

Looking forward to it, always loved starbucks coffee, hopefully the novelty won't wear off when it's so easily available.

lertsnim

Any idea where the location is?

eeloe

I've been told it's going in where cocobean is, the bagel bar was there previously.

seanaway

I heard it's going in to the old Halifax bank on the square.

Stopitwillya

seanaway wrote: »

I heard it's going in to the old Halifax bank on the square.

Great for the town. Will look nice there. Looking forward to popping in when I'm in to doing my shopping.

sleepyholland

Good for the town but bad for independent coffee shops?

Roanmore

sleepyholland wrote: »

Good for the town but bad for independent coffee shops?

Jitterbeans could be hit hardest with the takeawy coffee business, hope not, I like the coffee there.

Some great coffee shops in town Interlude, Meades, Ormonds, Cass & Co, etc, hope they don't get squeezed out.

blue_blue

Roanmore wrote: »

Jitterbeans could be hit hardest with the takeawy coffee business, hope not, I like the coffee there.

Some great coffee shops in town Interlude, Meades, Ormonds, Cass & Co, etc, hope they don't get squeezed out.

Those places have food offerings that would differentiate. Starbucks I can see being a hit with teenagers though.

fiachr_a

blue_blue wrote: »

Starbucks I can see being a hit with teenagers though.

Probably too expensive for them.

The Young Wan

Anyone know where/when it's opening?

eeloe

Haven't heard anything in months about this.

Apparently they have staff training in Waterford for the positions, but i'm down there quite a bit and i've not seen any new staff in there training, so who knows.

eeloe

It would appear that this is now going in to the location where Tiffany's was.

Work has been going on there for the last number of weeks!

The Young Wan

The sign has been going up today.

eeloe

And as usual everyone's been losing their sh!t over it opening.

I can see them doing a bit of damage to the other cafe's around for a while, as everyone will want to try it because it's new.

eeloe

Opened today at lunch time.

Seems to be busy enough today anyway, and will be probably for the weekend.

MartyMcFly84

Its bad for local coffee shops. Starbucks coffee is not actually that good. Its American novelty coffee which is pretty bad compared to stuff from mainland Europe.

You dont see Starbucks so much in places like Italy, France and Spain where people drink decent coffee.

I dont see what is great about Dungarvan having exactly the same coffee shop as countles other places in the world. What makes it unique? I would much prefer to go to Dungarvan and have something in a local cafe that I cannot get or is different than every other major town in Ireland , UK and North America and so on.

mallowgarry

First impressions....full of noisy teenagers, tables not cleared.
I left without ordering

Roanmore

mallowgarry wrote: »

First impressions....full of noisy teenagers, tables not cleared.
I left without ordering

Had a friend go in with 4 teenage daughters, she said the place was filthy, tables not cleared and rubbish on the ground.
I'm sure it's probably just teething problems.