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Dublin Airport Spar to close as DAA moves in new direction

Juran

[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The airport wants a ‘high quality’ coffee offering for international passengers"[/font]
I think that should read the DAA wants higher priced coffee. The DAA sees that local chain shops like Spar, don't charge extortion prices. Irish airports will soon be like American, Singapore, Paris, etc.. airports, where a coffee costs $5 - €8.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/dublin-airport-spar-to-close-as-daa-moves-in-new-direction-1.3355034

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afatbollix

The airport works a profit share system. Of course, they want the more profitable coffee sold in the airport.

But you know 1p flights and all that.

Mint Sauce

So what about recognising it's Irish Passengers, and having someplace they recognise, either on arrival or leaving the Airport. Or they could just stop selling coffee.

biko

By high quality they mean some ****e like Starbucks or other sugary "coffee" place

"Double grande special cream machinatinio with extra marshmallows please"

[Deleted User]

Juran wrote: »

I think that should read the DAA wants higher priced coffee. The DAA sees that local chain shops like Spar, don't charge extortion prices.

Spar is Dutch isn't it?

And err, yes, it does charge extortionate prices, like every other Spar does.

c.p.w.g.w

Aegir wrote: »

Spar is Dutch isn't it?

And err, yes, it does charge extortionate prices, like every other Spar does.

I wanna say Danish

Cienciano

If you think it's overpriced, don't fúcking buy it. It's as simple as that. If they charge €8 and you still buy it, Dublin Airport were dead right to raise the price.

listermint

Why not.... both. Its a big poxy building..

BGozIE

listermint wrote: »

Why not.... both. Its a big poxy building..

Lot of wasted space...high ceilings and all that

Sofiztikated

Juran wrote: »

[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The airport wants a ‘high quality’ coffee offering for international passengers"[/font]
I think that should read the DAA wants higher priced coffee. The DAA sees that local chain shops like Spar, don't charge extortion prices. Irish airports will soon be like American, Singapore, Paris, etc.. airports, where a coffee costs $5 - €8.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/dublin-airport-spar-to-close-as-daa-moves-in-new-direction-1.3355034

Spar, the local chain with 12500 stores across 42 countries, with its hq in The Netherlands?

And it's coffee is adequate, but expensive.

[Deleted User]

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Spar, the local chain with 12500 stores across 42 countries, with its hq in The Netherlands?

And it's coffee is adequate, but expensive.

The coffee is Irish though, I believe.

Isn't Insomnia owned by one of the dragons?

SBourgaize

biko wrote: »

By high quality they mean some ****e like Starbucks or other sugary "coffee" place

"Double grande special cream machinatinio with extra marshmallows please"

Don't buy a Double grande special cream machinatinio with extra marshmallows then.

Starbucks has a pretty big selection of different blends available if you actually ask them. Can't blame them for giving people what they order.

www[DOT]
starbucks[DOT]
ie/coffee/our-coffees/buy/loc

Edit: The joys of being a new account - that looks dodgy as hell. I swear I'm not a spambot.

goose2005

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Spar, the local chain with 12500 stores across 42 countries, with its hq in The Netherlands?

And it's coffee is adequate, but expensive.

Spar is a franchise, so most of them are locally owned. Although I suppose the same is true of McDonald's...

kravmaga

Aegir wrote: »

The coffee is Irish though, I believe.

Isn't Insomnia owned by one of the dragons?

yes its Bobby Kerr is CEO and owner of Insomnia

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

kravmaga wrote: »

yes its Bobby Kerr is CEO and owner of Insomnia

He sold out to the other shareholders only this week.

diomed

I have never bought coffee in a shop, but when I worked in the airport I used the Spar shop.
Airport shops are used by more than international posers.

Sofiztikated

Aegir wrote: »

The coffee is Irish though, I believe.

Isn't Insomnia owned by one of the dragons?

I thought Spar had Seattle's Best Coffee as it's instore brand.

Funnily enough, it's owned by Starbucks.

For Forks Sake

Sofiztikated wrote: »

I thought Spar had Seattle's Best Coffee as it's instore brand.

Funnily enough, it's owned by Starbucks.

That's as big a lie as you'll see anywhere, that coffee is awful sh1te.

Del2005

Aegir wrote: »

The coffee is Irish though, I believe.

?

When did Ireland move to a zone where coffee grows? Because the weather should be way better here if we are growing coffee. Just because someone sticks something in a posh oven doesn't make it an Irish coffee.

[Deleted User]

Del2005 wrote: »

When did Ireland move to a zone where coffee grows? Because the weather should be way better here if we are growing coffee. Just because someone sticks something in a posh oven doesn't make it an Irish coffee.

I suddenly thought that when I hit enter, I should have said an Irish owned brand.

GLaDOS

Surely the obvious problem here is replacing Spar, which sells a variety of products, with a coffee shop with a smaller, more specialised range of products.

[Deleted User]

GLaDOS wrote: »

Surely the obvious problem here is replacing Spar, which sells a variety of products, with a coffee shop with a smaller, more specialised range of products.

what they really need is a vending machine that sells bread, eggs and milk so you don't have to stop for essentials on the way home.

Reckless Abandonment

From what I hear the DAA are such a pain to deal with I've a feeling spar won't be to upset .

Vic_08

Spar was the only place in T2 to buy a leap card/visitor leap card.

baylah17

kravmaga wrote: »

Aegir wrote: »

The coffee is Irish though, I believe.

Isn't Insomnia owned by one of the dragons?

yes its Bobby Kerr is CEO and owner of Insomnia

Nope
He cashed in his chips
Sold out
Enjoying his sailing these days

donegaLroad

biko wrote: »

By high quality they mean some ****e like Starbucks or other sugary "coffee" place

"Double grande special cream machinatinio with extra marshmallows please"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT8BFVtFlfU

suicide_circus

BGozIE wrote: »

Lot of wasted space...high ceilings and all that

Sorry now but high ceilings are a good thing

fryup

while we're at it...

how come there's a WH Smith at Dublin airport but there's none in the rest of the country?

a very cool kid

fryup wrote: »

while we're at it...

how come there's a WH Smith at Dublin airport but there's none in the rest of the country?

€€€€

Although I believe the stationery/bookshop section of Arnotts is franchised to WH Smith also

AndyBoBandy

The change of the outlet is in line with Dublin Airport’s vision that every passenger is “well fed and ready for their journey”.

But it’s in the fcuking arrivals hall!!

I love this Spar, and always buy a coffee there when I’m collecting someone (the coffee is grand), but never when I’m travelling (and I travel a lot through T2). I even buy milk & the odd lotto ticket there.

If they want passengers to be well fed, do it after security!
What passengers decide they’ll sit and have their frocca mocha latte before they go through security? Or transit passengers: “I’ll just nip out past security for a coffee, and then queue up for 20 minutes to get back airside”

I’d say most of its customers are people waiting for other people to arrive (it is the arrivals hall after all). But yeah, let’s replace it with a bloody Starbucks so people with MacBooks can sit there pretending to write novels.

If they want rid of the Spar, fine, get rid of it, but don’t come out and say it’ll be for the benefit of passengers.

It’s greed pure & simple.

Victor

afatbollix wrote: »

The airport works a profit share system.

I don't think that applies to all shops, only some.