Stores opening or re-opening in Sligo

Basq · 25-10-2019 12:54pm

zorro2566 wrote: »

I'm surprised they are not opening today as Friday is traditionally the day of new releases!

When is it actually opening?

25-10-2019 1:09pm

Basq wrote: »

When is it actually opening?

Tomorrow (Sat) according to the Sligo Champion and Ocean Fm!

27-10-2019 10:40am

Didn’t get a chance to go in yesterday! Is it any good?

Andy From Sligo · 27-10-2019 7:38pm

FoxyVixen · 28-10-2019 12:30am

Really hope this stays and does well. I still prefer buying cd myself. Might treat myself next week

28-10-2019 11:31am

FoxyVixen wrote: »

Really hope this stays and does well. I still prefer buying cd myself. Might treat myself next week

I went in yesterday evening, great selection of vinyl , box sets and back catalogue stuff. The manager said that there will be even more stock coming and that the store is here permanently!

prodsc · 29-10-2019 11:41pm

zorro2566 wrote: »

I went in yesterday evening, great selection of vinyl , box sets and back catalogue stuff. The manager said that there will be even more stock coming and that the store is here permanently!

It does have the look of a pop up shop about it.

Had to pop in quickly on behalf of someone else but would love for it to be permanent..vinyl selection is good.

Andy From Sligo · 12-12-2019 3:00pm

Currys PC World have moved next to Homestore & More up at the retail park and now will be incorporating Carphone warehouse (I dont know if CW will still be down by the Quayside SC still now)

Tomorrow (Friday 13th) they have an open day and OceanFM francie boylan show will be broadcasting there with chance to win prizes.

The building has 2 floors now and a lot more items on display:

tinpib · 13-12-2019 8:15am

I was out in Currys last Saturday and the floor was nearly cleared of stock, it was surreal. I asked the lads working there and they said it was a clearance sale, they never said they were moving :rolleyes: I assumed it was just an incredible Black Friday for them, makes sense now.

T-Bird · 13-12-2019 2:52pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Currys PC World have moved next to Homestore & More up at the retail park and now will be incorporating Carphone warehouse (I dont know if CW will still be down by the Quayside SC still now)

Tomorrow (Friday 13th) they have an open day and OceanFM francie boylan show will be broadcasting there with chance to win prizes.

The building will have 2 floors now

That's some place now! The store was buzzing.

It has great model displays. Full of cameras, phones, tablets, smart watches and plenty of phone covers.

Harvey Norman have a big task I think.

tommyamnesia · 13-12-2019 5:03pm

T-Bird wrote: »

That's some place now! The store was buzzing.

It has great model displays. Full of cameras, phones, tablets, smart watches and plenty of phone covers.

Harvey Norman have a big task I think.

Hope I'm wrong but I thought mobile phones weren't allowed to be sold in that Retail Park?

Andy From Sligo · 13-12-2019 6:57pm

tommyamnesia wrote: »

Hope I'm wrong but I thought mobile phones weren't allowed to be sold in that Retail Park?

true - i think it was in environs plan as one of the un-allowed items to be sold up there .

anyway I am not worried personally, I'm glad if they are moving away from that silly rule

job seeker · 15-12-2019 1:27am

tommyamnesia wrote: »

Hope I'm wrong but I thought mobile phones weren't allowed to be sold in that Retail Park?

What’s the reason for that?

Andy From Sligo · 15-12-2019 4:23pm

job seeker wrote: »

What’s the reason for that?

I think, but I am not too sure, that in the conditions it was only large items to be sold up there in the environ plan - ones you could just pull up to the car park of the retail park , open up your boot and shove the large Item in the back of the boot or trailer. Was one of the reasons years ago that Argos could not open up a store there and had to set up in Cleaveragh retail park instead even though they originally wanted to set up in the Carraroe retail park.

But we all know it was a silly un-workable plan because you could buy a box of nails or screws from homebase since they have opened - thats hardly 'bulky/warehouse goods' to shove in the back of your car!

shanec1928 · 08-01-2020 9:47am

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/0106/1104616-new-jysk-stores/ summer opening supposedly.

Andy From Sligo · 09-01-2020 1:15am

anyone got any more news as to when Harvey Norman opening up in the retail park? - cannot be long off now?

tommyamnesia · 09-01-2020 11:21am

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

anyone got any more news as to when Harvey Norman opening up in the retail park? - cannot be long off now?

Supposed to be April.

gerrybbadd · 13-01-2020 2:22pm

Great to see JYSK opening a branch in Sligo. An alternative to IKEA

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/news/danish-home-brand-store-is-coming-38445415.html

muffler · 13-01-2020 4:40pm

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Great to see JYSK opening a branch in Sligo. An alternative to IKEA

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/news/danish-home-brand-store-is-coming-38445415.html

Posts re stores opening are in a different thread. I'll move it there now.

For Forks Sake · 17-01-2020 9:46am

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

anyone got any more news as to when Harvey Norman opening up in the retail park? - cannot be long off now?

During the Summer, Galway store is opening first.

MountainAshIRL · 02-02-2020 8:35am

Anyone know when the new restaurant is opening in draft house strandhill? Can't wait for somewhere decent to eat out there

Basq · 02-02-2020 10:36am

MountainAshIRL wrote: »

Anyone know when the new restaurant is opening in draft house strandhill? Can't wait for somewhere decent to eat out there

Easter apparently..

Colking · 02-02-2020 2:05pm

Looks very interesting

MountainAshIRL · 04-02-2020 1:09pm

Can't wait for decent food in strandhill, apart from stoked and a pizza at the strand, there is nowhere to eat there

shanec1928 · 04-02-2020 1:35pm

MountainAshIRL wrote: »

Can't wait for decent food in strandhill, apart from stoked and a pizza at the strand, there is nowhere to eat there

the venue

Mint Sauce · 04-02-2020 1:51pm

shanec1928 wrote: »

the venue

And Shells.

johnire · 04-02-2020 1:53pm

Mint Sauce wrote: »

And Shells.

And The Dunes who do absolutely delicious burgers.

04-02-2020 1:53pm

Jade Garden, The Runway Cafe at Strandhill Airport.

Scarlet42 · 04-02-2020 2:01pm

and the golf club

04-02-2020 2:17pm

Take away from the deli counter at Gala and hot water is free when you buy a Pot Noodle.

04-02-2020 2:19pm

Alright,apart from The Venue,Shells,The Dunes,Jade Garden, The Runway Cafe, The Golf club and Gala, what has Strandhill ever done for us?

Andy From Sligo · 04-02-2020 3:21pm

Barbara Strong Finch wrote: »

Take away from the deli counter at Gala and hot water is free when you buy a Pot Noodle.

where is Gala , a bit further up from the beach up where the pedestrian crossing is?

Andy From Sligo · 04-02-2020 3:29pm

shanec1928 wrote: »

the venue

had a lovely couple of bites to eat in the Venue before. - Lovely steak sandwiches.

Mint Sauce wrote: »

And Shells.

Lovely fish and chips there ..

Basq wrote: »

be expensive to eat there I hazard a guess when it does open?

Basq · 04-02-2020 5:15pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

be expensive to eat there I hazard a guess when it does open?

About the norm if probably a bit cheaper than Shells/Baker Boys by the looks of things..

Andy From Sligo · 04-02-2020 11:01pm

Basq wrote: »

About the norm if probably a bit cheaper than Shells/Baker Boys by the looks of things..

ooh that will be good if thats the case

MountainAshIRL · 05-02-2020 8:23am

Agree about venue and dunes. However at the seafront there isn't choice. The service is shells is awful, unless you are local it seems. I've had people walk in, clearly well known to staff, and been served before me, happened several times so I stopped going back.

Also dunes not open during the day, jade garden the same. Had never heard of runway cafe.

miamee · 05-02-2020 10:29am

MountainAshIRL wrote: »

Agree about venue and dunes. However at the seafront there isn't choice. The service is shells is awful, unless you are local it seems. I've had people walk in, clearly well known to staff, and been served before me, happened several times so I stopped going back.

Also dunes not open during the day, jade garden the same. Had never heard of runway cafe.

I wouldn't agree with that about Shell's at all. We are definitely not locals - from Dublin - but we go to Shell's whenever we are in Strandhill which could be once a month during summer and a lot less in winter but we always get seated and looked after. Granted sometimes it's mad busy and they have a little waiting list for tables that one of the waiting staff will look after but we've never had an issue getting a table.

miamee · 05-02-2020 10:31am

Basq wrote: »

About the norm if probably a bit cheaper than Shells/Baker Boys by the looks of things..

The menu looks great, will be looking forward to trying it out when it opens. I was in Strandhill about 2 weeks ago though and no work had started on this place, hopefully they do something with it soon. I'm assuming there will be a new fit-out for the new owners

MountainAshIRL · 05-02-2020 12:19pm

Seems there is very mixed opinions on shells, I loved it when it opened first. I guess a lot depends on staff as well but I do know many people who don't go here any more for the reason I outlined. Seen similar reviews on their fb page too.

Also the fish they serve is farmed cobbler from Indonesia. A lot of people have allergy to this fish, yet no warning on their menu about what type of fish it is, or at least there wasn't. My mother's friend had severe allergic response to it about a year ago in there.

Radharc na Sleibhte · 09-02-2020 9:10pm

Shells doesn’t really do it for me either. It’s a bit grubby. And as for the fish (which i thought was Panga,no?), selling that should be a crime considering what’s available instead.

MountainAshIRL · 10-02-2020 6:32pm

Radharc na Sleibhte wrote: »

Shells doesn’t really do it for me either. It’s a bit grubby. And as for the fish (which i thought was Panga,no?), selling that should be a crime considering what’s available instead.

It's the same thing just a different name for it. The cheapest fish going, not to mention how it is farmed. It's disgusting and then shipped half way across the world and labelled sustainable

10-02-2020 9:34pm

A seafront restaurant and they won’t use locally sourced fish! The mind boggles!

Radharc na Sleibhte · 11-02-2020 11:56am

What’s the story with the draft house, is that still empty or re-opening? Haven’t been out in Strandhill in ages.

Basq · 11-02-2020 12:02pm

Radharc na Sleibhte wrote: »

What’s the story with the draft house, is that still empty or re-opening? Haven’t been out in Strandhill in ages.

Closed last year unfortunately.

Drumanilra Farm Kitchen opening there around Easter.

ednwireland · 19-02-2020 2:22pm

Reopening Thursday February 20th at 10am
We are excited, and a little nervous, to share that Sweet Beat Café will reopen tomorrow morning, Thursday February 20th, from 10am.

good to see

shanec1928 · 20-02-2020 5:55am

ednwireland wrote: »

Reopening Thursday February 20th at 10am
We are excited, and a little nervous, to share that Sweet Beat Café will reopen tomorrow morning, Thursday February 20th, from 10am.

good to see

hopefully with the same staff and that they didn’t leave any local suppliers high and dry when they shut up shop.

sligono1 · 22-02-2020 4:02pm

Well revenue were the reason it closed they seized items hence the closure.
I do hope no suppliers got left short.but it's a sure sign that the cafe/coffee bussiness is very much a false dawn in sligo town

ectoraige · 28-02-2020 2:08pm

sligono1 wrote: »

it's a sure sign that the cafe/coffee bussiness is very much a false dawn in sligo town

They have their own niche in the market, I think the problem is they overestimated the size of it when they opened the second outlet.

Radharc na Sleibhte · 03-03-2020 4:26am

Restaurant opening.....

Colking · 03-03-2020 8:35am

Radharc na Sleibhte wrote: »

Restaurant opening.....

Any idea where that is ?

Stores opening or re-opening in Sligo

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