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SouthWesterly wrote: »

My kids love the library. How are they to choose what book they want!

There is a search facility online. I guess you just have to do your best on their area of interest.

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kn wrote: »

No public access then. Not much of a library!

My kids love the library. How are they to choose what book they want!

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

The library has re-opened, but will operate a Call and Collect system - you e-mail/phone for an appointment to return or get books, and the staff will pick out books for you, so no browsing for now:

https://twitter.com/KerryLibrary/status/1269921149946822657

No public access then. Not much of a library!

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An Ciarraioch wrote: »

The library has re-opened, but will operate a Call and Collect system - you e-mail/phone for an appointment to return or get books, and the staff will pick out books for you, so no browsing for now:

https://twitter.com/KerryLibrary/status/1269921149946822657

So thats the whole purpose of the library gone.
I've rarely gone in for a specific book but always came out with a few

Ciarrai76

BPKS wrote: »

Single entrance/exit is permitted but with Easons Tralee you have the magazines on the left hand side, newspaper stands in the centre and the tills on the opposite side of a narrow area. Congestion is likely here for people moving to/from the book section at the rear. How they manage that area will be the difference between complying with the rules and not.

I'm sure they can move anything in the middle of the floor to open it up. There are many shops with narrow areas, it hasn't stopped them opening though. I doubt they will have any floor displays etc and they can limit the amount of people in the shop at any one time.

BPKS

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

I don't think having one entrance/exit makes a difference. Most shops in town are the same and are opened, and have been open all along.

I think I read they are reopening soon.

Single entrance/exit is permitted but with Easons Tralee you have the magazines on the left hand side, newspaper stands in the centre and the tills on the opposite side of a narrow area. Congestion is likely here for people moving to/from the book section at the rear. How they manage that area will be the difference between complying with the rules and not.

Ciarrai76

BPKS wrote: »

The layout of the building and fact they have only a single entrance/exit wont make it easy to implement current rules so maybe they are waiting until the 2m rule is relaxed?

I don't think having one entrance/exit makes a difference. Most shops in town are the same and are opened, and have been open all along.

I think I read they are reopening soon.

Radio5

BPKS wrote: »

The layout of the building and fact they have only a single entrance/exit wont make it easy to implement current rules so maybe they are waiting until the 2m rule is relaxed?

Easons in Killarney has one entrance/exit and has been open a few weeks now.

An Ciarraioch

The library has re-opened, but will operate a Call and Collect system - you e-mail/phone for an appointment to return or get books, and the staff will pick out books for you, so no browsing for now:

https://twitter.com/KerryLibrary/status/1269921149946822657

Ciarrai76

newman10 wrote: »

I work in retail, not in Tralee, and It's just an opinion that if you want your town to survive and have a soul, people should support local businesses as much as possible.
Not for a browse to see a brand and try for size, small shops lack digital expertise, they supply you with service and knowledge and if they don't survive the next 18 months, they will not be replaced by other retailers
Just my opinion

I am looking forward to going back into a physical shop for clothes! I am not worried about the restrictions etc, I am just glad they are all reopening and as you said they need us to survive now! I work in retails, so I'm used to it all now.

I do also shop online as I am a fan of Zara, and you can't always get what you want in Tralee! I will wait a bit longer to go to Penneys though, I can't be dealing with a bit crazy queue in at the weekend! I'll hold off until it calms down a bit. Can you imagine how many people will flock to it on Friday!

phormium

newman10 wrote: »

I work in retail, not in Tralee, and It's just an opinion that if you want your town to survive and have a soul, people should support local businesses as much as possible.
Not for a browse to see a brand and try for size, small shops lack digital expertise, they supply you with service and knowledge and if they don't survive the next 18 months, they will not be replaced by other retailers
Just my opinion

The problem is it's the browsing that results in the impulse buys which is what you need really in shops, if I or anyone else only ever went into a shop when we needed something specific it wouldn't be much good either.

I buy very little clothes anyway and am a cheap shopper I'm afraid! The small shops wouldn't survive on what I buy at the best of times but I understand your point and the likes of small non chain clothes shops are going to doubly suffer with the restrictions on weddings etc, the small shops are mainly the upper end of the market, special occasion type stuff and God knows when there can be a decent special occasion celebrated again normally that you need to get dressed up for!

I actually lost my job in town centre in 2008/9 big bang and that put a stop to lunchtime browsing and impulse buys, now I am seldom in town centre unless I have something in particular to go in for, that was a loss to the shops too as I and others had a good income and lunchtimes or after work to ramble around and spend some on food and other non essentials.

BPKS

bobdcow wrote: »

Did anyone hear that Eason won't be re-opening?

The layout of the building and fact they have only a single entrance/exit wont make it easy to implement current rules so maybe they are waiting until the 2m rule is relaxed?

bobdcow

Did anyone hear that Eason won't be re-opening?

newman10

phormium wrote: »

I've become quite accustomed to my online shopping now, I had kind of moved that way for clothes anyway but would go for the occasional browse but that's not an option for the near future anyway. Once the diy and gardening centres open I was happy really Infrequent trips to supermarket and the rest I can do online for now.

I do miss a cup of coffee, scone and read of the paper in a coffee shop though and might be a while before I'd be that comfortable going back.

I work in retail, not in Tralee, and It's just an opinion that if you want your town to survive and have a soul, people should support local businesses as much as possible.
Not for a browse to see a brand and try for size, small shops lack digital expertise, they supply you with service and knowledge and if they don't survive the next 18 months, they will not be replaced by other retailers
Just my opinion

Ciarrai76

TigerTim wrote: »

Is the Jasmine boutique gone. Think that's the name on the shop in Russell st where Slattery's Travel used to be years ago. Passed there tonight & it looked like it was cleared out. Windows very bare.

T.

I think that answers my question from earlier! I asked what clothes shop was going in next to Lana & Shindig, and I think it must be Jasmine! They have obviously moved!

kev_Makaveli

Nice to see tralee do you know back to full strength . Is guineys open hun ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚

TigerTim

Is the Jasmine boutique gone. Think that's the name on the shop in Russell st where Slattery's Travel used to be years ago. Passed there tonight & it looked like it was cleared out. Windows very bare.

T.

Sos88sos88

Is there still plans to put a giant tent over the square?

With all the takeaway coffees etc available at the moment it was lovely walking around the town park, but when the rain comes, and we know it will! Then where will people go

Ciarrai76

I was driving past Lana this evening and I spotted work going on in the unit between them and Shindig. Looks like a clothes shop is going in there. They were painting the outside and getting the place ready to open by the looks of it. No sign up yet so don't know who it is moving in there...

newman10

Panda Killa wrote: »

Lifestyle announced.that the shop in town was closing at the start of the year... no idea why thats news.
Elverys are actively seeking a site in town..not Manor for their relocation

To compete properly with Sportsdirect, they will need a unit of 5,000 sq ft plus some storage which rules out many units unless abbey court got an upgrade or the old corcorans furniture

Quackster

Panda Killa wrote: »

They were in discussion for that unit...all over now as the price kept going you.. hence a town location preferred now

Delighted that fell through, assuming they can get a unit in the town centre. Bridge St Dunnes would be perfect if herself could be coaxed to do the right thing.

Panda Killa

Forge83 wrote: »

Makes zero sense that they are not seeking a unit in Manor West.
The unit beside Curry’s would be ideal for them.

On Manor and Debenhams. Has the Food court upstairs also closed?
One would think there will be no issue filling that with another food outlet.

They were in discussion for that unit...all over now as the price kept going you.. hence a town location preferred now

Forge83

Panda Killa wrote: »

Lifestyle announced.that the shop in town was closing at the start of the year... no idea why thats news.
Elverys are actively seeking a site in town..not Manor for their relocation

Makes zero sense that they are not seeking a unit in Manor West.
The unit beside Curry’s would be ideal for them.

On Manor and Debenhams. Has the Food court upstairs also closed?
One would think there will be no issue filling that with another food outlet.

Panda Killa

Forge83 wrote: »

https://www.radiokerry.ie/life-style-sport-outlet-bridge-street-tralee-will-not-reopen/

No surprise really. I can’t remember if I posted this was going to happen in a previous post when Elverys didn’t renew their lease down town.
Unfortunately there will be more closures in the coming weeks and months.

Lifestyle announced.that the shop in town was closing at the start of the year... no idea why thats news.
Elverys are actively seeking a site in town..not Manor for their relocation

bobdcow

Are there plans for Elverys to open up somewhere else in town?

Forge83

https://www.radiokerry.ie/life-style-sport-outlet-bridge-street-tralee-will-not-reopen/

No surprise really. I can’t remember if I posted this was going to happen in a previous post when Elverys didn’t renew their lease down town.
Unfortunately there will be more closures in the coming weeks and months.

Panda Killa

bobdcow wrote: »

Starbucks has made good progress over in manor in recent weeks. Did anyone hear of an opening date for it?

24th February

That was the date...... probs won't be end of July now

bobdcow

Starbucks has made good progress over in manor in recent weeks. Did anyone hear of an opening date for it?

Panda Killa

There's more than a ring of truth to this

phormium

I've become quite accustomed to my online shopping now, I had kind of moved that way for clothes anyway but would go for the occasional browse but that's not an option for the near future anyway. Once the diy and gardening centres open I was happy really

Infrequent trips to supermarket and the rest I can do online for now.

I do miss a cup of coffee, scone and read of the paper in a coffee shop though and might be a while before I'd be that comfortable going back.