I didn't know the golf shop in Dundrum TC had closed. When did that happen? Was that during Covid?
Fair play to Golden Discs, its a big unit and they've been able to make it work when a not of old school music shops have closed. Also additional space there we the golf shop closed.
As per the IT Business article below.
Golden Discs are providing an expansion with adding a new concept store in Dundrum Town Centre to include pop culture memorabilia & clothing from major comic book brands like Marvel & DC. It will be open to customers on Record Store Day which takes place this Saturday.
I'll guess that this new concept store from Golden Discs is adding some more competition to other stores like GameStop and Big Bang Comics that are already selling these items like this already from within the centre.
Ah ok didn't realise that, assume Dunnes fancy food etc wouldn't be appreciated by Avoca etc a few doors up.
On the corner where Alan Dorgan Motors (soft top specialists) used to be? The garden centre has been there for several months now, the official name is: 'Diarmuid Gavin at Dunnes Stores'.
Dunnes now wants to expand the place to include a convenience store but they're up against some local objections who are using classic jargon from the NIMBY playbook... "there is no possible planning justification to now permit Dunnes Stores to open in a small historic village setting”.
It's nothing but naked snobbery, similar to when certain suburbs (e.g. Portmarnock or Castleknock) object to an Aldi or Lidl but give them a sniff of an Avoca or Donnybrook Fair and they'll roll out the red carpet.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/dunnes-stores-asks-appeals-board-to-overturn-monkstown-store-refusal-1.4769592
There's a new Dunnes/Garden centre place going in besides Avova in Monkstown.
That gift shop in Rathfarnham Shopping Centre where the Paperlane was didnt last long.
Trendy and Bendy ladies active wear opening in Frascati opposite the health store / M&S
Ah the Punchbowl was a great spot. The little smoking hut out the back, putting the pool table out, uncovered, for no good reason... great bunch of lads
It was my local or 6 years and I could never warm to it. It seemed back to front, the cosy, snug type parts were at the front where everyone was passing through and you could hear the traffic constantly. The bar at the back, I found cold and open plan. Great location.
Again?
https://www.independent.ie/business/commercial-property/last-call-pub-on-the-market-for-125m-as-family-retire-from-trade-38446303.html
See The Punchbowl is up for sale
For a so called "artisan bakery" it tastes strangely similar to Cuisine de France to me at artisan prices aswell.
Bookstation in Nutgrove relocating to old Trespass shop (opposite the 3 shop).
Yes have been in nothing special really was pretty busy when I was there
Zaytoon Sandyford opening on Monday March 21st.
The new Natural Bakery that has just opened in Frascati Centre seems the same. Their model appears to be "big unit, loads of space, not much of it used". Smells nice as you walk past it!
Chapters Bookstore is re opening this Friday.
Butlers Chocolate Cafe has just opened recently in Blackrock SC. Has anyone here gone into it yet?
Yes, dreading BT opening tomorrow. My wife can do serious damage to a Credit card. but good to see it, the place was looking fairly deserted
Is Harveys Nics still open in DD?
Yep ground level and -1......Pennys taking the other two.
That's excellent news. Is that where the old House Of Fraser used to be?
Theres a great Supervalue beside it I suppose.
Churchtown branch didn't last long - maybe less than a year? I think Robbie's son was in charge of it. They seem to be going well in Kilmacud and new one now in Sandyford Village
Tesco have opened a new supermarket at White Pines in Rathfarnham on Tuesday.
There's one past Dundrum on the way to Stepaside that's opened recently and still going
Staff seem nice, hopefully it does well
Thats surprising, always seemed busy.
Apparently it'll be just the basement unit (presumably leaving the ground floor part of Debenhams free for Boots to either move to or expand into).
And the plan is supposed to be now to build another escalator to the basement, but in the big open space in the middle of the centre. In front of M+S
