Shops/Businesses opening/closing

Looks like there will be considerably fewer staff working in Tesco compared to Joyce's Knocknacarra. Fewer staffed counters and the vast majority of customers are using the self-service checkout.

I don't think efficiency is something that could have ever been levelled at Joyces.

Tesco opened on inverin over the weekend . Busy busy . Much nicer layout that Joyce’s . Really made use of the space . Delighted to have it

Ballybane due to open early November, Fr Griffin should be similar as they closed earlier. Oughterard should be soon too. Headford getting a full refit too.

Absolutely. His rock buns and porridge bread are great and used to stock up when they were in Westside.

Yes, already converted and open/operating.

The supermarket is due to open as Tesco on the 4th or 5th Nov I think.

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As with Knocknakara, the off-licence in Indreabhán is smaller, the Deli, Fish Monger, and Petrol Pumps are gone.

As you have said, the remaining sections make better use of the space, but the check-out area is a larger, with out really adding much. But it was very busy the first weekend, even with the extra parking spaces, it was full the few times i went there.

The Barna butcher is excellent. Very customer focused. Good quality stuff especially their burgers. Yummy. There used to be a butchers somewhere in Lower Salthill but he's long gone and wasn't there one at Cooke's Corner too. There's a fish counter in Dunne's Westside but it's a pity they don't extend it to cover meat also.

Hmm, Tesco Knocknacarra is technically in the Gaeltacht too

There were several aspects of Joyce's I'll miss. The deli counter, bakery items from Le Petit Delice, ordering bday cakes from Goyas, polish section, Mexican section had a selection of stuff you usually need to order online, same for the American section, the Chinese hot counter with sushi during summer, and the butcher was much improved from the past and offered xmas turkey for a fraction the price of Divillys.

But the big two I'll miss are the An Post counter and the offie. Was so convenient not to need to go to Westside or Salthill... especially if you're hoping to post something before work. And the offie was probably the best thing about Joyces and had a great selection/prices. I know everyone hates Joyce's but I was always impressed with how they tried to innovate to keep people coming back. I never did full shops there, but it had a lot going for it and I'd find myself going there at least once a week.

Headford was a very spacious shop and had a great off licence, good deli/cold meat and good in house bakery. Layout was as stupid as the others. One of Joyce's many problems was a total lack of consistency from store to store. Completely different ranges from shop to shop, some great selling things in one and not available in others. Just woefully run really.

Scrumdiddlys Ice Cream has closed on Middle st and are apparently will be opening in the vacant unit next to Hartmans Jewellers - that'll be two ice cream shops within melting distance of each other 😁

No, there’s a vacant unit between Skechers and Hartman’s, I only noticed it on Saturday last, and still can’t remember what was there before.

Unless Hartmans downsized, there's no space between the two shops.

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