Stores Closing in Sligo **mod warning post #720**

Sligored wrote: »

halfords closed for good

shame, I had my doubts it were ever going to open up again when all the other stores up there were opening up and there were no mention of them ever opening again. for the benefits of peoples livelyhoods I do hope the staff up there find another job OK ... for my own personal benefit and the benefits of others in Sligo who found the store very handy that maybe an independant store along the same lines of products what Halfords sold could open up somewhere in sligo , even if it was not placed in the retail park - the rent must be a killer up there for them units

DenMan wrote: »

That's an awful pity about Halfords. They had nice staff working in there and only last January I had to get a light bulb for my car before the NCT and the chap put it in when it was snowing. I wonder was the decision made in the UK. They may have looked at their stores and felt which one had the smallest customer reach and town population and decided to close the Sligo branch unfortunately. They will be missed.

yep very good helpful staff - nothing was too much bother i found and on a couple of occasions I had to take a couple of things back (my error) and they took it back no quibbles and exchanged it for the right item - twas a lovely store to browse around and pick things up and look at the labels and everything and such a wide selection of stuff , dont get me wrong the other motor factors are very good in sligo too but there was just something extra good about that store up at the retail park and very handy and very good/handy to get too , price-wise, on the whole not too bad some things a little more pricey maybe than what you could buy from the motor factors for but still priced competitively on most stuff.
Nearest hafords store now is Galway I suppose now isnt it?

johnire wrote: »

There’s one in Longford in the retail park where Argos is as far as I know.

Longford or Letterkenny. There was one in Castlebar, but similar to Sligo, it's showing as Closed on the website as well, wonder if they've shut that one as well?

https://www.halfords.ie/locations

DenMan wrote: »

That's an awful pity about Halfords. They had nice staff working in there and only last January I had to get a light bulb for my car before the NCT and the chap put it in when it was snowing. I wonder was the decision made in the UK. They may have looked at their stores and felt which one had the smallest customer reach and town population and decided to close the Sligo branch unfortunately. They will be missed.

on ocean this morning it was said the lease was up at the end of the month and couldnt make a deal for it. they will hardly look for another location in sligo i guess, it was handy to get certain bits and pieces in there. 5l of screen wash in particular.

mickwat155 wrote: »

I heard from three people it's gone and that the restaurant is cleared out I still haven't seen anything myself so hopefully someone can come along an verify it

To be fair, restaurant is cleared out anyways since Covid bar a table down the middle separate people entering and exiting.

Lidl in Cranmore closing for a complete refurb from next Wednesday (18th). Not expected to reopen until some time next year.

Noticed the tiny cake shop/cafe at the very front of Quayside on Wine St is closed now and inside is gutted, i.e. counters/tables chairs etc all removed.

Also there was a hairdressers up beside Like Nu dry cleaners on High St, outside is painted yellow and again it closed a few months back I think. Signage removed.

Sweet beat closing in Sligo town (Bridge street)

https://lovin.ie/food-2/the-end-is-here-sweet-beat-cafe-in-sligo-to-close-after-8-years

Mod note/ Guys I removed an earlier post by rovers_runner in which it was claimed that 3 different shops were to close down in early 2023. The comment was without substance and was personal speculation. Those type of comments are very unfair to both the businesses concerned and the customers / consumers. So I would ask everyone not to speculate and only post about a business closing AFTER it has been formally announced. Thanks.

Link to source -https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/other/argos-set-to-announce-closure-of-irish-outlets-later-this-year/ar-AA16vYrs?cvid=672cd7fc0fd4499aa9f81538c9244bcc

All stores to close by June 24th. The Waterford one has looked a bit down on its luck the last few days that I’ve been in. Still a shock. They must have started operating here nearly 30 years ago.

Mod: This isn't a competition so cut it out. I clearly asked you not to post about businesses closing unless it was formally announced. Apart from Argos which is a national closure you again posted details of 2 other businesses that are closed short term only and intend opening again. You appear to be gloating about the closures in an attempt to justify your post from last year and get one over on the forum mod. That ends here. Show a bit of respect to the Argos workers who were only told this morning that they will be losing their jobs and I don't think they will be too impressed with the gloating here.

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Wednesday (10am-9pm) to Sunday (11am till 4pm)

2 clothes shops beside each other on Wine St seemed to close very suddenly, just a couple of doors up from Fabio's. Everything seemed normal, then 1 day last week there was closing down sale signs up and all the stock was nearly gone. Both closed today, but it is Sunday. FTK was the name of 1, can't remember the other.