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Stores opening or re-opening in Sligo

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  • #92
    Culchie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,047 ✭✭✭Culchie


    bobcar61 wrote: »
    I've never been in them but I hear they do really really good deals on some really nice furniture.

    We just need people to have a disposable income to buy furniture now. Another 3 years should just about do it.

    Rents must have fell very very low for someone to go at this again.


  • #93
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    The new restaurant that opened over the Strand Bar in Strandhill is called Tra Ban.. it's a seafood & steak restaurant.

    Early Bird 6-7.30pm, A La Carte 6-10pm.

    Closed Mondays

    email - trabanstrandhill@gmail.com

    Can I leave a phone number (if not, just snip it!)... ph; 071 9128402


  • #94
    bobcar61
    Registered Users Posts: 1,797 ✭✭✭bobcar61


    starbelgrade wrote: »
    The new restaurant that opened over the Strand Bar in Strandhill is called Tra Ban.. it's a seafood & steak restaurant.

    Early Bird 6-7.30pm, A La Carte 6-10pm.

    Closed Mondays

    email - trabanstrandhill@gmail.com

    Can I leave a phone number (if not, just snip it!)... ph; 071 9128402

    Probably shouldn't leave it there but I see no harm so I would leave it there for the mean time. Is it the kind of restaurant where a booking would be necessary?


  • #95
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    bobcar61 wrote: »
    Probably shouldn't leave it there but I see no harm so I would leave it there for the mean time. Is it the kind of restaurant where a booking would be necessary?

    I'd say booking would be advisable - it was only open a week or two when we ate there.. got there at 7pm on a Friday & had to wait about a half hour in the bar to get a free table. I'd say that once the word gets out that they're up & running, it'll be a very busy spot.

    I don't mind either way if the number stays up or not - I got it off the business card they gave me & seeing as it's a new place (& something positive happening instead of news of things closing) I said I'd chance giving them some free promotion. Up to you Bobcar - you're the mod!


  • #96
    bobcar61
    Registered Users Posts: 1,797 ✭✭✭bobcar61


    I already said I see no harm leaving the number there, for a few days at least in case people want to give them a call to book a table.


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  • #97
    jazyguy
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭jazyguy


    cost plus sofas have a decent website if anyone wants to have a look


  • #98
    Dazzler88
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭Dazzler88


    im thinking of re-opening a Petrol station on Sligo,im hoping to see quality cheap fuel.Do you think ill have the market for it??


  • #99
    jazyguy
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭jazyguy


    Also cost plus are still advertising for staff on jobs.ie if anyone is interested


  • #100
    jazyguy
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭jazyguy


    I still go to Sligo fuels as they were the first to strat cutting prices in Sligo. If you can beat them Dazzler I'll def give you the biz


  • #101
    Dazzler88
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭Dazzler88


    jazyguy wrote: »
    I still go to Sligo fuels as they were the first to strat cutting prices in Sligo. If you can beat them Dazzler I'll def give you the biz
    cheers for that.Ya Sligo Fuels is a big competitor,their selling some amount of fuel out of there.i know the fellow that runs it and theres no recession with him.


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  • #102
    bobcar61
    Registered Users Posts: 1,797 ✭✭✭bobcar61


    Dazzler88 wrote: »
    im thinking of re-opening a Petrol station on Sligo,im hoping to see quality cheap fuel.Do you think ill have the market for it??

    Where would you open it. If the petrol was cheaper than the majority of the other petrol stations you would probably get my business depending on location.
    If it was 5c a litre cheaper than Sligo Fuels or the petrol station on Mail Coach Road then you would get my business if located around the town, however if it was located out of town like Coolooney, I wouldn't drive out just to get my petrol.


  • #103
    Dazzler88
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭Dazzler88


    bobcar61 wrote: »
    Where would you open it. If the petrol was cheaper than the majority of the other petrol stations you would probably get my business depending on location.
    If it was 5c a litre cheaper than Sligo Fuels or the petrol station on Mail Coach Road then you would get my business if located around the town, however if it was located out of town like Coolooney, I wouldn't drive out just to get my petrol.
    thats one of my biggest obstacles its located around 3 miles out of town on the N15.Its would be very hard to be 5c cheaper than others,fuel margins are tight enough as it is.I think promotions would be the way to get custom.


  • #104
    Culchie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,047 ✭✭✭Culchie


    Dazzler88 wrote: »
    cheers for that.Ya Sligo Fuels is a big competitor,their selling some amount of fuel out of there.i know the fellow that runs it and theres no recession with him.

    Really?

    I can't see how a business that services primarily the commercial fleet market and construction industry with storage/bulk deliveries could escape the downturn in the economy.

    I used to work in that industry for many years and job losses have been very heavy.


  • #105
    Dazzler88
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭Dazzler88


    Culchie wrote: »
    Really?

    I can't see how a business that services primarily the commercial fleet market and construction industry with storage/bulk deliveries could escape the downturn in the economy.

    I used to work in that industry for many years and job losses have been very heavy.
    Sligo Fuels seems to be still going strong.They are open seven days and always seem to be busy,they have a huge advantage because they also distribute Kerosene along with their sister company,McPartland Oils,so id say they get good reductions at the refinery because their buying so much fuel.


  • #106
    jazyguy
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭jazyguy


    Is it that one near cissie macs Dazzler?


  • #107
    bobcar61
    Registered Users Posts: 1,797 ✭✭✭bobcar61


    Dazzler88 wrote: »
    thats one of my biggest obstacles its located around 3 miles out of town on the N15.Its would be very hard to be 5c cheaper than others,fuel margins are tight enough as it is.I think promotions would be the way to get custom.

    I just used 5c per litre as a figure.

    Would there be a shop as well, that where most petrol stations make their money isn't it?
    Most people who buy petrol more often than not pick up something else in the shop.


  • #108
    Dazzler88
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭Dazzler88


    bobcar61 wrote: »
    I just used 5c per litre as a figure.

    Would there be a shop as well, that where most petrol stations make their money isn't it?
    Most people who buy petrol more often than not pick up something else in the shop.
    ya your spot on there.Most petrol stations make their margins on shop sales.There is however a lot of independent depots that make their profit on fuel only,its a very tricky game though with the way international prices go up and down all the time.


  • #109
    bobcar61
    Registered Users Posts: 1,797 ✭✭✭bobcar61


    Dazzler88 wrote: »
    ya your spot on there.Most petrol stations make their margins on shop sales.There is however a lot of independent depots that make their profit on fuel only,its a very tricky game though with the way international prices go up and down all the time.

    So would you be thinking of opening up a shop as well with the petrol station or just relying on petrol sales only?


  • #110
    Culchie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,047 ✭✭✭Culchie


    You won't be able to survive on petrol sales unless you hit minimum 1 million litres per year. Considering that Sligo has approx 4.5 million within it's environs it's asking alot(impossible IMO), for you to capture your required litreage on the North side of Sligo. The large majority of commercial traffic is Dublin/Sligo or Galway/Sligo ...this is not only your litreage, it's also your Mars Bars and Sandwiches you need to survive.

    I don't mean to burst your bubble but you need to get serious advice on this. The maintenance of a petrol station is incredible expensive, especially one thats been closed for years. You'll probably need new tanks for starters. You will get little or no price support from the suppliers until you get near that magic 1 million litre volume. Presuming you hit your 1 million litre figure (which you won't at that location :( and make 2 cents per litre nett (if you are a good operator) you'll net 20k for yourself from the fuel sales ....can you see where this is going?

    As I said, get some real good advice on this.


  • #111
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    I would consider doing a business plan on the viability of doing a business plan for opening a petrol station. It's that bad... the mark-up is terrible & most garages survive from the profits of their off-shots of food, magazines, fags etc.. basically, a petrol station is a newsagents that sells petrol as a way to draw the punters in to buy other things.


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  • #112
    Dazzler88
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭Dazzler88


    bobcar61 wrote: »
    So would you be thinking of opening up a shop as well with the petrol station or just relying on petrol sales only?
    no im thinking of opening the shop aswel.its very hard to make it on petrol profits alone unless your in it in a big way.i reckon if you had a cheap shop that sold quality groceries you would make a killing,it a sin to se all the people from the North West going to Enniskillen for their shopping.ill have to go to my business advisor and see where we go from there.


  • #113
    Dazzler88
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭Dazzler88


    Culchie wrote: »
    You won't be able to survive on petrol sales unless you hit minimum 1 million litres per year. Considering that Sligo has approx 4.5 million within it's environs it's asking alot(impossible IMO), for you to capture your required litreage on the North side of Sligo. The large majority of commercial traffic is Dublin/Sligo or Galway/Sligo ...this is not only your litreage, it's also your Mars Bars and Sandwiches you need to survive.
    i would definetly agree with this.I plan to run a shop along with it,i dont really care too much about fuel profits,i reckon if you minimise them and have the cheapest fuel around its a great way of attracting custom to the shop.


  • #114
    JohnThomas09
    Closed Accounts Posts: 357 ✭✭JohnThomas09


    jazyguy wrote: »
    Is it that one near cissie macs Dazzler?
    as far as im aware Cissie's is now closed.What ever happened the Pub and Shop here.I remember their being a club Soprano here once.It a shame to see all these local places closing down.


  • #115
    Culchie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,047 ✭✭✭Culchie


    Dazzler88 wrote: »
    i would definetly agree with this.I plan to run a shop along with it,i dont really care too much about fuel profits,i reckon if you minimise them and have the cheapest fuel around its a great way of attracting custom to the shop.

    I think you're missing my point.

    Unless you do at least 1 million litres (which you won't at that site) which equals 35000 fuel customers per year your spanking new shop is also unviable as well.

    Fridges alone will cost you approx €3500-€5000 per month just to run on ESB, regardless whether you sell a litre of milk or not.

    I can tell you that the Major Oil companies would have already looked at this ... as it was an existing site.
    If they decided they couldn't make the numbers work, I can assure you that you will find it impossible to make it work either.

    Sorry:o


  • #116
    bobcar61
    Registered Users Posts: 1,797 ✭✭✭bobcar61


    There is now a cherry picker in the retail park car park and the signs of Land Of Leather have been taken down, maybe they will be putting up a Cost Plus Sofas sign tomorrow or in the next few days.


  • #117
    jazyguy
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭jazyguy


    They have a little sign in the window saying cost plus sofas opening soon. Were you working around half 6 this evening bobcar?


  • #118
    bobcar61
    Registered Users Posts: 1,797 ✭✭✭bobcar61


    Yes I was, was working 5-10? Why do you ask? Are you linked with cost plus sofas?


  • #119
    jazyguy
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭jazyguy


    No not at all, but I think you served me this evening.


  • #120
    bobcar61
    Registered Users Posts: 1,797 ✭✭✭bobcar61


    Really? What makes you think that? What did ya buy to try and refresh my memory?


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  • #121
    jazyguy
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭jazyguy


    Just one of those outdoor post boxes. The puppy keeps eating the mail!


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