snubbleste wrote: » There are 5 Dunnes' in Galway.. I don't really care if there is a Tesco/Supermarket there tbh. I think it's a good location, act as a balance to the strip of supermarkets on the Headford Road.
c_man wrote: » Weren't Tesco originally located where Dunnes are in the Westside shopping centre back in the 80's? I'm almost 100% sure that's correct. If so, they have every right to come back to their land - just like the Israelis.
dell1211 wrote: » I really hope that this does not happen. If it does Galway will have 2 large tesco shops, 1 hyper tesco and 2 tesco express. Fair enough the petrol station will be good for galway as it will force other stations to reduce prices(like claremorris) but as for the rest its only going to damage galway in the long term, local family run businesses will close(bakerys, butcher, fish mongers, DIY shops, music shops, chemists, newsagents, off licences, clothes shops........), keep people away from the city centre and not to mention damage local suppliers. Each week there are hundreds of tesco trucks bringing in goods from the UK that can be produced in Ireland/Galway but they arent because Tesco have such a monopoly on suppliers that they can name their prices and only the very large suppliers win, for example look at cold meat counter, most of their meat comes from the UK(except the likes of denny/galtee). We should learn from the mistakes made in towns in the UK where they have become ghost areas due to tescos dominance. Ill prob be accused of being a shill again, this time on behalf of aldi or dunnes and this thread will probably get locked like my gobus one was. So much for supporting local business at a time when they need it the most.
newkie wrote: » Even the new Dunnes/B&Q carpark seems to have been designed by an absolute idiot. Who places the entrance for the underground parking at the furthest point from the entrance of the carpark? It's almost always empty down there if you wade through all the traffic to actually get to the ramp down to it.
GerardKeating wrote: » I think that would have been solved in phase II, (the large pit to the right on the centre, what is build is only half the development.
newkie wrote: » It hardly seems far away enough from Terryland to warrant it. I'd prefer to see it closer to B&Q. Or if they would just knock the existing one and put in proper parking so it wasn't such a pain that would work too. I avoid Lidl/Argos/Tesco due to the horrible parking. In fact, almost every carpark in galway is horrible. Even the new Dunnes/B&Q carpark seems to have been designed by an absolute idiot. Who places the entrance for the underground parking at the furthest point from the entrance of the carpark? It's almost always empty down there if you wade through all the traffic to actually get to the ramp down to it.
Webbs wrote: » Where were the planners when knocknacarra and Briarhill were being put up and stopping Dunnes moving in.
Webbs wrote: » If Dunnes hadnt had such a monopoly on putting up stores in every development in Town and that other retailers had had a look in then we probably wouldnt be in this situation. Where were the planners when knocknacarra and Briarhill were being put up and stopping Dunnes moving in.
_Whimsical_ wrote: » I was talking to someone who's working there the other day and he was saying that if they move to move to westside they'd probably be leaving the terry land premises. Theres very little room for storage there already and no room to diversify into clothes and stocking more electronics etc. Apparently the Westside site is particularly attractive to them for the huge storage it would offer which would save a lot of money as they'd need less frequent stock deliveries.At the moment it seems they need very regular deliveries and servicing so many deliveries isn't very financially beneficial. Personally I think it's a bad idea. Right behind the proposed site is a quiet residential area which I'm sure would be largely change by introduction of a hyper Market on their doorsteps and by traffic changes. I hope that local communities will voice some objections.
snubbleste wrote: » Ddi anyone see the media pieces on this about the residents associations in the area being against the development? One of them, Maunsells Road, was on about pedestrian lives being endangered by increased traffic..Residents there park on the footpath with scant regard for pedestrian movement for last few decades. Hypocritical!
moonflower wrote: » I'd love for a Tesco to open there. Dunnes in Westside is such a useless supermarket. It's poorly stocked, overpriced, dingy and the staff can be quite rude. The tiny Tesco in Newcastle seems to have almost as much variety of products and that's a fraction of the size.
