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Grab All Association · 28-10-2018 1:11pm

Former McKevitt staff in SuperValu going back to old/bad habits. Tutting when asking them a question or for help with something, slamming your shopping on the counter after scanning it or snooty reminding them to scan your clubcard.

I’ve noticed they’ve a completely different attitude to customers when the owner is on the floor. As mentioned before on here, they seem too institutionalised to the way McKevitt ran the store.

The new younger staff are helpful and courteous to customers and even help the elderly pack their groceries. I see a few of McKevitt staff members have left already.

Purple Mountain · 28-10-2018 3:59pm

Grab All Association wrote: »

Former McKevitt staff in SuperValu going back to old/bad habits. Tutting when asking them a question or for help with something, slamming your shopping on the counter after scanning it or snooty reminding them to scan your clubcard.

I’ve noticed they’ve a completely different attitude to customers when the owner is on the floor. As mentioned before on here, they seem too institutionalised to the way McKevitt ran the store.

The new younger staff are helpful and courteous to customers and even help the elderly pack their groceries. I see a few of McKevitt staff members have left already.

If that's the case, they'd do well to take a lesson from Supervalu Cashel.
Same staff there forever, happy, smiley and I heard well looked after by management too.
Place is spotless, great layout, lots of fresh local produce.
If I was in retail that's where I'd like to work.

lisasimpson · 29-10-2018 9:40am

Grab All Association wrote: »

Former McKevitt staff in SuperValu going back to old/bad habits. Tutting when asking them a question or for help with something, slamming your shopping on the counter after scanning it or snooty reminding them to scan your clubcard.

I’ve noticed they’ve a completely different attitude to customers when the owner is on the floor. As mentioned before on here, they seem too institutionalised to the way McKevitt ran the store.

The new younger staff are helpful and courteous to customers and even help the elderly pack their groceries. I see a few of McKevitt staff members have left already.

Well its time they change their attitude or leave so.Maybe the new management are customer focused and thats what they are paid for. Unfortunately in retail nowadays customer service in some stores is terrible. Was in a boots store in cork one sunday and the 1 of the 2 was worse for wears after the night before. Never acknowledged anyone she was serving.her makeup was from the night before eyes were a giveaway. Was in a petrol station recently and the guy never got off his phone while serving.

X6.430macman · 29-10-2018 6:36pm

Purple Mountain wrote:

If that's the case, they'd do well to take a lesson from Supervalu Cashel. Same staff there forever, happy, smiley and I expect heard well looked after by management too. Place is spotless, great layout, lots of fresh local produce. If I was in retail that's where I'd like to work.

Agreed, that store is lovely

major deegan · 16-11-2018 9:22pm

Is the butcher shop in dunnes shopping centre closed down?
Hasnt been open last few days anyway!

Grab All Association · 17-11-2018 4:00am

major deegan wrote: »

Is the butcher shop in dunnes shopping centre closed down?
Hasnt been open last few days anyway!

Yes, I believe so. He seems to be putting all his energy into the acquisition of Quik Pick(Walsh) Borrisoleigh.

He never had as much custom as Liam Campion did there nor stock.

splinter65 · 17-11-2018 12:57pm

Grab All Association wrote: »

Yes, I believe so. He seems to be putting all his energy into the acquisition of Quik Pick(Walsh) Borrisoleigh.

He never had as much custom as Liam Campion did there nor stock.

That unit is very high rent I’d imagine

splinter65 · 18-11-2018 9:45pm

Someone from Thurles to be in Winning Streak next Saturday night. Did anyone get a name? Nice for Christmas!!

Grab All Association · 28-11-2018 4:00pm

Tom Barry SuperValu have applied for planning permission to change the facia and relocate the entrance at the front. See drawing.

Very nice man and has the store looking absolutely fantastic and clean. Hopefully the front checkouts will be restored to what they once were.

Did anyone catch the old L&N deli area that was on view for a few weeks down the back? Brings back memories.

the_pen_turner · 28-11-2018 4:05pm

whats going on at the munster . i saw lights on there a few evenings

MetzgerMeister · 28-11-2018 4:09pm

Grab All Association wrote: »

Tom Barry SuperValu have applied for planning permission to change the facia and relocate the entrance at the front. See drawing.

Very nice man and has the store looking absolutely fantastic and clean. Hopefully the front checkouts will be restored to what they once were.

Did anyone catch the old L&N deli area that was on view for a few weeks down the back? Brings back memories.

It's about time the front was changed. It looks mank and has done so for so long! The food in the deli is top notch now too.

the_pen_turner wrote: »

whats going on at the munster . i saw lights on there a few evenings

Last I heard it was being turned into a Primary Care Centre then a bookmakers (like we need another one of those in town).

mikep · 28-11-2018 5:26pm

There is another alteration to the planning submitted for the Munster, change of use of first floor to retail use.

Hopefully the bookies has been ditched..

There is also a planning application for a primary care centre on Mitchell St, unrelated to the Munster application though.

MetzgerMeister · 28-11-2018 5:44pm

mikep wrote: »

There is another alteration to the planning submitted for the Munster, change of use of first floor to retail use.

Hopefully the bookies has been ditched..

There is also a planning application for a primary care centre on Mitchell St, unrelated to the Munster application though.

Yep, the Primary Care Centre is going where Sweeney's Bakery used be.

Grab All Association · 28-11-2018 5:54pm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

It's about time the front was changed. It looks mank and has done so for so long! The food in the deli is top notch now too.

Think it was Q1 2001 that was facia was installed. To be fair it’s actually a nice facia and doesn’t look too dated, it’s just it wasn’t cleaned regularly. Compared to Tesco, now there’s a dated storefront and it’s far worse at the rear. You’d think they’d at the very least respray the faded sheeting and plaster the horrible 1970s pebbledash.

I don’t know the reason why McKevitt dropped the SuperValu branding back then. I doubt he even owned the store as all L&N stores were owned by the Torrie family in Waterford until 1995. Musgrave tended to buy up stores and to lease them back to franchisees. I’m guessing there was some dispute with musgraves at the time.

By the end he was importing most of his stock from Nisa/CoOp and the store was under stocked on a lot of items even basics like bread. Freezers left empty. I think they made the right choice getting out of there.

MetzgerMeister · 28-11-2018 5:56pm

Grab All Association wrote: »

Compared to Tesco, now there’s a dated storefront and it’s far worse at the rear.

There's a dated store full stop! When you go in there you come out with a bag of misery for free!

mikep · 12-12-2018 5:55pm

I noticed that Indian Dream (in old Shimla) is reopening..

That'll be 3 Indians in town..

The first Indian Dream post Shimla was really good..hopefully it will also be of a high standard. although I knew they were in trouble when the owner gave me a bottle of Riesling that retails at €20 one evening when I was collecting a takeaway!!

Grab All Association · 03-01-2019 4:48pm

Looks like a Costa Coffee planned for Thurles beside Lidl. Always thought Dunnes Stores missed an opportunity here for a cafe out front like they have in Childers Road Limerick

mikep · 03-01-2019 4:58pm

I just spotted that Boylesports are still in the planning stages of a bookies in part of the ground floor of the former Munster hotel..

Grab All Association · 03-01-2019 6:46pm

Further information requested. He’s (Healy) is planning to turn it into separate premises.

It’d make a right building for a Penney’s unfortunately there’s inadequate footfall and parking in the vicinity.

splinter65 · 03-01-2019 6:51pm

Grab All Association wrote: »

Further information requested. He’s (Healy) is planning to turn it into separate premises.

It’d make a right building for a Penney’s unfortunately there’s inadequate footfall and parking in the vicinity.

God don’t get the Facebook ones started about Penney’s. They seem to think that M Lowry can demand that Varadkar order Penney’s to open here. It’s as if Penney’s take their instructions from the Taoiseach. The stupidity sometimes is atronomical.

Mantis Toboggan · 03-01-2019 7:07pm

Is it true that stef hans is closing?

the_pen_turner · 03-01-2019 7:33pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Is it true that stef hans is closing?

Is that the one in the library

Mantis Toboggan · 03-01-2019 7:55pm

the_pen_turner wrote: »

Is that the one in the library

Yeah

shmeee · 04-01-2019 12:53am

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Yeah

It is closing alright.

Great food but awful location and setting to be fair, couldn't open late and limited enough seating etc in a corridor for all the world.

Grab All Association · 04-01-2019 7:44am

SuperValu still haven’t restocked. The ready meals (mashed potato, veg cottage pies etc) and sliced hams the fridges are almost bare.

shmeee · 04-01-2019 4:53pm

splinter65 wrote: »

God don’t get the Facebook ones started about Penney’s. They seem to think that M Lowry can demand that Varadkar order Penney’s to open here. It’s as if Penney’s take their instructions from the Taoiseach. The stupidity sometimes is atronomical.

Boils my head all the Facebook comments about getting a Pennys into Thurles.

How will that save the town firstly? And secondly, Pennys would not open in Thurles, not a large enough area or footfall, same with McDonalds and all the other multinationals that Facebook users in Thurles are crying out for.

shmeee · 04-01-2019 4:57pm

Grab All Association wrote: »

SuperValu still haven’t restocked. The ready meals (mashed potato, veg cottage pies etc) and sliced hams the fridges are almost bare.

Wasn't a spud to be had there on Wednesday evening!

They got a right rattle over Christmas and was near impossible to get orders correct with Musgraves, as orders have to be done in advance, they can't just ring up in morning for stock.

Every SuperValu in the Country runs reports from previous years to get sales / stock figures but Thurles hadn't that option.

Aldi had much either Wednesday, every fridge in Thurles was empty I say when we woke up from the Christmas season. And everyone ran out at the same time to re-stock.

splinter65 · 04-01-2019 5:25pm

shmeee wrote: »

Boils my head all the Facebook comments about getting a Pennys into Thurles.

How will that save the town firstly? And secondly, Pennys would not open in Thurles, not a large enough area or footfall, same with McDonalds and all the other multinationals that Facebook users in Thurles are crying out for.

That’s it Penney’s and MacDonalds, it’s like a broken record. As if these companies could be nagged into opening up a business in a place where they wouldn’t make a profit.

MetzgerMeister · 04-01-2019 5:36pm

Would it not be safe enough to say that McDonalds would do as good, if not better in Thurles day to day as it does in Cashel? I mean Cashel has a population of around 4,500 vs Thurles which has 8,000. You don't have big match days or Féile's in Cashel and a service station similar to where McDonalds is in Cashel wouldn't have been a bad idea near the roundabout in the Horse and Jockey. Plus you wouldn't have the traveller community living beside it either with their kids in and out causing hassle for the staff and patrons alike.

04-01-2019 5:40pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote:

Is it true that stef hans is closing?

She was on the business programme (I think) on radio 1 a couple of days back. She said the higher vat and rise in minimum wage made it impossible to make a profit.

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