Liffey valley SC loads of units closed

anewme · 08-07-2020 10:06pm

messrs wrote: »

Do you know what else is there? From what i remember seeing few months ago there were 4 units there and had seen signs for BK and KFC but didnt hear who else was going in

Sbarro pizza was planned and pulled out I think and Starbucks was 4th unit which is now open. So one left.

Seth Brundle · 08-07-2020 10:10pm

anewme wrote: »

Starbucks opened drive through near the Ark roundabout.

...and yet another reason to loathe Liffey Valley

Ush1 · 10-07-2020 9:46am

IMC Cinemas are closed for good in the Square Tallaght. I'd imagine a lot of Tallaght folk will go to Liffey Valley or Vue in Dundrum from now on.

messrs · 10-07-2020 10:30am

Ush1 wrote: »

IMC Cinemas are closed for good in the Square Tallaght. I'd imagine a lot of Tallaght folk will go to Liffey Valley or Vue in Dundrum from now on.

Do you think some other cinema will go in there? cant imagine them letting it go to waste

L1011 · 10-07-2020 12:24pm

Vue were on the acquisition trail but it would just end up competing with them at LV.

Ush1 · 11-07-2020 8:59am

messrs wrote: »

Do you think some other cinema will go in there? cant imagine them letting it go to waste

Maybe but I can remember it being empty for quite a while when UCI closed down.

AMKC · 11-07-2020 1:27pm

Ush1 wrote: »

IMC Cinemas are closed for good in the Square Tallaght. I'd imagine a lot of Tallaght folk will go to Liffey Valley or Vue in Dundrum from now on.

Awe thats a pity. Hopefully some one maybe Omniplex or the ones who run Swords and the Dundrum cinema take it over.

Stealthirl · 14-07-2020 3:49am

Ush1 wrote: »

Maybe but I can remember it being empty for quite a while when UCI closed down.

It was UCI from 1990-2010 and then IMC from 2012-2020
It sat unused for a week short of 25 months

Ush1 · 14-07-2020 12:18pm

Stealthirl wrote: »

It was UCI from 1990-2010 and then IMC from 2012-2020
It sat unused for a week short of 25 months

I must be getting old, it was IMC 8 years but in my mind was still the "new cinema".:pac:

Heroditas · 02-11-2020 12:09am

Does anybody have any idea what's being built in the car park of the Liffey Valley Retail Park? Looks like a new unit is being constructed?
Could it be the new smaller Decathlon?

02-11-2020 1:02am

Its a Costa coffee going by the plans on sdccs website

http://www.sdublincoco.ie/Planning/Details?regref=SD19A%2F0212

antodeco · 02-11-2020 1:04am

It's in such a weird place. Right in the middle of road. Don't know why they didn't move it further up or back

L1011 · 01-12-2020 9:43pm

So the mass Arcadia walkout a few years ago would just have developed the same result now anyway. Only Wallis is left to go now.

anewme · 01-12-2020 9:48pm

L1011 wrote: »

So the mass Arcadia walkout a few years ago would just have developed the same result now anyway. Only Wallis is left to go now.

Will stay till after Christmas anyway

silver2020 · 02-12-2020 9:07am

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Wallis store also to close!

anewme wrote: »

last ditch rescue plan to save the group, or what remains of it. That Wallis was one of the most profitable of the group, that’s why it was left there first time round. Family member will lose their job.

above posts are from May 2019 - long before covid was a word. That group was on life support for a long time. Covid just pushed it along and took it out of its misery

anewme · 02-12-2020 9:40am

silver2020 wrote: »

above posts are from May 2019 - long before covid was a word. That group was on life support for a long time. Covid just pushed it along and took it out of its misery

Not adapting with the digital age at the right speed is a huge factor.

Pasteur. · 02-12-2020 9:57am

messrs wrote: »

Is that down where the new Burger King and KFC is?

Only places booming with the coffee shops

Trouble brewing there eventually with the obesity epidemic

unkel · 02-12-2020 4:10pm

And remember folks, do not buy any gift cards / vouchers from any shops. Chances are the shop will be gone next month and the vouchers worthless...

silver2020 · 02-12-2020 6:55pm

unkel wrote: »

And remember folks, do not buy any gift cards / vouchers from any shops. Chances are the shop will be gone next month and the vouchers worthless...

That's a wild generalisation. In the greater scheme of things very few shops will close.

Even Arcadia is less than 600 shops in the whole of the UK and Ireland. A tiny tiny number.

But for security, buy them with a credit or debit card and you have visa/mastercard protection just in case

Pasteur. · 02-12-2020 7:04pm

silver2020 wrote: »

That's a wild generalisation. In the greater scheme of things very few shops will close.

Even Arcadia is less than 600 shops in the whole of the UK and Ireland. A tiny tiny number.

But for security, buy them with a credit or debit card and you have visa/mastercard protection just in case

Since when is 600 shops a tiny tiny number

If you said small that would be ok

Washout · 03-12-2020 10:32am

Pasteur. wrote: »

Since when is 600 shops a tiny tiny number

If you said small that would be ok

there isnt a chance that there is only 600 shops. there must have been at least 50 minumum in dublin alone to do with arcadia

jrosen · 03-12-2020 10:37am

Not a chance would I buy vouchers for individual stores anymore. Not worth the risk.

unkel · 03-12-2020 11:37am

silver2020 wrote: »

That's a wild generalisation. In the greater scheme of things very few shops will close.

Of course, but I just wouldn't take the risk. Give a present. Or give cash. Or if you must, give a one4all voucher.

Many people in Ireland have been stung with shop / restaurant vouchers in the last few years and chances are this year is going to be worse than any year before.

Pasteur. · 03-12-2020 11:56am

How safe is one4all lol

L1011 · 03-12-2020 3:50pm

Owned by the State, indirectly (An Post). Not going to get more secure.

silver2020 · 04-12-2020 10:13am

L1011 wrote: »

Owned by the State, indirectly (An Post). Not going to get more secure.

you're two years out of date with your information.

Sold Nov 2018 to Blackhawk Network
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/an-post-sells-one4all-in-100m-deal-1.3692440

But just as safe as its part of a $60billion+ turnover company (Albertsons USA) that has about $2 billion profit a year

Cienciano · 04-12-2020 11:40am

There's a generic Liffey Valley voucher that works in all the shops there, that wouldn't be a bad option either.

Pasteur. · 04-12-2020 11:42am

Wouldn't cash be simpler

L1011 · 04-12-2020 11:44am

silver2020 wrote: »

you're two years out of date with your information.

Sold Nov 2018 to Blackhawk Network
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/an-post-sells-one4all-in-100m-deal-1.3692440

But just as safe as its part of a $60billion+ turnover company (Albertsons USA) that has about $2 billion profit a year

That got less media coverage than I'd have thought!

They're also Central Bank regulated, something a single store giftcard isn't.

The Liffey Valley and mulitcentre ones are also regulated; they're operated by Wirecard, who have gone under but I believe that function is being taken on by Santander.

L1011 · 14-06-2021 7:10pm

I see the former Arc/Elms has reopened, but I managed to forget its new name by the time I'd driven past the Foxhunter, so can't find if it has any web presence

Popple3 · 14-06-2021 7:22pm

L1011 wrote: »

I see the former Arc/Elms has reopened, but I managed to forget its new name by the time I'd driven past the Foxhunter, so can't find if it has any web presence

Drive past it all the time so it’s burned into my brain. It’s called Vela. https://velarestaurant.com/

DopeTech · 14-06-2021 7:27pm

Popple3 wrote: »

Drive past it all the time so it’s burned into my brain. It’s called Vela. https://velarestaurant.com/

Vela - where you meat and eat. Is that an intentional typo?!

Heroditas · 14-06-2021 8:27pm

DopeTech wrote: »

Vela - where you meat and eat. Is that an intentional typo?!

It's worse than that. It's "were you meat and eat"

From looking at the menu, I'm not sure they know what exactly they're supposed to be. Bit of Indian, bit of Chinese, some burgers...

L1011 · 14-06-2021 10:48pm

You can punctuate that in various ways to make it sound really philosophical... and still absolutely and utter nonsense

"Were you meat? And eat?" "Were you? Meat and eat?" and so on.

Its Where on a few of the pages but the Meat typo is consistent.

AMKC · 14-08-2021 9:27pm

Anyone any idea when TK-Max is opening at Liffey Valley. I see they are still only wiring it at least they were when I was last up there two weeks ago. Is there a date set for its opening? Would not mind going to that.

Also what is going in the other new building on the shopping centre?

14-08-2021 9:58pm

Tk maxx is already open a week or two now, it's in the upstairs section where spurs used to be, five guys has opened on the bottom there this week too

Washout · 06-09-2021 9:41pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117755461#Comment_117755461

Leon also open now next to Five guys

emo72 · 22-05-2022 2:56pm

So it's a bit of a disaster there now. Parking is a nightmare. Also they are planning on bringing charges in for parking. I didn't fancy going when parking was free. Now, they would like to charge for the pleasure of going there? Nah.

Heroditas · 22-05-2022 8:51pm

I've taken to walking up there if I'm going after noon. The place is a disaster zone at the moment with all the roadworks and they're due to continue until December.

I've heard the charging for parking a couple of times recently but don't they need to have the land rezoned and put in for planning permission to do that?

L1011 · 22-05-2022 9:00pm

Once its planned as parking they can charge whenever they want to. The new entrance/exit setup (which is so badly signed) over by M&S splits in to lanes for ticket machines; so its clearly in the plans.

The queue to get in today shows that there is huge demand to go there; people still go to Dundrum with it being pay too

macvin · 22-05-2022 9:13pm

When it first opened there were parking barriers and you got a ticket? Or am I remembering wrong (old age)

Most likely they will have 3 hours free parking and then progressively higher as a lot of spaces are taken up with all day parking of staff and people taking the bus into Dublin

L1011 · 22-05-2022 9:15pm

No, it has always been free. Are you possibly remembering IKEA? It was pay during peak periods for about a year.

emo72 · 23-05-2022 1:40am

The queue was so bad because there was delays getting in to the place.

Dodge · 23-05-2022 1:59am

Pay parking aside, it’s interesting reading a few pages of this thread with some signalling the death of the centre for a while now.

Hadn't visited a lot in recent year but it genuinely looks better than ever. Shops mightn’t have much for me but my daughter loves an hour or so wandering around there. Once that market is looked after, it should be alright

brick tamland · 23-05-2022 8:42am

Ive noticed Mad Egg is opening soon (or maybe is already open by now), alwayd heard good things so looking forward to trying

But yeah im not driving up there at the moment, its nuts. Even a evening trip up to the cinema recently was a disaster. Might be a case of parking in tesco or retail park and walking across

average_runner · 23-05-2022 5:11pm

Early morning visit is the best time and leave before 1!!

Heroditas · 23-05-2022 9:03pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119099605#Comment_119099605

Ah yes indeed. That lane split makes sense now!

However, it's an absolute maze to get out of the M&S end now. A few clear signs would help no end.

As others have said, I think the place looks quite well recently. Zara opening had helped quite a bit and is usually quite busy. Mad Egg will be a nice addition.

Cienciano · 24-05-2022 9:53pm

I've never had a problem parking there but usually park at the marks end. But agree its a maze to get out now, seems you have to drive miles unnecessarily to get out. Also, annoying that they got rid of the angled spaces.

24-05-2022 10:26pm

My daughter wanted to visit Penneys at Liffey Valley at the weekend, and when we saw the chaos we literally turned around and drove away. Just couldn't be arsed. Between the queues to get in, and the rampant abuse of disability parking in Liffey Valley anyway, it just wasn't worth the effort.

Might try Blanchardstown this weekend. I'd rather pay the M50 toll. Or Nutgrove. Shame Penneys in Rathfarnham is gone.

lordleitrim · 03-06-2022 3:30pm

Krispy Kreme opening in Liffey Valley on June 28th

www.dublinlive.ie/whats-on/food-drink-news/krispy-kreme-open-brand-new-24099834.amp

Liffey valley SC loads of units closed

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