Limerick Businesses Opening

Tefral wrote: »

There is a fairly substantial development going into that corner in the near future. Thats all i am willing to say now.

M&S? No wait, a Monorail........ wait, wait a Burrito shop!!!?? Lemme guess...... Galway Bay Brewery?!

Unless you have something to say, it's probably best you don't say anything. Rumors tend to get out of hand here.

Heard its a Kebab shop...no wait...its Boojum Buritos

Mr E wrote: »

Free parking up to 11:30am, starting on December 5th.
Also includes Abbeyfeale, Kilmallock and Newcastle West.

http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/224915/limerick-shoppers-to-park-for-free-for-christmas.html

Not clear if the multistoreys are included, and it's not clear if Saturdays are included.

Still, it's a good gesture.

It's just on street parking. It'd be up to the private multistorey car park operators if they want to offer any concessions around the Christmas period.

I wonder if there's any proven effect of providing free parking. It's a very popular thing to do but are parking costs really such a barrier to suburban and country people coming into the city to shop? I'd have thought traffic and general hassle were the main reasons.

zulutango wrote: »

I wonder if there's any proven effect of providing free parking. It's a very popular thing to do but are parking costs really such a barrier to suburban and country people coming into the city to shop? I'd have thought traffic and general hassle were the main reasons.

I doubt it, many go in to town with no intention of paying on street parking as it is

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

A development as in a new building or just a new shop?

New building. I've heard about the plans the client is doing. The back of the pharmacy used to flood the whole time and they were sick of staying there.

Is there a timeframe for when the extension to the Crescent is due to open?

Tefral wrote: »

Mr E wrote: »

I see Easons opened in the Crescent on Monday.

Fine big shop and very busy. I'd say the bookshop in the centre of the shopping center are delighted.

Ironically Eason supply the books to that shop!

I wonder what's gonna happen there? Will easons keep supplying them once they open?

Berty wrote: »

Easons and the new Easons store are different companies. One is the wholesaler and Franchise holder and the store in the crescent is a Franchisee.

The Franchisee doesn't supply them in the same way BWG own spar and supply loads of independent Stores. Spar stores, a franchisee, don't really care about wholesale supply to competitors.

The store in the crescent isn't a franchise. Its run by Eason themselves directly. The store in the Parkway is a Franchse store run by Rocklands Retail, a Castlebar based company. The same company owns the HomeCare Medical in the Parkway.

I ran past Milano's on Harvey's Quay last night, and the large office unit above is very nearly ready by the looks of it. The lights were on and it looked like the finishing touches were being done.

Anybody know what's going in there? It's a much bigger space than you'd think. I'd imagine there's room for 50 or 60 workers at least.

It'll be a lovely place to work with that view over the river.

panda100 wrote: »

The White House appears to be reopening this weekend. From the interview in The Limerick Post by the new owner it sounds like it will cater for the sporty crowd.

It was a terrible interview. Your man Varley came across as a bit of a k**b.

davo2001 wrote: »

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

It was a terrible interview. Your man Varley came across as a bit of a k**b.

Got a link to the article?

I read the actual paper.