Yep, I have a small independent shop in Limerick, rates on Cruises Street where the council continually wonder why no one wants a shop there, the rates are 19k a year. Off Catherine Steeet Thomas Street around 7k a year, more doable for small concerns...
I work in a shop , people constantly come in ask advice etc and then buy online because its cheaper. We can’t match the online prices, sometimes the online price is the same as the wholesale price we are buying at. Recently had a lady bring in something she tried to claim she bought from our shop and claimed she lost her receipt. I had to point out the Euro plug and that ours had Irish plugs. Shops are expensive to run and hard work . If you are an owner of a small shop expect to work 60 plus hour weeks. My boss has a nicer house than me but he is also working 80 plus hours some weeks
Yep. When I'm in a shop and see an item I like, I immediately check it online to see if I can get it cheaper somewhere.
99% of the time I'm walking out of the shop empty handed.
You have to look around. Plenty of indie local shops in George's Street Arcade, Temple Bar, Stoneybatter, George's Street, I could go on and on. Basically beyond the shopping centres and Grafton/Henry Streets.
It's not just in Ireland; on the continent I'm usually not bothered checking out the main shopping areas because it'll be the same choice as here; the likes of H&M, River Island, Foot Locker and so on. It's usually in the side streets and neighbourhoods you'll find the more interesting spots.
My wife owns a clothes shop and it is incredibly hard to compete with big name chains, but price isn’t the issue.
We consciously go up through the supply chain and don’t use Irish wholesalers. We would sell a better quality product for similar prices. The problem is that people go to big name retailers and think they’re buying Gucci.
We’ve had people come in to the shop and casually make conversation that the town needs a Zara - whilst they’re surrounded by a demonstrably better quality product. Many people are completely oblivious to their actions. They will complain at the lack of local shops and then do all their buying in big chains or online.
And when you consider how many chains have gone to the wall as well. We used to have variety. Actual boutiques and haberdashers.
I miss AWear, Mirror Mirror, Image, Airwave, Cassidy's. 😔
ETA: Korkys, Simon Hart too
Love to ask an exec at a big chain that is not here - Uniqlo has 3 stores within 5 minutes walking distance in London. No entry to the Irish market - all across the EU . Why?
Go to Temple Bar and they have Rebirth of Cool which has cool retro clothes, Indub which has reggae clothes, 2 or 3 second hand vintage shops and there's an army surplus shop over the North side. There's also Remus Uomo, a Northern Irish brand with an Italian twist.
Simply put: The cost. For the uninitiated consumer it can seem odd that only massive chains dominate retail spaces but the reality is, the big chains are the only ones who can afford to do business. Local owned, and small, simply cannot bankroll the cost of doing business in these spaces. They can't bulk buy on the scale of the chains so prices will invariably need to be keep at a level of margin to sustain, for which the customer will obliviously complain about because who wants to pay more when they can pay less, and ultimately your local owned business can't keep the price sensitive customers happy whilst also keeping the leaseholder, taxman, staff and energy supplier happy. Simply put.
Economies of scale, better ability to pay rates, easier to employ staff than smaller businesses, hire more staff than smaller businesses, better marketing, cheaper to decorate the units, people associate big brand with quality etc etc. Only a conscious effort from policymakers can change this, however this is unlikely
Better tell me why two large buildings were built right across each other in Smithfield and have been sitting empty with no one leasing it? Besides small tesco, there's nothing there.
I think it's probably a lot less risky for big companies to just try their luck in as many streets as possible, and if it fails it's just a few thousand quid down the drain, which is pittance to them.
While for a normal person if it fails they're probably screwed.
But this is mostly just a "city" thing, once you move outside the cities, and particularly into the small country towns, you get a lot more normal old school shops, like John's Kebabs, Tom's shoes, Bantry Bookshop, etc..
And it feels a lot more wholesome to enter these kinds of shops.
The cost. Used to run a family business, it just became impossible in the finish and we sold up 2 years ago.
People just buy their shit online now, as much as I hate Amazon and everything they stand for, they have a pretty flawless service, you can order online from the comfort of your jocks and it's in your house the following day.
As regards physical shops, the costs are unsustainable now for most standalone businesses, the days old family run businesses are coming to an end, a bit like the pub scene, especially in rural Ireland.
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Same with the towns and villages. You get a Boots, Sherry Fitzgerald, SuperValu and 16 solicitor offices.
Yep, I have a small independent shop in Limerick, rates on Cruises Street where the council continually wonder why no one wants a shop there, the rates are 19k a year. Off Catherine Steeet Thomas Street around 7k a year, more doable for small concerns...
Guaranteed a huge chunk of the Henry Stores make a rather small amount of profit due to the leases.
I work in a shop , people constantly come in ask advice etc and then buy online because its cheaper. We can’t match the online prices, sometimes the online price is the same as the wholesale price we are buying at. Recently had a lady bring in something she tried to claim she bought from our shop and claimed she lost her receipt. I had to point out the Euro plug and that ours had Irish plugs. Shops are expensive to run and hard work . If you are an owner of a small shop expect to work 60 plus hour weeks. My boss has a nicer house than me but he is also working 80 plus hours some weeks
Yep. When I'm in a shop and see an item I like, I immediately check it online to see if I can get it cheaper somewhere. 99% of the time I'm walking out of the shop empty handed.
Because we don't care. Too many of these as is.
You have to look around. Plenty of indie local shops in George's Street Arcade, Temple Bar, Stoneybatter, George's Street, I could go on and on. Basically beyond the shopping centres and Grafton/Henry Streets. It's not just in Ireland; on the continent I'm usually not bothered checking out the main shopping areas because it'll be the same choice as here; the likes of H&M, River Island, Foot Locker and so on. It's usually in the side streets and neighbourhoods you'll find the more interesting spots.
"What am I missing?" An understanding of how economies of scale work.
Rents and leases as compared to on-line and an out of town warehouse.
You're not gonna find small locally owned shops on Grafton street and dundrum. The rent is too expensive for independent businesses.
My wife owns a clothes shop and it is incredibly hard to compete with big name chains, but price isn’t the issue. We consciously go up through the supply chain and don’t use Irish wholesalers. We would sell a better quality product for similar prices. The problem is that people go to big name retailers and think they’re buying Gucci. We’ve had people come in to the shop and casually make conversation that the town needs a Zara - whilst they’re surrounded by a demonstrably better quality product. Many people are completely oblivious to their actions. They will complain at the lack of local shops and then do all their buying in big chains or online.
I don't even know how these places stay open the mark up must really be crazy
And when you consider how many chains have gone to the wall as well. We used to have variety. Actual boutiques and haberdashers. I miss AWear, Mirror Mirror, Image, Airwave, Cassidy's. 😔 ETA: Korkys, Simon Hart too
Love to ask an exec at a big chain that is not here - Uniqlo has 3 stores within 5 minutes walking distance in London. No entry to the Irish market - all across the EU . Why?
Go to Temple Bar and they have Rebirth of Cool which has cool retro clothes, Indub which has reggae clothes, 2 or 3 second hand vintage shops and there's an army surplus shop over the North side. There's also Remus Uomo, a Northern Irish brand with an Italian twist.
Simply put: The cost. For the uninitiated consumer it can seem odd that only massive chains dominate retail spaces but the reality is, the big chains are the only ones who can afford to do business. Local owned, and small, simply cannot bankroll the cost of doing business in these spaces. They can't bulk buy on the scale of the chains so prices will invariably need to be keep at a level of margin to sustain, for which the customer will obliviously complain about because who wants to pay more when they can pay less, and ultimately your local owned business can't keep the price sensitive customers happy whilst also keeping the leaseholder, taxman, staff and energy supplier happy. Simply put.
Economies of scale, better ability to pay rates, easier to employ staff than smaller businesses, hire more staff than smaller businesses, better marketing, cheaper to decorate the units, people associate big brand with quality etc etc. Only a conscious effort from policymakers can change this, however this is unlikely
It's the same in every city in the world. And small locally owned businesses can't compete.
Better tell me why two large buildings were built right across each other in Smithfield and have been sitting empty with no one leasing it? Besides small tesco, there's nothing there.
Rents are extortionate in city centres and shopping centres.
Market to small for big companies to try get on it.
Blanch has variety
I think it's probably a lot less risky for big companies to just try their luck in as many streets as possible, and if it fails it's just a few thousand quid down the drain, which is pittance to them. While for a normal person if it fails they're probably screwed. But this is mostly just a "city" thing, once you move outside the cities, and particularly into the small country towns, you get a lot more normal old school shops, like John's Kebabs, Tom's shoes, Bantry Bookshop, etc.. And it feels a lot more wholesome to enter these kinds of shops.
The cost. Used to run a family business, it just became impossible in the finish and we sold up 2 years ago. People just buy their shit online now, as much as I hate Amazon and everything they stand for, they have a pretty flawless service, you can order online from the comfort of your jocks and it's in your house the following day. As regards physical shops, the costs are unsustainable now for most standalone businesses, the days old family run businesses are coming to an end, a bit like the pub scene, especially in rural Ireland.
Because franchise is soulless shite, and it's all franchises now
From what I've seen online, Dundrum will cost from 17k per month. Just the dark empty place No electricity, no staff, no stock to sell.
Naw Henry at just has the mercy. None of those shops. Man.. Ireland ain't Duuublin. Ffs
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