If he objects that much he could always move premises to somewhere with parking facilities for his 10’s of customers to use.
Such nonsense, the cycle lane isn’t even there yet. It’s only planned.
I guy was it’s really closing because he is no good at running a business
Is it the cost of living crisis diverting people’s money towards essentials and away from luxuries? No, it’s the cyclists who are wrong.
Sound like he is making the best choice
It sounds like he is just using this as an excuse for his business closing.
If a business can’t survive a cycle lane outside the shop, then it probably didn’t have long left anyway.
Business seemed to survive fine with car lanes outside the premises though.
Aka retirement.
What an odd reason to give for closing your shop!
Clutching at some serious straws here. He’s a bit dim if he thinks that the reason people won’t got to his shop has anything to do with a cycle lane. None of the Jewellers where I am have parking outside their door and they all do plenty of business because they sell good quality items and have good reputations.
It’s sad that a small business is closing, but I don’t think this has anything to do with the cycle lane that isn’t there yet and a lot to do with the merchandise he is selling.
>A jeweller has decided to shut up shop following 42 years in business
Where the story should have started, and finished.
Had a guy like that here in Athlone. Be whinging in the paper every few weeks: Roadworks? Killing his buisness. New water mains being put down? Killing his buisness. New Shopping centre opening? Killing his buisness. He was probably right about the last one actually, but the fact he hadn’t done up the shop or changed the brands he stocked in about years didn’t help I’m sure.
Is there lane already built or soon to be built, I’m confused.
Anyway, he reminds me a little of my dad. He took a business over from his dad and ran it successfully for 40 years but time caught up to him, business declined and he closed up and retired. And he’s happier for it. Didn’t blame cycle lanes though.
Times are changing and if he cant adapt maybe its time to move on. Fair play to him
I don’t think it is because of the bike lane but the fact that they are going to be tearing up the entire side of the road for a period of time. I am not 100% sure but I know the person who owns it
Anyone want to open a bike shop?
How man photos can you get of one man crossing his arms looking annoyed
If he’s looking for sympathy he’ll find it in the dictionary between shit and syphilis
I’ve walked past that shop on a daily basis for about 8 years. I’ve never seen a soul in it. Including any staff.
Also there’s a cycle lane outside his shop already. Been there since I moved here.
To be honest, a quick look at the photo of the inside and it doesn;t look like he bothered his ass to renovate anytime soon
If you are buying cheap jewellery then Argos/H Samuel etc will be cheaper for the same quality
The shops which are staying open are going for the high brand stuff, higher price, better quality etc.
He’s talking out his hole, my parents know him, business has been struggling for years!
Fuck this guy. Look at the shop on street view. It’s a parking nightmare with no actual parking outside and like everything else in Fairview you park up behind the school or a few mins away and walk the rest. Seriously, it’s like he’s saying he has a dedicated space for customers he’s losing when it couldn’t be farther from the truth.
Oh and yes, right outside him has been a bus lane for as long as I can fucking remember. All those customers parking in the bus lane.
Take your failing business and your excuses and fuck off.
Have gone to this shop a few times to replace watch battery… Every time I have travelled there on my bicycle.
“He said: ‘I received a letter two days before we announced we were closing and it was the first bit of consultation we had.’”
So…did he see the leaflet and decide within 2 days he was closing or did he decide to close and then see the leaflets?
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If he objects that much he could always move premises to somewhere with parking facilities for his 10’s of customers to use.
Such nonsense, the cycle lane isn’t even there yet. It’s only planned.
I guy was it’s really closing because he is no good at running a business
Is it the cost of living crisis diverting people’s money towards essentials and away from luxuries? No, it’s the cyclists who are wrong.
Sound like he is making the best choice
It sounds like he is just using this as an excuse for his business closing.
If a business can’t survive a cycle lane outside the shop, then it probably didn’t have long left anyway.
Business seemed to survive fine with car lanes outside the premises though.
Aka retirement.
What an odd reason to give for closing your shop!
Clutching at some serious straws here. He’s a bit dim if he thinks that the reason people won’t got to his shop has anything to do with a cycle lane. None of the Jewellers where I am have parking outside their door and they all do plenty of business because they sell good quality items and have good reputations.
It’s sad that a small business is closing, but I don’t think this has anything to do with the cycle lane that isn’t there yet and a lot to do with the merchandise he is selling.
>A jeweller has decided to shut up shop following 42 years in business
Where the story should have started, and finished.
Had a guy like that here in Athlone. Be whinging in the paper every few weeks: Roadworks? Killing his buisness. New water mains being put down? Killing his buisness. New Shopping centre opening? Killing his buisness. He was probably right about the last one actually, but the fact he hadn’t done up the shop or changed the brands he stocked in about years didn’t help I’m sure.
Is there lane already built or soon to be built, I’m confused.
Anyway, he reminds me a little of my dad. He took a business over from his dad and ran it successfully for 40 years but time caught up to him, business declined and he closed up and retired. And he’s happier for it. Didn’t blame cycle lanes though.
Times are changing and if he cant adapt maybe its time to move on. Fair play to him
I don’t think it is because of the bike lane but the fact that they are going to be tearing up the entire side of the road for a period of time. I am not 100% sure but I know the person who owns it
Anyone want to open a bike shop?
How man photos can you get of one man crossing his arms looking annoyed
If he’s looking for sympathy he’ll find it in the dictionary between shit and syphilis
I’ve walked past that shop on a daily basis for about 8 years. I’ve never seen a soul in it. Including any staff.
Also there’s a cycle lane outside his shop already. Been there since I moved here.
To be honest, a quick look at the photo of the inside and it doesn;t look like he bothered his ass to renovate anytime soon
If you are buying cheap jewellery then Argos/H Samuel etc will be cheaper for the same quality
The shops which are staying open are going for the high brand stuff, higher price, better quality etc.
He’s talking out his hole, my parents know him, business has been struggling for years!
Fuck this guy. Look at the shop on street view. It’s a parking nightmare with no actual parking outside and like everything else in Fairview you park up behind the school or a few mins away and walk the rest. Seriously, it’s like he’s saying he has a dedicated space for customers he’s losing when it couldn’t be farther from the truth.
Oh and yes, right outside him has been a bus lane for as long as I can fucking remember. All those customers parking in the bus lane.
Take your failing business and your excuses and fuck off.
Have gone to this shop a few times to replace watch battery… Every time I have travelled there on my bicycle.
“He said: ‘I received a letter two days before we announced we were closing and it was the first bit of consultation we had.’”
So…did he see the leaflet and decide within 2 days he was closing or did he decide to close and then see the leaflets?