Some people in this country really are terrified of the idea of anything that changes the normal ways of shopping.
I always thought online grocery came directly from the normal store
No issues with it. It’s not like regular grocery shops are being shut down en masse around the country. People can still decide to shop in a physical location if they wish to do so.
Retail shopping in Ireland is dying, as it is in most countries.
Cork’s actually a good example of why. That portion of Patrick Street is just mid-tier chain shops, most of which are British. They have standardised products, standardised services, etc.
Why would I pay X for a good or service when the same thing is available online for less money?
Why would I drive to Tesco when the same goods can be couriered to me?
If there was an English Market for goods and services other than food, people would care more about their shops. I’ll always go to a specialist shop first, but for generic stuff, why would anybody care?
The shop he was referring to on lombard Street wasn’t a normal shop to begin with so it hasn’t taken away anything. From recollection it was a vacant building
>The drop-in to the local corner shop for an Examiner and a box of tea bags isn’t a possibility with the dark store
Well its a good thing there’s another shop within a stones throw where you can walk in and buy a box of tea bags. This person is making up problems that don’t exist.
I forget the name of that hugely popular bookshop in Dublin that closed down recently. But when you dug down, you found that they were cheapskates that treated their staff like shit and didn’t move online when they had numerous chances to. Now I’m not saying all shops/businesses that have closed down were run like this, but it is a question we should be asking. Just because you have a good product to sell, doesn’t automatically make you a good businessperson.
Dark stores seem like a gimmick to be honest, people order once or twice but then realise it’s more trouble than it’s worth. I can’t see them lasting that long in Ireland since they’re usually very small operations. The rent and insurance must be extremely high too. The reason family owned businesses close is due to escalating rent costs and direct competition with large chains who can sell at a lower cost. During lockdown loads of places started doing take away stuff but they went right back to normal once it ended. Both my local convenience stores are packed during the day and I can’t see that changing any time soon. The only thing I can see is people using online stores to get better prices, especially for niche products.
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It’s like someone is making him use these….
Some people in this country really are terrified of the idea of anything that changes the normal ways of shopping.
I always thought online grocery came directly from the normal store
No issues with it. It’s not like regular grocery shops are being shut down en masse around the country. People can still decide to shop in a physical location if they wish to do so.
Retail shopping in Ireland is dying, as it is in most countries.
Cork’s actually a good example of why. That portion of Patrick Street is just mid-tier chain shops, most of which are British. They have standardised products, standardised services, etc.
Why would I pay X for a good or service when the same thing is available online for less money?
Why would I drive to Tesco when the same goods can be couriered to me?
If there was an English Market for goods and services other than food, people would care more about their shops. I’ll always go to a specialist shop first, but for generic stuff, why would anybody care?
The shop he was referring to on lombard Street wasn’t a normal shop to begin with so it hasn’t taken away anything. From recollection it was a vacant building
>The drop-in to the local corner shop for an Examiner and a box of tea bags isn’t a possibility with the dark store
Well its a good thing there’s another shop within a stones throw where you can walk in and buy a box of tea bags. This person is making up problems that don’t exist.
I forget the name of that hugely popular bookshop in Dublin that closed down recently. But when you dug down, you found that they were cheapskates that treated their staff like shit and didn’t move online when they had numerous chances to. Now I’m not saying all shops/businesses that have closed down were run like this, but it is a question we should be asking. Just because you have a good product to sell, doesn’t automatically make you a good businessperson.
Dark stores seem like a gimmick to be honest, people order once or twice but then realise it’s more trouble than it’s worth. I can’t see them lasting that long in Ireland since they’re usually very small operations. The rent and insurance must be extremely high too. The reason family owned businesses close is due to escalating rent costs and direct competition with large chains who can sell at a lower cost. During lockdown loads of places started doing take away stuff but they went right back to normal once it ended. Both my local convenience stores are packed during the day and I can’t see that changing any time soon. The only thing I can see is people using online stores to get better prices, especially for niche products.