{"id":256623,"date":"2025-12-29T18:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/256623\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T18:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:54:10","slug":"guineys-announces-sudden-closure-of-waterford-retail-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/256623\/","title":{"rendered":"Guineys announces sudden closure of Waterford retail store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Guineys in Waterford.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cf466bda-bb95-4695-bde6-d3a5ea830775.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Guineys in Waterford.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Guineys in Waterford.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bfa21b85-c743-4cce-8aae-bb7505d1894a.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Guineys in Waterford.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Guineys in Waterford.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767034449_561_cf466bda-bb95-4695-bde6-d3a5ea830775.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Guineys in Waterford.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767034450_369_bfa21b85-c743-4cce-8aae-bb7505d1894a.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A much loved retail store known to generations of Waterford shoppers announced its closure over Christmas, but has left open the possibility that it may re-open in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Michael Guineys Waterford, located at 9 Great Georges Street in the city, is a favourite for shoppers all year round but especially at Christmas time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The store, which sells a vast variety of homeware, gifts, toys, kitchen ware, clothes and much more, announced its sudden closure on Monday, December 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cGuineys Waterford will be closed until further notice,\u201d stated a spokesperson. \u201cWe would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers a happy and safe Christmas. Thank you all for your continued support. We will see you all in the new year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The store has been sent many messages of support from the public. It\u2019s understood the shop may recently have sustained fire damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Since 1971, Michael Guineys has grown alongside Ireland, added a spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cFrom one street in Dublin to communities all across the country, we\u2019ve been proud to serve generations of customers who have become part of our extended family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">2025 was a milestone year for Guineys as they opened their 13th store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cOpening our 13th store in Wexford was a milestone we never take for granted. It\u2019s proof that even after more than five decades, our story is still being written \u2014 with the same values we started with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cWe wish you all a very happy Christmas and a New Year filled with health, happiness, and hope. From our family to yours, we are truly grateful \u2014 and we look forward to welcoming you again in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Guineys in Waterford. Guineys in Waterford. 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