{"id":9174,"date":"2025-08-19T10:54:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T10:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/9174\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:54:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T10:54:42","slug":"fresh-blow-for-limerick-city-centre-as-another-retailer-ceases-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/9174\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh blow for Limerick city centre as another retailer ceases trading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LIMERICK city centre has been dealt a fresh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/section\/1341\/jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">blow<\/a> this Tuesday morning with the closure of a coffee shop outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The shutters have fallen at Starbucks Coffee&#8217;s branch at the junction of Thomas Street and Catherine Street.<\/p>\n<p>A closure notice has been placed in the window, advising would-be customers that there is another branch of the coffee-shop giant five minutes&#8217; walk away in O&#8217;Connell Street.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/OCS_store-1755594000040.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When Starbucks opened at the Thomas Street retail centre in 2016, it was the coffee chain&#8217;s second outlet in the city centre, joining a branch at the old Platform Five Cafe in Limerick Colbert Station.<\/p>\n<p>The Thomas Street centre is home to the European headquarters of ride-sharing service Uber, one of the city centre&#8217;s biggest employers, and Everise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/health\/1873426\/opening-date-of-limerick-s-newest-hospital-revealed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Opening date of Limerick&#8217;s newest hospital revealed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned previously, a third branch of Starbucks soon followed in Limerick&#8217;s main thoroughfare on the site of a former pharmacy.<\/p>\n<p>And in the years since, several more of the Seattle-founded coffee chain have followed, across Limerick&#8217;s suburbs, including notably at Parkway Shopping Centre, University of Limerick and in Castletroy Town Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The closure comes amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/business\/1873343\/shock-closures-of-well-known-limerick-stores-leave-parents-guessing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">concerns<\/a> for the future of another well-known city centre firm.<\/p>\n<p>Noel\u2019s Menswear, which has branches at Bedford Row in the city centre, at the Crescent Shopping Centre in Dooradoyle, and in Newcastle West, is a long-running family business, selling menswear and children\u2019s wear for more than 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>But its three branches have not opened since the start of the month, sparking concern and confusion among parents and schools who would regularly purchase school uniforms from the firm.<\/p>\n<p>Wickham Properties, the trading name of Noel\u2019s Menswear, is the subject of a winding-up petition.<\/p>\n<p>Winding-up refers to closing the operations of a business, selling off its assets, paying off creditors, and distributing any remaining assets to the owners.\u00a0A petition for winding up is usually based on the company&#8217;s inability to pay.<\/p>\n<p>A creditors\u2019 meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday, August 20.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; 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