Just heard that the two branches of Waterstones in Dublin are closing down this Sunday. Soon, there'll be no reason to go into town at all.
I really liked the cafe in the Dawson St branch too. Boo on this!
http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0201/hmv-business.html
The Waterstone's bookshops on Dawson Street and in the Jervis Centre in Dublin are to close this Sunday.
The Waterstone's bookshops on Dawson Street and in the Jervis Centre in Dublin are to close this Sunday. 46 people are employed at the two stores.
A spokeswoman for Waterstones said the company would try to redeploy people where possible but confirmed that job losses were expected. A trading update from the stores' parent company HMV in early January had warned of store closures.
Waterstone's has around 300 stores across Ireland and Britain. A spokeswoman for the company said the Waterstone's outlets in Cork and in Drogheda were unaffected by the move.
HMV has long been struggling with cut-price competition from supermarkets and the internet. Last month it said sales at British and Irish stores open at least a year dropped 13.6% in the five weeks to January 1.
The group said at the time that it planned to close around 60 British stores over the next year and take other steps to make sure it passes a test of its lending rules in April.
I really liked the cafe in the Dawson St branch too. Boo on this!
http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0201/hmv-business.html
The Waterstone's bookshops on Dawson Street and in the Jervis Centre in Dublin are to close this Sunday.
The Waterstone's bookshops on Dawson Street and in the Jervis Centre in Dublin are to close this Sunday. 46 people are employed at the two stores.
A spokeswoman for Waterstones said the company would try to redeploy people where possible but confirmed that job losses were expected. A trading update from the stores' parent company HMV in early January had warned of store closures.
Waterstone's has around 300 stores across Ireland and Britain. A spokeswoman for the company said the Waterstone's outlets in Cork and in Drogheda were unaffected by the move.
HMV has long been struggling with cut-price competition from supermarkets and the internet. Last month it said sales at British and Irish stores open at least a year dropped 13.6% in the five weeks to January 1.
The group said at the time that it planned to close around 60 British stores over the next year and take other steps to make sure it passes a test of its lending rules in April.
Although most of or all of the Hughes and Hughes branches had a reprieve. Maybe something can be arranged.
