fredtosser Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 It appears the local franchise is being broken up and Douglas stores have been sold. Sunk by an over enthusiastic expansion plan into Glasgow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 The Castletown one is shut. It's normally pretty busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 16 hours ago, fredtosser said: It appears the local franchise is being broken up and Douglas stores have been sold. Sunk by an over enthusiastic expansion plan into Glasgow The woman who used to manage the Douglas one went to The Sound I believe. The service level in Strand Street went downhill shortly after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitten Mittens Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 On 4/3/2012 at 1:28 PM, Slim said: Why bleat about it? There's a large number of pubs too: Sam Webbs Clarendon The Bridge The British Bar George Amber Cest'le've (or whatever it's called now) Outback Strand 58 (or whatever it's called now?) Quidds Inn Sir Normans The Railway Victoria Tavern McBeths Jaks Queens Woodbourne Terminus Bowling Green O'Donnels Rosemount Market Prospect Rovers Saddle Courthouse Zomg! Pubs everwhere! Shock horror! Bleat! Strand 58 is now called Topshop. I hear that the beer's shite in there... alright if you drink 'shorts' I suppose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Bobster Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Kitten Mittens said: Strand 58 is now called Topshop. I hear that the beer's shite in there... alright if you drink 'shorts' I suppose! 2012 called... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Bobbie Bobster said: 2012 called... 1812 would be more up your street....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flubbergump Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 So what do we call the stores now? "The Coffee Shops Formerly Known As Coffee Republic" ? Seems a bit long winded. And having visited the Victoria Street store a few times last month the trade seems a fraction of what it used to be, like an old dog on its last legs still smiling as you take it to the vets. All the CR branding is gone and the menu far smaller than before. Amazed if it turns a profit these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 57 minutes ago, Flubbergump said: like an old dog on its last legs still smiling as you take it to the vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollag Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 23 hours ago, Flubbergump said: So what do we call the stores now? "The Coffee Shops Formerly Known As Coffee Republic" ? Seems a bit long winded. And having visited the Victoria Street store a few times last month the trade seems a fraction of what it used to be, like an old dog on its last legs still smiling as you take it to the vets. All the CR branding is gone and the menu far smaller than before. Amazed if it turns a profit these days. Had a chat to Nicholi in the ex CR, Victoria St on Tuesday, he seems to be in supervisory role, he was taking builders around the premises, clipboards akimbo. short story, major renovations in the pipeline, expect some closures before it emerges in new form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Castletown one is reopening as CoffeeCraft in January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Coffee chain closes due to market saturation only for the shops to reopen as.....another coffee chain. I suppose they could sell fried chicken too if hey wanted to cover their bases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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