So what shops in N.Ireland have gone into administration

Artytarty

Roast, Lisburn Rd. still going, I know someone who works there:)

cifpower

Ex-Spendaholic wrote: »

I'm really shocked to read about Street Life in Connswater. :eek: There is nothing left in Connswater and I have to say that recently I'm finding that Forestside is a lot busier than usual so people are maybe flocking there instead.

Really sad to hear about Edco too.

I was in Connswater a few weeks back and was shocked at how much it has gone downhill. Shops are closing and it has a really desolate feel about it. If it wasn't for Tesco nobody would go there any more.

SixMile

No matter how bad Connswater gets it'll never be as run down and as sorry for itself as NorthCott is in Glengormley. Goodness me, everywhere is shut in that place bar Tesco and a few cheap shops

cooki2222

Bigcammy wrote: »

Can I add Roast coffee shop at the corner of Royal Avenue and Lower North Street? It closed at Christmas and never reopened. Wonder is the one on the Lisburn Road still going?

different company i believe.

That one in royal avenue was roast and the one on lisburn road is The Original Roast Company, but not 100% sure.

SixMile wrote: »

No matter how bad Connswater gets it'll never be as run down and as sorry for itself as NorthCott is in Glengormley. Goodness me, everywhere is shut in that place bar Tesco and a few cheap shops

That place is deffo a joke, it has the inshops (WAHHAYYY), 2 shoe shops(barretts/priceless might be gone now???), 2 pharmacies, few cheapo shops and lifestyle(is it still open??) might call down some time have a look they should really knock the place down and build a big tesco with petrol station

Artofdookie

Sams Pound shop in Ballymena has had the shutters down last few times ive been in

arkonite_babe

Bigcammy wrote: »

Can I add Roast coffee shop at the corner of Royal Avenue and Lower North Street? It closed at Christmas and never reopened. Wonder is the one on the Lisburn Road still going?

All the roast coffee shops in Belfast were originally owned by the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. These were split up and sold off to different people last year. The only one still owned by PCI is the one on the Lisburn Road. Even the one at the Presbyterian Chaplaincy building in Elmwood Avenue has changed hands twice since then. Was Cafe Kaya, now something else, but I can't remember the name.

HTH

arkonite_babe

cooki2222 wrote: »

Barretts (not sure if all belfast shops closed the one on donegall place is)
Priceless shoes

These two are part of Stylo Barratt Shoes which also has concessions in Dorothy Perkins.

cifpower

SixMile wrote: »

No matter how bad Connswater gets it'll never be as run down and as sorry for itself as NorthCott is in Glengormley. Goodness me, everywhere is shut in that place bar Tesco and a few cheap shops

That is an absolute grotty dive. That end of Belfast and Glengormley really needs a decent shopping centre.

cooki2222

cifpower wrote: »

That is an absolute grotty dive. That end of Belfast and Glengormley really needs a decent shopping centre.

Abbeycentre??? lol

Girlzmum

SixMile wrote: »

No matter how bad Connswater gets it'll never be as run down and as sorry for itself as NorthCott is in Glengormley. Goodness me, everywhere is shut in that place bar Tesco and a few cheap shops

LOL, thats exactly what I was thinking - although it is one of the few places that you can buy true granny pants (I bought some for my mum for her birthday just before Christmas, she swore at me......!)