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MOTHERCARE IRELAND HAS said that its operations are not affected by this morning’s announcement that 50 Mothercare stores in the UK are set to close.
The baby and maternity retailer has said that over 50 British outlets will be closed as part of a refinancing and restructuring plan. The stores are expected to close within a year.
Mothercare UK also announced that it will reinstate its former CEO Mark Newton-Jones (fired last month, according to the Guardian) as part of those survival measures.
In the wake of those reports, Mothercare Ireland has clarified that it is a separately owned and family-run business that has been operating in Ireland for 26 years.
The business was started by David Ward in 1992 and is now run by his two sons Jonathan and Ben, and daughter Laura.
Jonathan Ward Managing Director of Mothercare Ireland said:
“Mothercare UK have this morning released their refinancing and UK store restructuring plan.
Mothercare Ireland is a completely separate company and as a result, our 15 Irish stores are unaffected by any plans in the proposal and will continue to trade as normal.
Mothercare have stores in Ireland in Cork, Galway, Kerry, Sligo and Limerick as well as five stores in Dublin.
Website is awful to use. Impossible to buy something on it
@Kirk Delaney: It’s awful alright..the app is worse!
@Kirk Delaney: so true. I get emails when stuff is on sale. Follow the link go try buy stuff but can never get to the checkout for some reason. When I finally give they send me another mail saying they are saving my order in my basket in case I wanted to buy it later. Drives me bananas
@niamh ryan: exact same experience. No online business can afford an shopping experience that bad
@Sorcha Ní Shúilleabháin: arghhhh websites that ask you to download the app when you are only there to buy a present! Does anyone have the journal app? Does it download the articles in the morning or is it just an internet browser that only works on one website?
I wonder would it have anything to do with the fact that their prices are generally extortion
@Negan Lucille: Priced a digital thermometer there recently. Bought it €20 cheaper in a pharmacy a few doors down in the same shopping centre.
Should be boycotted until they change their name to Parentcare! Equality for all! (Tongue firmly in cheek by the way)
Brexit how are you? One chain after another like dominoes are falling. Maybe the Brits have a Japanese streak in them and like to commit economic Hari Kari every once in a generation.
@Griff Griff: It’s not Brexit, it’s called Amazon with free next day delivery on many items, and if not then Amazon prime. Even food and alcohol in major cities.
Have nothing but good things to say about their cork store tbh
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