Dunnes Stores in Mijas Costa
Dunnes Stores in Mijas Costa
Does anybody know what this store stocks , Is it just linen or have they other line ,
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It is sometimes known as 'The Irish Marks and Spencer' and, in common with its UK counterpart it has gone seriously downhill over the past few years.
Whether its own fortunes are reviving in the same way as those of the real M&S appear to be I wouldn't know as I now tend to go to el Corte Inglés instead.
Whether its own fortunes are reviving in the same way as those of the real M&S appear to be I wouldn't know as I now tend to go to el Corte Inglés instead.
I have been to Dunnes in Mijas and also the one in Malaga in the Eroski Centre. In my opinion it is great in as far as shoe sizes - you can always find bigger sizes - and socks and underwear is really good value and their pyjamas and dressing gowns are excellent value and good quality. Their kitchen, bedroom and bathroom accessories are good too - I agree they seem similar to Marks and Spencer.
I used to be indecisive but now I´m not so sure.
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I always get my shoes and trainers in Dunnes Store; they are very good quality for the price and what my mother used to call "sensible shoes".
I take a size twelve and they always have them, which is more than a lot of so called shoe shops in the uk had .
Their housewares department is also very good; the store has definately improved muchly in the last twelve months. Worth another visit Beach?
I take a size twelve and they always have them, which is more than a lot of so called shoe shops in the uk had .
Their housewares department is also very good; the store has definately improved muchly in the last twelve months. Worth another visit Beach?
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"It is sometimes known as 'The Irish Marks and Spencer' and, in common with its UK counterpart it has gone seriously downhill over the past few years."
Beachcomber.....where have you been ??.
Marks and Spencer is flying these days, the share price closed at GBP 6.85 on Friday evening ( I bought at GBP 1.53, and yes, i still have them ).
I can't vouch for Dunne's Stores but with the Irish economy the strongest in Europe at the moment I expect they are doing rather well also.
You are right on one thing though, they are the "Irish Marks and Spencer"( but with much more colourful family ownership, look it up on the net sometime). St Bernard brand as opposed to St Michael's.
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Beachcomber.....where have you been ??.
Marks and Spencer is flying these days, the share price closed at GBP 6.85 on Friday evening ( I bought at GBP 1.53, and yes, i still have them ).
I can't vouch for Dunne's Stores but with the Irish economy the strongest in Europe at the moment I expect they are doing rather well also.
You are right on one thing though, they are the "Irish Marks and Spencer"( but with much more colourful family ownership, look it up on the net sometime). St Bernard brand as opposed to St Michael's.
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When did you buy them? I remember them going down to 1.90 a few years ago but I don't remember them going as low as 1.53. Of course I could be wrong, I didn't check the price on a daily basis.anyroads wrote: Marks and Spencer is flying these days, the share price closed at GBP 6.85 on Friday evening ( I bought at GBP 1.53, and yes, i still have them ).
They borrow a lot of money these days, they didn't a few years ago. That's good because they get tax relief on the interest payments and the return is greater when it is geared...if the investment pays off.
Their sales have gone down over the past few years, up a little bit in 2006 but their operating profit has gone up by a lot. Is this due to them cutting costs and in doing so cutting quality? I certainly think so.
I used to shop exclusively at M&S but I rarely go there these days and maybe M&S don't care. I think they make their money from people who care more about clothes than I do. I know a lot of young women will wear something a few times and then discard it whereas I have two pairs of trousers which I expect to last me about 3 years. If I'm going to buy trousers that last only a couple of months then I'll shop at Primark and I'll expect my trousers to be of poor quality and be quite happy when they have to be chucked in the bin.
The only problem I have with Primark is the sizes. Their trousers only go up to a 54 inch waist but I can squeeze into them although they are then very skin tight. I did have a problem when I bought some underpants that were supposed to be extra large but they were very tight too. It was pointed out to me when I was standing at the bar that the material of my underpants was probably part lycra because I had the most astounding VPL.
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