Graphic Lights to focus on online trading

Graphic Lights Creative Solutions have announced plans to close their store in Park Street from today as part of a new online strategy.

The company, which was set up earlier this year by Colin Toner, will continue trading online via its website www.graphiclights.ie with plans afoot to “grow bigger and better” in the weeks and months ahead.

Posting via their Facebook page, Mr Toner said: “Hi ya folks, just want to let you all know we are planning on closing our shop today, we will still be very much operational online and plans are already in place to increase our online presence however the shop was unable to cover its overheads and we had to take the most logical approach to it. We would like to thank all our customers to date who have helped establish the business in such a short period and we very much look forward to dealing with our customers both old and new in the future.”

While the business will remain active, it is another blow to the town’s retail trade with another shop on Park Street closing hot on the heels of similar closures at Baldwin’s Jewellers, who relocated to Mint in Earl Street and Cali Burrito.

Questions remain about what the council can do to encourage business in the town but for now be sure to check out Graphic Lights’ range of services on www.graphiclights.ie

Blow for Dundalk as burrito store closes its doors

California Burrito in Park Street is no more

Park Street has suffered a major blow following the closure of California Burrito in the last few days.

The Mexican-style grill opened to great excitement last September as they became the first local restaurant to serve burritos.

However, they shut their doors last Thursday, with their store at 19 Park Street – the former ACC Bank – now up for lease with DNG Duffy estate agents at a rate of €30,000 per year.

Indeed, the restaurant’s online presence has also gone up in smoke in the last few days with their Facebook page deleted and their data removed from the likes of just-eat.ie

They have confirmed via their Twitter feed that they are closed for good though.

This is the latest in a series of blows for Park Street with Butterflyz and Angelz being forced to move out of the town to a location at Flurry Bridge and Baldwin’s Jewellers also set to close their store to move into Mint in Earl Street.

Baldwin’s Jewellers relocating to Earl Street

Karen McCrystal of Baldwins is looking forward to the move to Mint by Baldwins in Earl Street

Baldwin’s Jewellers are set to move from their Park Street premises in the coming weeks.

The store, which will be 60 years in business next year, will be moving into the Mint by Baldwins store in Earl Street, which is currently run by Bryan McCrystal who would be well known to Baldwin’s customers having designed rings in the store for the last few years.

In the build-up to the move, Baldwins will be having a relocation sale with up to 70% discounts on selected items.

Writing on their Facebook page, Baldwins said: “We would like to thank all our customers that have supported us for 59 years on Park Street. All business will remain the same and existing deposits and business shall be unaffected.”