LOI/FAI shop in Dublin city centre

**Youths4Ever** · 13/02/2009, 5:03 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

i like the idea and it would work well if combined with the Carrolls shop on Westmoreland Street (expanded or rent upstairs) or the Irish gift ahop on Grafton Street. A lot of passing tourists go in there. Jerseys etc can still be sold from club shops but chances of increased revenue from the "floating" customer if something like that was explored by the FAI, with an agreed cut going to the teams.

Sure, the ideas are not without flaws but they also have quite a bit of potential...

Probably the best places to have it as then both have high profiles already

I know for Dublin based supporters of their local team it can be difficult to get merchandise as I know Wexford have bought jerseys to Dublin for Dublin based fans who cant get to home games to often I am sure may other teams have situations like this.

**The Lep** · 13/02/2009, 7:16 PM

The big Lifestyle sports in Blanchardstown centre had a good stock of Footy shirts from all around europe last year and stocked Sporting Fingal's, Wexford Youth's , Shamrock Rovers, Bray Wanderers and one or two others.

**soccerc** · 13/02/2009, 7:42 PM

Originally Posted by DSandy

Worth an email to the FAI? Would be better if it came from a supporters grouping or club though and would be good to get a consensus and then maybe float the idea to them. They would then investigate the initial proposal and come back with thoughts, feasibility etc. This is an idea, the ins-and-outs of it would need to be done by people who know what they're doing!

Possibly, but it was considered and investigated in 2004.

The costs associated with a city centre retail location were far too prohibitive at even the most optimistic sales forecasts.

A 500sq ft ground floor space would have required revenue of over �2.5m and a study suggested that was not achieveable

**Darkglasses** · 14/02/2009, 1:04 AM

The Soccer Shop in George's street is closed up, Pat retired and sold the lease back to the landlord.

**R�iteoir** · 14/02/2009, 11:38 AM

Found some decent stuff - and not just jerseys but rain jackets, etc. in Sportsmith on Cathedral Street (just off O'Connell Street).

Apparently they supply several LoI players with boots and such

**Ceirtlis** · 14/02/2009, 4:13 PM

Originally Posted by Rovers1

i only ever see Shamrock, Bohs and Shels jerseys in Champion. Lifestyle dont do LoI shirts at all. The best shop in Dublin for LoI shirts is as RM said The Soccer Shop, plus they can order in any jersey you want.

Id say the shop with the biggest range is the Elverys at the corner of O'Connell Street. It is clearly aimed at tourist because they have some odd ones in there, Longford Town etc. Very small outlet though.

**R�iteoir** · 14/02/2009, 9:39 PM

Originally Posted by Ceirtlis

Id say the shop with the biggest range is the Elverys at the corner of O'Connell Street. It is clearly aimed at tourist because they have some odd ones in there, Longford Town etc. Very small outlet though.

Managed to get a yellow Bohs jersey (last season's third kit) in there printed up with a number on the back of it

**corkharps** · 15/02/2009, 12:16 AM

This is a great idea. There are loads of premises at the moment which are going for next to nothing. It would take someone who doesn't need a bank loan to stock the shop to set it up but its a buyers market at the moment....

**dcfcsteve** · 15/02/2009, 12:44 AM

As an aside - I assume there'll be a shop at the new Lansdowne, and I assume the FAI will have a section in it.

Will therefore be interesting to see :

1) How much (or little) LOI stuff they stock in it, and
2) How much sells to the ROI and RFU crowd.

**Ringo** · 15/02/2009, 8:02 AM

Originally Posted by SkStu

i like the idea and it would work well if combined with the Carrolls shop on Westmoreland Street (expanded or rent upstairs) or the Irish gift ahop on Grafton Street. A lot of passing tourists go in there. Jerseys etc can still be sold from club shops but chances of increased revenue from the "floating" customer if something like that was explored by the FAI, with an agreed cut going to the teams.

Sure, the ideas are not without flaws but they also have quite a bit of potential...

watch this space

**Ringo** · 05/03/2009, 3:38 PM

Originally Posted by Ringo

watch this space

http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=112872

**SkStu** · 05/03/2009, 4:00 PM

Originally Posted by Ringo

http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=112872

i knew i was good, i just never realised HOW good...

**BonnieShels** · 06/03/2009, 5:45 PM

Originally Posted by Darkglasses

The Soccer Shop in George's street is closed up, Pat retired and sold the lease back to the landlord.

I ionly saw that the last day. Loved that shop.

**citybone** · 07/03/2009, 3:47 PM

Originally Posted by soccerc

Possibly, but it was considered and investigated in 2004.

The costs associated with a city centre retail location were far too prohibitive at even the most optimistic sales forecasts.

A 500sq ft ground floor space would have required revenue of over �2.5m and a study suggested that was not achieveable

that was 2004 in the boom years its now 2009 and recession