La Sirena in Puerto Plata

[NALs]

Originally Posted by Lambada

Forgive me if I don't positively salivate at the thought of a Walmart coming to Puerto Plata................... but I do have a question: given the location where is the parking going to be?

Make my day! Underground?

Perhaps it will be underground or on the roof or a combination of both.

Let's see, MegaCentro in Santo Domingo East has most of its parking underground and Colinas Mall in Santiago and Plaza Central in SDQ has much of its parking on its roof.

-NALs

[bigbird]

Will all the La Sirena stores now become a Walmart?

I have been in the La Sirena on Ave Mella in SD quite a few times and the place is always packed. This one seems to do fine with little or no parking. Most of the Dominicans who shop here arrive by gua gua, publico, or moto.

[Rocky]

Originally Posted by bigbird

Will all the La Sirena stores now become a Walmart?

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I guess they sort of are, the Walmart of the DR.

[bigbird]

Originally Posted by Rocky

I guess they sort of are, the Walmart of the DR.

I don't think you understand my question. Did Walmart purchase ALL of the La Sirena stores?

[NALs]

Originally Posted by bigbird

Will all the La Sirena stores now become a Walmart?

I have been in the La Sirena on Ave Mella in SD quite a few times and the place is always packed. This one seems to do fine with little or no parking. Most of the Dominicans who shop here arrive by gua gua, publico, or moto.

The La Sirena on Mella is smaller than the multicentros, which are slightly more upscale in appearance and bigger like the one on Churchill across from the Acropolis Mall.

The multicentros all have ample parking and all of them have parking in front of the building (U.S. style) with the exception of the Multicentro on Churchill with its parking on the roof.

I will speculate that what will open in Puerto Plata might be a multicentro of some sort and I say this because the growth of the department store has been of the multicentro type and not so much of the stand alone type.

Either way this is good news for Puerto Plata residents. As customers they will have more choices when it comes to buy apparel, cosmetics, electronics, etc.

Plus, this means that new managerial, maintenance, clerk, etc job positions will be created. If you know anyone in need of a good job, try to help them secure one at this store before it opens.

They can even apply for a job at the La Sirena website.

This is good news all the way.

-NALs

[Rocky]

Originally Posted by bigbird

I don't think you understand my question. Did Walmart purchase ALL of the La Sirena stores?

You're right.
I did not understand.
I don't know anything about it, but from what I understand about Walmarts, it wouldn't be a bad thing.

[NALs]

Originally Posted by bigbird

I don't think you understand my question. Did Walmart purchase ALL of the La Sirena stores?

No one knows, its still all rumors. However, if they did, then its most likely that Walmart bought then entire business and not just one or two stores.

However, I think the purchase didn't went through and I base that speculation on the fact that Wal Mart is currently constructing its own Dominican oriented website. Based on other acquisitions Wal Mart has made in other Latin American countries, they normally don't change the name of the chain stores they buy. So, if Wal Mart bought La Sirena, such store will continue to be named La Sirena and if that is the case, then there is no need for a Dominican oriented Wal Mart website.

The existance of that under construction Dominican oriented Wal Mart website is what leads me to believe that La Sirena was not bought by them and they will simply enter the Dominican market one new Wal Mart store at a time.

BTW, its not just Wal Mart that is putting attention to the Dominican market. Other stores like Target, Home Depot, IKEA (which is certain to open in Santo Domingo), Pier 1 Imports, and others targeting various segment of the Dominican market will be opening their doors in the DR in the next few years.

-NALs

[NALs]

Originally Posted by jed

I'm in NALs......what does a greeter make at La Sirena?????

A lot more than an unemployed person! Of that I am 100% sure!

-NALs

[bigbird]

Originally Posted by NALs

The La Sirena on Mella is smaller than the multicentros, which are slightly more upscale in appearance and bigger like the one on Churchill across from the Acropolis Mall
-NALs

Thanks NALs, maybe next trip I will try the one on Churchill. I am not sure though, as I love the enviornment around the La Sirena on Mella.

I did go to Bella Vista Mall once so is it safe to assume the Churchill La Sirena and the others are similar?

Would this also hold true for the Plaza Lama on Durate compared to other Plaza Lamas?

[NALs]

Originally Posted by bigbird

Thanks NALs, maybe next trip I will try the one on Churchill. I am not sure though, as I love the enviorment around the La Sirena on Mella.

I did go to Bella Vista Mall once so is it safe to assume the Churchill La Sirena and the others are similar?

Would this also hold true for the Plaza Lama on Durate compared to other Plaza Lamas?

Yes, the multicentros are sort of mini-shopping centers with a La Sirena store being the main focus. Same deal with Plaza Lama with its store on Duarte vs. the one's in the rest of the city. Speaking of Plaza Lama, they are going to build a new store on Gómez to serve the northern part of the city.

BTW, the multicentro on Churchill is not really across from the Acropolis, but a few blocks north from there on the opposite side of the avenue. Still, within walking distance.

-NALs