{"id":379731,"date":"2026-04-03T09:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T09:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/379731\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T09:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T09:28:13","slug":"confirmation-of-13-job-losses-in-two-mayo-towns-as-retailer-shuts-its-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/379731\/","title":{"rendered":"Confirmation of 13 job losses in two Mayo towns as retailer shuts its doors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thirteen employees across two EuroGiant stores in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Westport<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ballina<\/a> in\u00a0County <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mayo<\/a> are among 640 staff nationwide who have lost their jobs after the discount retail chain permanetly closed its stores in the last two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The shop in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Westport<\/a> ceased trading on Friday, March 20, while the store in Ballina announced over the weekend that it was permanently closed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Mayo News understands that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Westport<\/a> branch in Westpoint Shopping Centre was one of the most profitable shops in the 77 company-owned stores across more than 20 counties.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8b1f9a1d-2240-437a-88d7-ddacced94dc3-1775140591446.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"366\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Black bags, wooden pallets and empty shelves in the closed Westport Eurogiant shop<\/p>\n<p>Eurogiant first opened in Ballina on Pearse Street on St Patrick&#8217;s Day in 2004, before moving to\u00a0Dillon Terrace in April 2022.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There were many well wishers who posted underneath the post announcing the permanent closure of Eurogiant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Irish-owned business, which had traded for over three decades, cited rising costs and increased competition as the primary factors behind its collapse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A company spokesperson in February confirmed that escalating rent and operating expenses, combined with fierce competition in the retail sector, had rendered the business &#8220;no longer viable in its current form.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Banner_NEWS-1775140413837.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"185\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; 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