Juice Jar to open Ballyhackamore shop in coming weeks
The Juice Jar will set up in Ballyhackamore, while the company will also soon launch a new store in Dublin. Its second location in Dublin will open up on Aungier Street, close to its other site on Dawson Street.
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- Daily Record
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- The Herald Scotland
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