Great to see local menswear brand Walker & Hunt going from strength to strength and gradually making the shift from online to bricks and mortar, taking space in Athlone Town Centre for the second year in a row, opening soon.
Bannon are delighted to welcome Eden Medical Clinic to MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre, Kilkenny. Great to be involved in securing new store openings despite current level 5 restrictions.
Harvey Norman has just opened their brand new 45,000 sq. ft store in Sligo Retail Park on Thursday, 5th November. It is Harvey Norman’s first store in County Sligo and the 16th store in Ireland. The store is opening under the Government guidelines on a restricted basis due to level 5 lockdown with only essential goods and click and collect available.
It is also the fifth Harvey Norman store in Sigma Retail Partners’ portfolio, with other Harvey Norman stores in Naas Retail Park, Drogheda Retail Park, Waterford Retail Park and Gateway Shopping Park.
With over 290 stores worldwide and currently 16 in the Republic of Ireland, Harvey Norman is the leading retailer of furniture, bedding, computer and electrical goods. The first Harvey Norman store opened in Swords in Dublin in August 2003. Its stores have over 750,000 square feet of retail space and boast a massive range of goods. Harvey Norman has a worldwide presence with stores in eight countries across the globe, including Singapore, Malaysia, Slovenia, New Zealand, Croatia and of course Ireland.
Paddy O’Connor, Asset Manager from Sigma Retail Partners, said “We are very pleased that one of the biggest and most well-known global retailers in household and electrical goods has joined Sligo Retail Park. It is the completion of a lengthy asset management strategy with a focus to bring Harvey Norman to Sligo and the wider North West catchment. We are very confident that Harvey Norman will perform extremely well in Sligo and they are a great addition to our other fantastic retail partners in Sligo Retail Park.”
Sligo Retail Park is the primary retail park destination in the North West catchment area with stores catering to a wide variety of customers and accommodates diverse retail use. It has a total of 14 retailers that include JYSK, Currys PC World, Smyths Toys, Homebase, Castle Davitt, Right Price Tiles, Homestore & More, EZ Living, McDonalds, Costa and KFC, with 1,000 free car parking spaces.
Gateway Shopping Park in Galway has opened a Sonas Early Learning Centre that offers childcare to children from 6 months up to 12 years. It is the fifth unit to open in the shopping park’s newly completed extension in the last three months.
Sonas Early Learning Centre offers quality childcare to babies, toddlers, pre-school and after school children, in a caring, comfortable, and child-led environment. The centre has large, secure outdoor play areas equipped with infant-friendly surfaces, climbing equipment, play equipment and sports and exercise equipment. Sonas is part of the Spraoi Early Learning Centre group and this is Spraoi’s sixth centre in Galway and its eighth centre in Ireland.
Theresa Murphy from Spraoi said “We are delighted to announce that our newest early years service is now open, delivering excellence in childcare in our state of the art, purpose designed, spacious 5 playroom service. Our services focus on the delivery of a child led early years experience, implementing a curriculum under the Aistear Curriculum framework. Our service has recently undergone a TUSLA inspection and achieved full compliance with all the regulatory requirements. Our on site chef delivers delicious and nutritious meals prepared with the nutritional needs of your child in mind. We look forward to welcoming you.”
Sigma Retail Partners are the asset management company for Gateway Shopping Park. Paddy O’Connor, Asset Manager for the park, said: “There are many young families in and around the surrounding areas of Gateway Shopping Park and coupled with a school right next door, we knew that a crèche would be a wonderful addition to the development. We are therefore very pleased that Sonas has joined our newly extended park and we wish them all the best.”
The new shopping park extension is the first provision of retail space outside of Dublin since 2008 and the first in Galway in more than two decades. The development provided over 150 jobs during construction phase and is expected to create over 300 jobs in Knocknacarra and Galway when fully occupied. It will have open-use retail units, food and beverage units and a gym.
Gateway Shopping Park already has an impressive line-up of retailers including Dunnes Stores, B&Q, New Look, Next and McSharry Pharmacy, with four new stores recently opened in the Phase 2 extension, Harvey Norman, Boots, Carraig Donn and Petstop.
In a matter of weeks the newly extended Gateway Shopping Park in Galway has opened its fourth new store, Petstop. The new store has a floor area of 6,500 sq. ft and brings the total number of Petstop stores in Ireland to eight, which include The Park Carrickmines and Limerick One Shopping Park.
Petstop is a chain of pet shops in Ireland stocking pet foods, pet supplies and pet accessories. They are a one-stop-shop for all petcare needs with over 7,000 products in their stores. Established 25 years ago in 1995, they are one of the leading pet store chains in Ireland.
Anthony Gallagher, the Managing Director of Petstop said “Petstop are delighted to have opened our latest store at Gateway Shopping Park in Galway. The reaction so far from pets and their parents has been fantastic. I hope we can welcome many more pet families to visit us at Knocknacarra. I would like to send my warmest congratulations to all my colleagues at Petstop in Galway and my friends at Sigma Retail Partners for making our opening such a success.”
Sigma Retail Partners are the asset management company for Gateway Shopping Park. Paddy O’Connor, Asset Manager for the park, said: “On behalf of Sigma, we are absolutely delighted to welcome Petstop to Gateway Shopping Park and feel they are a great addition to the existing line-up of retailers. Petstop will join top quality retailers including the recently opened Harvey Norman, Boots and Carraig Donn, as well as the impressive list of existing retailers. We wish them all the best in their new store.”
The new shopping park extension is the first provision of retail space outside of Dublin since 2008 and the first in Galway in more than two decades. The development provided over 150 jobs during construction phase and is expected to create over 300 jobs in Knocknacarra and Galway when fully occupied. It will have open-use retail units, food and beverage units, a creche and a gym.
Gateway Shopping Park already has an impressive line-up of retailers including Dunnes Stores, B&Q, New Look, Next and McSharry Pharmacy, with three new stores recently opened in the Phase 2 extension, Harvey Norman, Boots and Carraig Donn.
Bannon are delighted to have concluded the deal that sees Ray-Ban now trading from 32 Grafton Street. Congratulations to Ray-Ban for carrying out an amazing fitout.
Carraig Donn will open a new store in Gateway Shopping Park in Galway on Friday 11th September. The new store will be the largest of all their retail stores with a floor area of 4,700 sq. ft and it will bring the total number of Carraig Donn stores in Ireland to 42.
Carraig Donn is Ireland’s premier retailer of fashion, jewellery and giftware products. Carraig Donn was established 55 years ago in 1965 and has its head office in Westport, County Mayo. It is 100% Irish owned and currently employs over 500 people nationally.
Pat Hughes is the Managing Director of Carraig Donn and the company was founded by his parents, Padraig and Maire Hughes. Pat Hughes said “We’re delighted to announce the opening of our new flagship store, and our third store in Galway. Despite the challenges that exist in our industry as a result of Covid-19, we are committed to our growth and expansion plan. We have a loyal customer base in Galway, and we are delighted to bring the very best of Irish fashion, jewellery and homeware to Knocknacarra”.
Sigma Retail Partners are the asset management company for Gateway Shopping Park. Paddy O Connor, Asset Manager for the park, said: “On behalf of Sigma and indeed the wider design team and the owners, we are thrilled to welcome Carraig Donn to our newly extended and re-branded Gateway Shopping Park. Carraig Donn will join top quality retailers including Boots and Harvey Norman who also opened their fantastic new stores within the last few weeks, and will join existing tenants Dunnes, B&Q, Next, New Look and McSharry Pharmacy.”
The Phase 2 extension is the first provision of new retail space outside of Dublin since 2008 and the first in Galway in more than two decades. The development provided over 150 jobs during construction phase and is expected to create over 300 jobs in Knocknacarra and Galway when fully occupied. The new extension will have open-use retail units, food and beverage units, a creche and a gym.
Gateway Shopping Park already has an impressive line-up of retailers, including Dunnes Stores, B&Q, New Look, Next and McSharry Pharmacy, with two new stores recently opened, Harvey Norman and Boots, and Petstop opening soon in the upcoming weeks.
FunTech is now open on Level 1 in Blanchardstown Centre. Phones, gadgets and accessories all available.
Liverpool FC have launched a brand new pop-up store in the Swords Pavilions Shopping Centre, making it the second official club store in Dublin.
International homeware retailer JYSK will open a new store in Sligo Retail Park on Thursday, 27th August. The store will have a floor area of 10,000 sq. ft and it will be JYSK’s eighth store in Ireland. It will also be the fifth store in Sigma Retail Partners’ portfolio, the other JYSK stores in its portfolio are Naas Retail Park, Drogheda Retail Park, Navan Retail Park and Parkway Retail Park (Limerick).
JYSK is an international retail chain from Denmark that sells household goods such as mattresses, bedding, sofas, furniture, curtains, dining sets and soft furnishings. JYSK is the largest Danish retailer operating internationally with close to 2,800 stores in 52 different countries, and many more stores will follow with its worldwide expansion plans. It was the founder and Chairman of the board Lars Larsen’s goal from the beginning to open and grow more and more stores and the aim to expand is a central part of JYSK’s plans. JYSK’s first entry into Ireland was in April 2019 with a store in Naas Retail Park.
Roni Tuominen, Country Manager at JYSK UK & Ireland, said: “The appetite for JYSK’s offering is there amongst Irish consumers. As a result we want to find new JYSK locations in towns and cities all over Ireland so we can contribute to the local economy, especially in smaller communities where our job creation will be extremely valuable.”
“We’re very excited to open the first JYSK store in Sligo which will be the centre of our operations in the West of Ireland going forward. We look forward to delivering exceptional quality products at great prices to our Sligo based consumers”, he added.
Patrick O’Connor, Asset Manager from Sigma Retail Partners, said “New retailers always bring a fresh new feeling and a sense of excitement into a retail park. The fact that JYSK is relatively new to Ireland adds even more to this excitement. We are delighted to have JYSK on board in Sligo Retail Park and we wish them the best of luck with their upcoming store openings.”
In addition to JYSK, Harvey Norman is also due to open a 40,000 sq. ft store in October. Sligo Retail Park is the primary retail park destination in the North West catchment area with stores catering to a wide variety of customers and accommodates diverse retail use. It has a total of twelve retailers that include Currys PC World, Smyths Toys, Homebase, Castle Davitt, Right Price Tiles, Homestore & More, EZ Living, McDonalds, Costa and KFC, with 1,000 free car parking spaces.
