UK firm Card Factory to open six shops in Ireland
UK greeting card specialist Card Factory is to open six shops in Ireland by October and has ambitious plans for another 69 outlets over the next five years. The retailer has secured units at Northside Shopping Centre, Drogheda Town Centre and the Courtyard Shopping Centre in Newbridge along with high-street stores in Ashbourne, Dún Laoghaire and Naas. It is being advised by agent Bannon […]
Former American Apparel shop on Grafton Street gets revamp
Owner Irish Life is carrying out a number of structural changes to the former American Apparel store near the bottom of Dublin’s Grafton Street before it can be re-let. The US chain ceased trading at the start of this year. The changes under way in the former bank building are designed to reduce the impact of three […]
Big block of Temple Bar goes on sale for €11.75m
One of the key retail blocks in Dublin’s busy Temple Bar, including the hugely successful Elephant & Castle restaurant, is to be offered for sale at €11.75 million. At that valuation, the next owner can bank on an income yield of 5.7%. Ardstone Capital, the Dublin-based private investment manager that bought the portfolio in summer 2014 […]
Retail Sales Volume increased by 11.9% in July 2017
Seasonally adjusted, the volume of retail sales increased by 11.9% in the month of July, with an annual increase of 2.1%. If Motor Trades are excluded, there was a decrease of 0.2% in the volume of retail sales in July 2017 when compared with June 2017 and there was an increase of 7.0% in the annual […]
Irish consumer sentiment remains positive in July
Irish consumer sentiment held broadly steady in July as an improved buying climate, likely boosted by summer sales and holiday spending plans, contrasted with a more cautious assessment of household finances. At current levels, the survey paints a reasonably positive picture of Irish economic conditions but also continues to highlight concerns about consumers’ personal financial […]
