The Irish Times

Meath investor pays €12.5m for High Street Ashbourne

Tenants at retail scheme include McDonald’s, Lifestyle Sports, Boots and the HSE

Wed May 25 2022 - 06:00

Belfast haircare brand We Are Paradoxx raises £3m

Sustainable plastics-free firm’s backers include Tom Singh, founder of New Look

Thu Mar 04 2021 - 05:01

New Look landlords seeking to ‘gamble’ with 475 jobs, court told

Retailer claims examinership is its only means of survival as pandemic losses mount

Wed Sept 30 2020 - 15:35

Landlords accuse New Look fashion group of exaggerating insolvency

Retailer trying to use examinership process to rewrite rent contracts, landlords claim

Tue Sept 29 2020 - 20:41

Retailers creaking under lockdown rents as industry warns ‘Nama-like’ problem ahead

Two-thirds still carrying rent arrears as Government prepares code of practice

Wed Sept 23 2020 - 05:30

Boots stops paying some landlords as it seeks post-Covid rent deals

Company says deals with landlords will help sustain ‘long-term future’

Mon Aug 17 2020 - 05:45

Jervis shopping centre takes major tenants to court over rent disputes

Fields, Schuh, New Look and Topman among retailers being sued by Paddy McKillen entity

Thu Aug 13 2020 - 05:03

High court puts liquidators into Irish Oasis and Warehouse stores

Irish subsidiaries employed about 300 people before retail shutdowns

Wed Apr 15 2020 - 17:42

We cannot afford to neglect supply chains when supporting business

Companies should be talking to their suppliers to locate and alleviate potential pinch points ahead of a restart

Wed Apr 08 2020 - 17:04

Advisers brought in to speed up Monsoon and Accessorize closures

Company preparing plans for potential company voluntary arrangement in the UK

Mon Apr 15 2019 - 15:08

Is traditional retail on the verge of extinction?

In the UK insolvencies have jumped by more than a fifth since 2016

Tue Mar 19 2019 - 10:54

Gourmet Burger Kitchen files for bankruptcy protection

It is unknown as yet whether the chain’s Irish outlets are affected by the move

Wed Oct 24 2018 - 15:18

Amazon opens fashion pop-up shop in London

Online retailer seeks to ‘understand how Amazon fashion translates in physical retail’

Wed Oct 24 2018 - 10:06

Mullingar shopping centre returns to market for €8.6m

Price for Fairgreen Shopping Centre is €2.4m less than originally sought in 2017

Wed Sept 26 2018 - 05:00

Homebase to close three of its 11 Irish stores

Store also plans to cut 1,500 jobs as struggling home-improvement chain seeks to shore up performance

Tue Aug 14 2018 - 18:43

House of Fraser survival in doubt as rescue plan falls apart

Chinese fashion group had planned to buy a controlling stake but has backed out

Wed Aug 01 2018 - 19:58

Deutsche Bank acquires Dublin’s Westend Retail Park for €148m

German bank signals first major investment in Ireland with purchase of shopping centre

Fri May 25 2018 - 17:16

Mothercare will close 50 more UK stores in survival plan

Chief executive Mark Newton-Jones to return after abrupt departure five weeks ago

Thu May 17 2018 - 09:51

Woman who went on €25k ‘spending spree’ after bank error gets suspended sentence

Judge tells Margaret McDonnell (23) ‘if it’s too good to be true it is because it is too good to be true’

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 16:48

Woman used €51,000 accidental deposit for spending spree

Margaret McDonnell (23) received the money into her account following bank mix-up

Wed Jan 25 2017 - 20:01

Rise in like-for-like sales lifts New Look in Ireland

The fashion retailer, which has been in Ireland since 2003, has more than 20 stores here

Mon Jan 23 2017 - 10:47

Dún Laoghaire shopping centre revamp gets the go-ahead

Centre’s owner Coltard granted planning permission for €10m redevelopment

Mon Jul 11 2016 - 09:26

Goldman Sachs buys Bridgewater Shopping Centre in Arklow

Financial investors acquire 27,871sq m Co Wicklow centre in €33.25m off-market deal

Sat Jun 11 2016 - 01:00

‘Secret’ roof-top car park in UK only accessible by foot

‘Ridiculous’ car park built on roof of gym in town of Farnborough in Hampshire

Tue Mar 08 2016 - 13:01

Coltard to revamp Dún Laoghaire shopping centre

Plan for €10m development to create two anchor stores facing street and harbour

Tue Jan 05 2016 - 01:00

Cork’s Blackpool Shopping Centre adds three new retailers

Take-up by chain stores suggests recovery in retail sector spreading outside Dublin

Wed Oct 14 2015 - 10:40

Over €150m for top provincial shopping centre

Whitewater Shopping Centre in Newbridge has rent roll of €11.7m

Wed Oct 07 2015 - 05:45

Boots to open at Bridgewater

The centre is anchored by Dunnes, TK Maxx, Next and New Look

Wed Sept 09 2015 - 07:30

Toys R Us leases shops in Dublin and Limerick

Store takes over vacant retail spaces at Westend Retail Park and Parkway Retail Park

Wed Aug 26 2015 - 05:00

More than €162m for five retail parks in receivership

Portfolio of retail assets largest to come on market since crash

Wed Jun 24 2015 - 01:30

Wardrobing: Help me find that ’70s shoe

Platform sandals will be big this spring. But how can you wear them without looking stupid?

Wed Feb 25 2015 - 12:00

Wardrobing: What should I wear for my first time with my boyfriend?

He’s never seen me in anything less than a parka and jeans

Wed Jan 28 2015 - 12:00

‘France has a reputation for having lazy workers’

A debate over the 35-hour week is gaining heat in French society

Thu Nov 27 2014 - 11:59

Two stores selling for combined guide price of €3.05m

Retail spaces will be of interest to increasing number of private investors who have returned to the market

Wed Oct 22 2014 - 15:10