After the pandemic: in Dublin’s bare city
After the pandemic: in Dublin’s bare city. Our streets must be reimagined to entice visitors rather than cater to workers. Bannon advises on this in The Sunday Times.
Bannon Consultancy Retail Pulse 2020 – A Rollercoaster Year
We are delighted to share our latest Consultancy Retail Pulse for 1st March 2021. Should you wish to discuss any retail market or property queries, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Neil Bannon on the Retail Sector
The dramatic improvement in the balance sheets of Irish Consumers in the last decade is astounding, savings are up 35% and debt is down 33%, a €70bn nett turnaround. The potential for a positive impact on the retail sector post reopening is clear, the question is where will the money be spent. We are modelling […]
Blanchardstown Centre primes food offering for post-Covid shopping spree
With the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines now under way, the owners of Blanchardstown Centre are gearing up for the return of significant numbers of shoppers to its stores, with three additions to the west Dublin outlet’s food and beverage line-up. Having played host in 2018 to US donut giant Krispy Kreme’s most-successful opening globally, Blanchardstown has added […]
Retail in Dublin City Centre 1790-1990
Are you interested in the history of some of Dublin’s past and present retailers? Well, the Central Library are hosting a new series by Dublin City Council Historian in Residence Dr Mary Muldowney which takes a look at retail streets like Henry Street and how they have changed over the last 100 years or so. The series features […]
Harry Corry is now open in Cavan Retail Park
Despite the challenges facing the north-east this year due to impending Brexit and stricter lockdowns than their counterparts on either side of the border, it’s great to have some positive news and see Harry Corry open their latest store in Cavan Retail Park. Harry Corry are an international retailer specialising in home furnishings and this […]
Retail parks seize opportunity presented by High Street’s difficulty
It’s difficult to imagine things getting any worse for the retail sector than they did in 2020. But the chief driving force behind the decline of investor interest began long before Covid-19 arrived. There has been growing concern in relation to the impact of online retail and changing consumer trends on the long-term supply-demand dynamic […]
The Warehouse Gym signs new lease in Gateway Shopping Park, Galway
Gateway Shopping Park will soon have an exciting and state of the art gym opening. The Warehouse Gym has just signed a lease with the shopping park and is due to open in the second quarter of 2021. It will be one of the biggest gyms in the west of Ireland at 18,000 sq. ft […]
Bag City is now open in Marshes Shopping Centre, Dundalk
Bannon are delighted to welcome Bag City to Marshes Shopping Centre, Dundalk in the lead up to Christmas despite a turbulent 2020. Jennifer Mulholland, Divisional Director, comments that the addition of Bag City to the Tenant mix at Marshes is another positive testament for the scheme which continues to be the North East’s most dominant […]
Name It is now open in The Square Tallaght
Great to welcome Name It to The Square Town Centre, Tallaght! Fantastic news to start off the Christmas season.
