The main west mall has a series of voids on the upper level to allow natural light to penetrate through to the lower mall. The linear-style layout means that the total shop frontage on to the malls will exceed that of Grafton Street. With fashion stores occupying no less than 20 per cent of the entire space, shoppers will have a wide choice.
The Sears group alone has taken about 23, square feet for six of its fashion and shoe shops. The anchor tenants, Dunnes Stores and Roches Stores who are fitting out , square feet on two levels, will occupy 44 per cent of the entire space. The success of the letting campaign is underlined by the fact that of the outlets available at this stage, only one unit of square feet is still for letting through agents Palmer McCormack.
The rush by UK multiples to gain a foothold in the Irish market proved a boon for Blanchardstown; it is hardly surprising 23 per cent of the space will be filled by traders from Britain and Northern Ireland.
One retailer even paid a premium to ensure it got a store. Maurice Green is hopeful that between 75 and 80 per cent of the traders will be ready for the October 16th opening. The centre will create about 2, permanent jobs, according to Mr Green. Please update your payment details to keep enjoying your Irish Times subscription. Blanchardstown shopping centre gears up for opening next month Wed, Sep 18, , Jack Fagan.
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The company promoting Quarryvale has long maintained that it has the best site in the area, perhaps even in the whole of Dublin. Quinnsworth will occupy a 40, sq ft store in the shopping centre which is likely to be about , sq ft. Major tenants like Marks and Spencer, Debenhams, and Boots may join the centre, which is likely to open in late The Blanchardstown and Quarryvale developments typify the current trend in retailing for shopping centres to become bigger, more concentrated and located in the outskirts of towns.
Such centres are aimed at shoppers within a minute driving radius but are also confident of attracting day shoppers from throughout Leinster and beyond. Both Blanchardstown and Quarryvale will hope to attract regular customers from Finglas to Foxrock and further afield. Some , people live within a minute drive of the Blanchardstown centre, according to its developers, Green Property Co. Access to the complex will be improved greatly when the Northern Cross motorway opens to link Blanchardstown directly with Finglas and Santry.
The inevitable casualties of the hoover effect" of these developments will be small retailers who cannot compete with the prices of the large chain stores. The director-general of the Retail Grocery, Dairy and Allied Trades Association, Mr Michael Campbell, said the combined shopping space in the new centres was "grossly excessive".
It will put the family retailer under increased pressure and undoubtedly cause a significant number to go out of business," he said.
He said traders would welcome the competition of the Jervis Street centre which will bring more shoppers into the area. Back in suburbia, the Blanchardstown centre is set to capture a significant share of the retail market. Mr Grimes said he would welcome the competition that the other planned shopping centres would bring. But at the end of the day, the customer dictates," he said. Please update your payment details to keep enjoying your Irish Times subscription.
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