Penneys is about to open its first retailer positioned in Co Wicklow later this 12 months.
ocated within the not too long ago opened Bray Central Buying Centre, the shop will span 19,600 sq. toes. The brand new outlet will function vogue, homeware and wonder choices from the retailer.
“We all know our prospects in Wicklow have been ready for a Penneys for a very long time and we’re excited to lastly carry our distinctive providing to the world,” head of Penneys Eire and Northern Eire Damien O’Neill.
Works on the brand new retailer are anticipated to begin within the coming weeks.
“We’re proud to help and put money into Irish cities and communities and this announcement at present displays our ongoing dedication to Irish retail,” Mr O’Neill added.
Penneys may even develop its retailer in Dundrum City Centre later this 12 months following a €14.8m funding into the previous Home of Fraser web site.
The brand new location, which will probably be unfold throughout 60,000 sq ft within the centre, will probably be 64pc bigger than the present store.
Penney’s, which operates below the Primark model exterior of Eire, now has over 400 shops throughout Europe and North America, together with 37 in Eire.
In accordance with the quick vogue retailer, the brand new retailer types a part of its dedication to take a position €250m into the Irish market over the subsequent 10 years.
The funding may even function redevelopments of present shops, in addition to the opening of a €75m warehouse and distribution facility in Newbridge, which is presently being constructed.
The retailer additionally plans to open 27 new shops in 2023, together with its first retailer within the Slovakian market.
Final month, Penneys launched its new Irish web site which permits prospects to test inventory ranges of merchandise earlier than visiting shops.
Nevertheless, Primark launched a click-and-collect trial in November for purchasers positioned close to greater than two dozen shops throughout the north-west of England, Yorkshire and Wales.
