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Crew Clothing to return to Northern Ireland with new store

British brand Crew Clothing is set to return to Northern Ireland’s retail network with the opening of a new store in Belfast. The location is scheduled to open June 19 in Victoria Square Shopping Centre and will continue the brand’s ongoing retail expansion. In a release, Crew Clothing’s head of marketing, Naomi Parry, said the company was “...

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Bershka to open debut store in Northern Ireland

Inditex’s fashion brand Bershka has signed up to open its debut store in Northern Ireland in Victoria Square, Belfast’s leading retail and leisure destination. Bershka has secured a 17,500-square-foot unit located adjacent to Goldsmiths on the upper ground level and will showcase its three main lines: Bershka, BSK, and Man. In a statement, the...

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Deichmann to open first store in Northern Ireland

Deichmann, Europe’s largest shoe retailer, is opening its first Northern Irish store today, May 1. Located in Belfast's city centre, the 8,400 square foot store at Unit 3, The Keep, Castle Lane, has undergone a 975,000-pound refurbishment and created 20 new jobs in the local area. The store will stock a full range of footwear for the whole...

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FitFlop to “re-energise” presence in Ireland

UK-based footwear brand FitFlop has announced plans to renew its focus on the Irish market as it looks to “re-energise” its presence in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. In a statement, FitFlop said it sees the Irish market as a “key territory” at the heart of its business and ambitious growth plans, and the region will be directly...

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Sweaty Betty to open its first store in Northern Ireland

Activewear and lifestyle brand Sweaty Betty is opening its first Northern Ireland store at the Victoria Square retail shopping centre in Belfast this month. Sweaty Betty has secured a 2,056-square-foot store for its debut in the country, located on the lower ground level of Victoria Square by the central atrium. The store is set to open in late...

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Tessuti to open its first store in Northern Ireland

Premium fashion store Tessuti, part of the JD Sports Group, is to open its first store in Northern Ireland in quarter four of 2022. Tessuti has signed up for a 12,900 square-foot store in Victoria Square, the leisure and retail destination positioned in the heart of Belfast, which houses more than 80 UK and international retail brands including...

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Primark continues retail expansion with new Northern Ireland flagship

Budget retailer Primark is continuing its path of expansion and has revealed it will be opening a new anchor store in Northern Ireland’s Rushmere Shopping Centre in Craigavon. Set to open its doors later this year, work on the flagship is to begin in summer, occupying a space of 30,800 square foot. Manager of Rushmere Centre, Martin Walsh, said...

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New Look to open first outlet store in Northern Ireland

Fashion retailer New Look has revealed it will be opening its first UK clearance store at The Boulevard, Northern Ireland’s outlet park. Opening February 25, the 2,406 square foot store will be home to the retailer’s womenswear selection, footwear and accessories. In a news release, Emme Lessani, head of property at New Look, said: “We are...

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Northern Ireland high street voucher scheme to begin in September

Northern Ireland’s High Street Scheme (HSS), which will see all adults receive a 100 pound voucher to use in physical stores, is to begin its roll-out in September, the country’s economy minister has confirmed. Gordon Lyons announced Thursday the contract for the delivery of HSS has been awarded to Prepaid Financial Services (PFS), and the...

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Northern Ireland: All adults to get 100 pound voucher to use in physical stores

Every adult in Northern Ireland is to receive a 100 pound voucher to use in physical stores in a bid to stimulate local businesses as they reopen, the country’s economy minister Diane Dodds has announced. All people over 18 will be eligible to apply for a prepaid card which must be used in brick and mortar stores in the country, not online. The...

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Northern Ireland extends lockdown to April

Northern Ireland’s lockdown has been extended again in an effort to drive down Covid cases, this time until 1 April. It’s more bad news for non-essential retailers who have been closed since the end of trading on Christmas Eve as part of what was then planned to be a six-week lockdown, but was last month extended until March. The country’s first...

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Northern Ireland extends lockdown to March

Northern Ireland’s first minister Arlene Foster has announced that the country’s lockdown will be extended until 5 March in an effort to drive down Covid cases. Non-essential stores have been closed since the end of trading on Christmas Eve as part of what was then planned to be a six-week lockdown. But that has now been extended to March due to...