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First outlet for Arboretum Urban Green

The family-owned Arboretum garden and lifestyle retailer has opened its first urban outlet in the heart of the capital city on Parnell Street, Dublin 1. Arboretum Urban Green spans an impressive 14,000 sq. ft, on the first floor of the well-known Chapters Bookstore, the largest independent book retailer in Ireland which re-opened last year to great applause. As well as plants, garden accessories, furniture, a wellness and gifting department, the store offers an all-day dining menu at its 60-seater café. This is the third outlet for the family-owned and operated business, which was founded in 1977 by the high-profile horticulturist, Rachel Doyle in Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow. Arboretum Home and Garden Heaven was Ireland’s first destination garden centre followed by Arboretum Kilquade in Co. Wicklow in 2015; both have been awarded the prestigious ‘Retail Excellence Ireland Retailer of the Year’ and ‘Bord Bia Five Star Garden Centre’ awards. The Arboretum business is now led by Rachel’s two sons, Barry and Fergal Doyle. “We are delighted to partner with Chapters Bookstore on this exciting initiative, our first investment in a city location,” said CEO Barry Doyle of the opening. “Arboretum Urban Green is be a terrific addition to the retail mix off O’Connell Street and serves a wide variety of visitors to the store including city dwellers, workers, students, and tourists,” added Fergal Doyle, Chief Commercial Officer. arboretum.ie

Petstop celebrates 10th store in Blackrock

Petstop, Ireland’s largest pet supply chain, have recently opened a new store in Blackrock – the 10th outlet in the businesses 28 yearhistory. The Blackrock store, located within the main Blackrock Shopping Centre, is a smaller store exclusively for dogs and cats featuring approximately 3,000 products. The remainder of Petstop’s almost 12,000 products will be viewable at an in-store kiosk for next-day delivery. This is a new evolution and if successful, the plan is to expand this offering through smaller format outlets in shopping centres nationwide. The Blackrock outlet stocks the full range of Petstop’s own brand Nadur along with everything your pet needs to cool down, eat well, have fun and enjoy sweet dreams in their selection of pet bedding. Petstop has had plenty to celebrate over the year’s most recently as winners of both National Retailer of the Year and Large eCommerce Website of the Year Award at the Irish eCommerce Awards. petstop.ie

New Limerick store for Apple retailer Select

Select recently opened its new store in the Crescent Shopping Centre, Limerick. The Crescent Shopping Centre store joins Select’s network of over 30 physical locations across Ireland and the UK. Inside customers will find the complete Apple range along with carefully considered extras from premium technology brands. The new store also includes an immersive discovery hub that provides Apple expertise and support to customers, who can also use Select’s repair and service offerings. Speaking about the opening Select’s Managing Director, Ciaran McCormack said: “We’ve also been deeply involved in the community and that has always been the case in Limerick. This is where we opened our first store over 25 years ago and we are firmly committed to local retail in Limerick. Moving to the Crescent means we are even more accessible and available to customers and local businesses.” selectonline.com