Chamber Partner Update: Blanchardstown Shopping Centre

One of Ireland’s leading Retail and Leisure destinations, Blanchardstown Centre, now in its 25th year, has invested €46 million in capex projects over the past 18 months, including a €17m upgrade of the malls and customer facilities. The refurbishment is the first major investment since the opening of the shopping destination in 1996 and coincides with the recent creation of 5,000 square meters of new retail space with the addition of new tenants such as Aldi, Hollister, Mango, and a flagship JD Sports along with boutique eateries Art of Coffee and Offbeat Donuts, located at the impressive newly designed entrances at the Green and Red Malls. The extension offers an elevated shopping experience for Blanchardstown Centre’s loyal customers, and exciting opportunities for retailers to thrive in a shopping destination that has welcomed close to 500 million customers over the past 25 years.

250 construction jobs were created during the building phases, and an additional 500 temporary and permanent retail positions will be created this year by new and existing tenants, adding to the 4,500 employees that are currently employed on the campus. The Centre continues to attract exciting new brands with 18 new units opening before the end of 2021 including new places to eat like Bunsen Burger and Boojum, one of the world’s best known furniture brands Natuzzi, outdoor specialists Regatta and Craghoppers as well as the new Best Menswear store to name but a few

The refurbishment of Blanchardstown Centre will further enhance the customer experience, and upon completion, all public toilet facilities will be modernised and added to along with newly upgraded disabled and mother and baby facilities and the addition of a specialised assisted adult changing facility, one of only a few facilities of its kind available in Ireland.

As part of the centre’s environmental policy, Blanchardstown Centre management is working to reduce the carbon footprint of the centre with new energy efficient lighting and equipment, 100% from green sourced electricity, lower water usage, and increased recycling of materials. Blanchardstown Centre is a 112,000-sq.m retail complex owned by Goldman Sachs and managed by Falcon AM with more than 180 stores, including anchors Dunnes Stores, M&S, and Penney’s, together with numerous restaurants and leisure facilities, plus a nine-screen Odeon cinema, Library, and unique arts centre, Draiocht. It is Ireland’s one-stop shopping, leisure, and retail park destination and a much-loved part of the community. Located in north-western Dublin and linked to Ireland’s major motorways, Blanchardstown Centre is one of Ireland’s most accessible retail destinations with lots of free parking.

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€46m in capex projects delivered since Covid including a €17m upgrade of the malls

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5,000m2 of new retail space created

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11,000m2 of existing common areas refurbished & modernised

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2 new shopping centre entrances

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250 jobs created during construction

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New toilet facilities, disabled adult changing rooms, mother & baby facilities

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Various environmental initiatives incorporated to reduce carbon footprint of the centre including new energy efficient plant & lighting, consumption of only green energy, reduction in water usage, increased recycling of materials

500 Million

customers came through the doors over the past 25 years

18

new store openings this year alone

300

tenants traded in Blanchardstown Centre over 25 years

5,000+

staff employed on the Centre's Campus at any one time

500

new permanent and temporary jobs will be created this year by new and existing tenants