Details of multimillion euro expansion plan for Penneys in Cork City revealed

Details of Irish clothing retail giant Penneys revised expansion plans for its Cork city centre store are revealed in a new planning application which proposes a 6,000 sq ft extension. The development would bring several long-vacant units back into use, including the former Jack & Jones store on St Patrick’s St, as well as a vacant unit at No 1 Cook Street. The store will remain open throughout the redevelopment project, which Penneys hopes to begin in Autumn, pending a successful planning outcome. The new store size will offer 40,500 sq ft of retail space. Fintan Costello, Head of Penneys Ireland and Northern Ireland, said if the revised planning application is successful, it will lead to a “a multi-million euro investment”. Read the full story here.