Over the past two years, Holland & Barrett have dedicated €7m towards broadening their presence in Ireland, with the aspiration of establishing additional outlets across the nation, as reported by the Sunday Independent. Holland & Barrett’s Ireland store director, Adam Moore, highlighted that this monetary input had facilitated the enterprise in reaching a two-figure surge in revenue in 2023. Discourses are presently underway regarding the possibility of initiating more shop launches in the coming year, potentially surpassing a count of ten.
Barry English, founder of Winthrop, is shifting his focus towards the lodging and entertainment industry, as cited by The Sunday Times. With the proceeds gleaned from his datacentre establishment enterprise, Winthrop Technologies, a segment of which he offloaded to Blackstone recently, he has channelled investments towards a hotel, conceived a yacht leasing venture, and purchased a hotel advisory firm, according to documents from the Companies Office. He also bought Trim Castle hotel last year.
The Housing Commission suggests that Ireland’s housing demands might be significantly higher than earlier foresights, with an annual need for 80,000 additional residences for the coming quarter century, declares the Business Post. The research findings were handed over to Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien last week. The escalated demand for housing might emerge if the population surge in Ireland aligns with the most severe prognosis stated in the report.