Dundrum Town Centre
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Dundrum Town Centre is a shopping centre located in Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland. The centre is the fourth major out-of-town shopping centre to be built in Dublin (after The Square, Tallaght; Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, and Liffey Valley Shopping Centre). It is the largest shopping centre in Ireland and Europe.
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[edit] Phases and Milestone Dates
The second phase of the centre opened in September 2005. On 23 September 2005 the first Irish branch of Harvey Nichols opened. This is the anchor for a "fashion district". A cinema - Movies@Dundrum opened on 30 September 2005. A third phase included the addition of more retail units, several restaurants, a theatre (The Mill Theatre), and apartments.
[edit] Tenants
Anchor tenants at the centre are Tesco Ireland (replacing a Tesco-owned Crazy Prices outlet which previously occupied part of the site), Marks and Spencer, House of Fraser, Next, Harvey Nichols, Penney's, and the first Irish branch of Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). The first Irish branch of Starbucks Coffee (aside from concessions at Dublin City University and Cork Airport) is located in the centre, as well as branches of McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut. Tesco also operate a petrol station on site.
One major disincentive to using the centre is that unlike its three major rivals, parking is not free. This was a condition of the centre's planning permission - to prevent people using the centre as a Park and Ride site as it is adjacent to the Luas Green Line. As an incentive for people to come to the centre, it has recently offered three hours' car parking for the price of one hour.
[edit] Future
The future of this centre is for future expansion to include more retail units, and an eventual spread to the site of the older shopping center.
