Brown Thomas

Preliminary investigation initiated into Bavarian developments by collapsed luxury property group

Claim contradicts earlier findings that company, which part owns Brown Thomas and Arnotts, founded on rising interest rates and their impact on property valuation models

Properties held by Signa, which part owns Brown Thomas and Arnotts, are being sold or transferred with limited transparency, groups representing dozens of lenders say

Expectations were high as spring fashion shows are early indicators of the new season and new beginnings, uplifting the spirits after the long winter

Group of creditors to René Benko’s property empire seek urgent investigation into collapsed group

Store is part owned by Austria’s Signa Group, which is also co-owner of Brown Thomas and Arnotts in Ireland

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Latest accounts for Brown Thomas Arnotts show that a third party bid was made last August for Irish department store retailer but talks ended without a deal

Latest accounts for the Irish department store retailer show that it was the subject of an unsolicited offer in August 2023, which ultimately came to nothing

Seen & Heard: BT-Arnotts’ ‘car-free Dublin’ warning; tax debt deadline extension; Tara Mines rescue plan rejected; Cadbury site plans

Panicked bargain hunters feared missing out on discount televisions and matresses

Shop windows play a key role in creating the feel-good atmosphere on shopping streets that helps to draw customers inside

Signa collapse leaves line of creditors and unfinished buildings in its wake

Filing will concern dozens of European banks over their exposure to indebted group

Dublin riots: Life in the city centre is partially returning to normal but there are fears that there could be more trouble

Thailand’s Central Group has moved to take full control of the department stores’ parent group

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Central Group acquires additional equity in company behind department stores, giving it majority control of the Selfridges group

‘I know it sounds mad that a wine opener can help somebody, but it does give independence’

Rene Benko, founder of Signa Holdings which owns store and Arnotts, handing over control of €23bn empire for restructuring

Accounts for parent group show Irish department stores made a loss from mid-August 2022 under new owners

Department store portfolio was bought by René Benko’s Signa Group and Tiang Chirathivat’s Central Group for £4bn

Violent and antisocial behaviour along with lack of forethought for city’s future threaten capital’s standing for tourism, say leading retailers, cultural bodies and business organisations

Judge was satisfied various assets linked to Peng Fei He were likely derived from crime proceeds

Bring the inside outside and make the most of leisurely drinks and food in the garden

Developer named by prosecutors last year as a suspect in long-running corruption investigation

Women’s activewear brand to open standalone premises in Dublin city centre this spring

Eamon Waters pays €28m for lingerie chain’s landmark store and €12m for Tesco premises on Lower Baggot Street

Ireland’s leading shopping street was battered by Covid and online rivals. Big brands are giving it a new lease of life – in return for a financial reset

More men in senior roles means women earn less on an hourly basis, while Tesco and Brown Thomas also have wide bonus gaps

Arnotts, Brown Thomas, Shaws and many more retailers promising all manner of discounts on everything from Aran jumpers to Zippo lighters

Clothing advertisers want price-sensitive shoppers to fall for their post-pandemic charms, but consumer sentiment has not gone their way

Irish retailer agrees deal for second-floor unit as Penneys moves to second and third floors of former House of Fraser

Group had shipped a loss in the previous year

Thai-headquartered Central Group and Austrian Signa Holding completed the €4.7 billion deal for Selfridges group last week

Novel recipes from Ixta Belfrage, learning about fish in Howth, and some high-class chocolate ideas for summer

Grafton Street retailer says it is now ‘fully supportive’ of removing all vehicles from South William Street

Lengthening, thickening or waterproof? A Brown Thomas beauty stylist has the answers

Austrian-Thai group also buying Brown Thomas and Arnotts

Thai/Austrian consortium buying Selfridges group from Weston family