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Friday, 29 June 2012 News

Pop Up shops are the part of our future

Pop Up shops are the part of our future

Retail is changing fast and one of the latest trends is the Pop Up shop.

Retailers are increasingly taking advantage of either empty store that have a fit out they can work with on a temporary basis or are just looking to test out a location to see if it is suitable for their business.

The mass closure of high street stores in...

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Friday, 29 June 2012 News

Card Factory helps DeCourcy

Card Factory helps DeCourcy

Card Factory have decided to take a short term let in the DeCourcy Centre to test the location as a possible long term location.

The scheme has gone through allot of transformations in recent years following the relocation of Tesco.

The scheme now has a new anchor in Home Bargains, with other occupiers including New Look, Bon...

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Friday, 29 June 2012 News

Murphy help the British Heart Foundation get a flagship store

Murphy help the British Heart Foundation get a flagship store

Murphy have assisted the British Heart Foundation in getting a flagship store in Belfast city centre. With falling rents in prime locations, the BHF decided NOW was the time to secure a prime site in one of Belfast 100% prime locations. The 2000 sqft store in 8 castle lane, will be open for trade in late July 2012.

Eamonn...

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Tuesday, 29 May 2012 News

Cheque centre to open flagship store in Castle Court, Belfast

Cheque centre to open flagship store in Castle Court, Belfast

Cheque Centre have just completed legals to lease a new flagship store at one of the principle entrances to Castle Court Shopping Centre in Belfast.

The 800 sqft store will be located at the Smithfield entrance to the scheme and will site alongside Halifax at this entrance.

Murphy assist Cheque centre with the site selection...

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Sunday, 29 April 2012 News

Murphy helps Card Factory open flagship store in Derry

Murphy helps Card Factory open flagship store in Derry

Murphy Chartered Surveyors and Property consultants have help Card Factory acquire there latest shop in N Ireland

The 2500 sqft store is located in level three of the Richmond centre Derry.

Card factory is one of several new retailers who opened in the scheme in recent months, due to the landlords reviewing the occupation...

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Monday, 26 March 2012 News

Cheque Centre open their 25th store in N Ireland

Cheque Centre open their 25th store in N Ireland

Murphy Chartered Surveyors and Property Consultants has helped Cheque centre reach their 25th store opening in N Ireland,  having entered the market in March 2010.

The store in Cookstown was opened in March and has been seen as a welcome addition to the towns financial services offer.

Cheque centre have owed...

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Monday, 26 March 2012 News

Murphy helps retailers negotiate rent reductions in Northern Ireland

Murphy helps retailers negotiate rent reductions in Northern Ireland

At Murphy Chartered Surveyors and Property Consultants we have helped retailers looking for new outlets to secure the best rental terms possible over the last year.

We negotiated 33 new lettings in N Ireland during 2011, for national and local retailers and on average, secured rental reductions of around 40 % from the quoting...

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Sunday, 26 February 2012 News

Murphy one of N Ireland’s Most Active Retail Agents in 2011

Murphy one of N Ireland’s Most Active Retail Agents in 2011

Murphy Chartered Surveyors and Property consultants has just been listed as one of N Ireland’s most active retail agents during 2011 following the results of a competition by the Estates Gazette.

The Estates Gazette one of the property industry’s leading publications listed Murphy Chartered Surveyors as one of N...

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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 News

Card Factory open in Junction One

Card Factory open in Junction One

Card Factory, one of the UK’s leading cards and gifts retailers, has opened its latest store in N Ireland in Antrim.

The 2000 sqft unit is located within the Junction one complex and is one of the latest opens in the scheme which also included Costa Coffee.

This is one 10 further stores planned to be in N Ireland during 2012.

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Tuesday, 31 January 2012 News

British Heart Foundation relocate in Lisburn

British Heart Foundation relocate in Lisburn

Murphy Chartered Surveyors and Property Consultants have assisted the  www.bhf.org.uk to relocate in Lisburn.The British Heart Foundation have taken advantage of the lowering of rents in prime locations to move from Market Square to 14 Bow Street, Lisburn.The new...

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Friday, 09 December 2011 News

Cheque Centre opens their 20th store in N Ireland.

Cheque Centre opens their 20th store in N Ireland.

Cheque Centre, the financial services provider, has opened a new flagship store in Ann Street, Belfast.

The 1000 sqft shop brings the total number of stores to 20 in N Ireland.

Since entering the market in March 2010 the company has expanded steadily due to the demand for the services they offer.

They have...

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Thursday, 15 September 2011 News

Murphy helps Chain Reaction Cycles to open in Belfast

Murphy helps Chain Reaction Cycles to open in Belfast

Murphy Chartered Surveyors and Property Consultants, the retail experts, assisted Chain Reaction Cycles, the world’s biggest online bike retailer, to open its first major concept store in Belfast. The stores will be positioned to become a true authority in the cycle, swim and running market in the UK and Ireland.

The focus will...

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Friday, 22 July 2011 News

Card Factory opens in Castle Court with Murphys help

Card Factory opens in Castle Court with Murphys help

Card factory has opened a new flagship store in Castle Court, Belfast with the help of Murphy Chartered Surveyors and Property Consultants. The new 4,000 sqft gross store is a exciting new addition to the centre and is the eighth store the company has opened in N Ireland. The company is planning to open a further 4 stores over the coming...

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Thursday, 21 July 2011 News

Card Factory open eight stores in Northern Ireland

Card Factory open eight stores in Northern Ireland

With over 500 stores in GB, and a turnover of 210 m approx, Card Factory are one of the biggest retailers in the UK.

Murphy have assist them indentify and acquire eight stores in N Ireland during 2010/2011, with up to 20 further stores planned over the coming years.

They see N Ireland as a good growth area for their...

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Thursday, 14 July 2011 News

Cheque Centre expand into N Ireland with Murphy’s help

Cheque Centre expand into N Ireland with Murphy’s help

With over 200 stores nationwide they offer a full range of services from pay day loans to pre paid credit cards.

Since entering the Northern Ireland market in March 2010, they have now opened 12 stores and are looking for more opportunities.

Typically they lease 500 sqft in prime retail / footfall areas.

They plan to...

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