Debenhams outlines expansion plans

BRITISH retailing giant Debenhams has an active strategy for expansion in Ireland.

Cities in its sights include Limerick, Galway and Waterford, as well as further Dublin opportunities.

The department store chain currently has a Dublin outlet, stores in Belfast, Derry and will open in Newry this year. It is set to open in Cork in February, 2005, in Mahon Point, according to its property director Jim Murphy.