Traders cautiously welcome €100m Wilton revamp

Traders in one of Munster’s oldest suburban shopping centres have given a qualified welcomed to plans for a €100m regeneration of the complex.

The traders’ association in Wilton Shopping Centre, in Cork’s western suburbs, said the facility needs investment and modernisation.

However, they said they hoped the centre’s owners, Clarendon Properties, would ensure the revamp did not create an “old versus new” scenario, which could compromise footfall and trade in the original mall area.