Sale of Cork store part of Eason's sale and leaseback plan

The planned c €100m roll out of sale and leaseback of retail properties by Irish bookseller Eason continues to gather pace, with the arrival of its Cork flagship store at 113-115 St Patrick’s Street for sale, guiding €6.6 million.
Eason has been in occupation and ownership at St Patrick’s Street since acquiring the building facing Debenhams and Merchants Quay Shopping Centre from the ESB in the mid 1980s, when they moved to Academy Street.