Penneys forges ahead with big expansion plans for Cork's St Patrick's Street

Retail giant lodges plans today for a major expansion of its flagship Cork store

Penneys, St Patrick Street. Plans are afoot to almost double the retail space.

Fast-fashion retailer Penneys is forging ahead with ambitious plans for its flagship St Patrick’s Street store as it lodges a planning application today to increase its retail space by almost 50%.

The retail giant is not planning on closing the store during the expansion, which will add 17,000sq ft of retail space to its existing 37,000sq ft.