Sports chain Elverys acquires Cork's iconic former Roches Stores premises

€12m deal well-below the €20m guide price

The former Debenhams store at St. Patrick's St., Cork is considered one of the city's key retail locations. Picture Denis Minihane.

THE purchase of Cork city centre’s iconic Debenhams/Roches Store building on Patrick’s Street has been confirmed to the Irish Examiner by Irish sports retail chain Intersport/Elverys.

A reopening of the front portion of the most significant retail building on the city’s main thoroughfare, vacant since Debenhams vacated three years ago, is scheduled for later in 2023, the company has indicated it will include a flagship store for the Irish-owned company, as well as a ‘click and collect’ service for its e-commerce activity, with the firm employing 700 across 47 Irish stores, including several it already operates in Cork.