Careers and Jobs

Retail Sector boom or over saturation?

Many experts are warning that the retail sector could be about to face some serious challenges as sales and footfall are declining BUT retail space is growing at an alarmingly high rate. It is expected that Dublin will miss out on things but other regions will struggle.

Major retail projects in Ireland

Dundrum Town Centre extension (Dublin) – 50,000 sq.m
Opera Centre (Limerick) – 37,160 sq.m
IKEA (Dublin) – 30,500 sq.m
Parkway Valley (Limerick) – 23,225 sq.m
Rockbrook, Sandyford (Dublin) – 21,467 sq.m
New Shopping Centre (Longford) – 20,000 sq.m
Brewery Centre (Waterford) – 20,000 sq.m
Academy Street SC (Cork) – 20,000 sq.m
Parkway Retail Centre (Limerick) – 19,821 sq.m
Laois Town Centre extension (Laois) – 19,680 sq.m

Retail Jobs – Cork, Limerick, Longford, Waterford, Laois & Dublin

If things pick up in the Retail Sector these locations will create a large volume of new jobs in the retail sector. What is great for potential employees in the sector is that these developments are spread across the country in Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Laois, Longford. There will also be potential new jobs in what seem to be a great success – Dundrum Town Centre. I’d say I must be the only person yet to visit it BUT my wife makes up for that.

Retail Jobs – where to find them!!

If you are looking for work in the Retail Sector we did a previous post on retail centres and jobs. Many shopping centres now advertise jobs on their own website. I know Dundrum & Blanchardstown do BUT you might check out the above developments. Otherwise there are the usual job search strategies.

Arnotts has announced that it will make 600 retail staff redundant. This is a huge blow for the staff and their families. Although the announcement was expected the numbers affected are greater that expected.

Voluntary redundancy will be offered but with 600 of the 950 staff need I guess they all will not be voluntary. These staff are facing a tough job market.

There are couple of points that are being under emphasised in most reports.

a) The store will employee 1200 staff when it reopens in 3 years time. Ok this is no consolation for the staff losing their jobs.

b) This is a 750 million redevelopment project so I guess it will support a struggling construction sector. I guess one workers pain is another workers gain.

Lets hope the staff affected are well looked after in their redundancy package and the proper supports are put in place for them