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The company had reopened twenty eight stores across the United Kingdom, by September 2013. Jessops signed a landmark deal with Sainsbury's in July 2014, to start opening Jessops branches in its larger stores, the first of which opened in October 2014. [30] [citation needed] There were fifty two stores of Jessops, by April 2016. [citation needed]
John Lewis & Partners, commonly known as John Lewis, is a British chain of high-end department stores operating across the United Kingdom, with concessions in Ireland.It is part of the John Lewis Partnership plc, a holding company held in a trust on behalf of its employees as the beneficiaries of the trust. [3]
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British Home Stores opened a shop in 1996 having previously sold all of their Irish interests to Penneys; however, the outlet was not a success and was later sold to Heatons. [citation needed] The centre was one of the first to introduce the food court concept to Ireland, with outlets including: KFC, Spud U Like, and Harry Ramsden's.
A sign of the business growth was that at the start of 1972 Jessops had reported a turnover of £4 million [10] (equivalent to £66,660,000 in 2023). [9] During the 2000s, the store was rebranded as part of the national exercise, to John Lewis Nottingham.
On the second floor was a 10,000 square feet (930 m 2) swimming pool operated by Dublin Corporation, the first of its kind in Ireland. [10] [11] The swimming pool officially opened on 5 May 1971. [12] In March 2023, it was announced that the rooftop swimming pool was to be shut down after more than 50 years. [13]
The centre is served by Dublin Bus routes 37, 39/a and N4 as well as Go-Ahead Ireland routes 220, 236/a/t, 238, 270/t, L52 and W4. Additionally, the nearby Crowne Plaza hotel is served by Bus Éireann routes 105, 109/b/x, 111/x and NX.
The store on Grafton Street became famous for its Christmas displays and Santa's grotto. [3] [5] Switzers purchased Cash & Co. of Cork in 1962, Todd's of Limerick in 1963, and Moon's of Galway in 1969. [3] In 1971, Switzers was purchased by Waterford Glass and House of Fraser. Later, in 1985, House of Fraser took complete control of the company.