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It was the second-highest performing shop in the chain in 2015 and 2018, [24] [25] only outstripped by the flagship Waterstones shop in Piccadilly, London. [3] As of 2018, the shop typically stocked about a million volumes, with about 70,000 titles, more than five times the range of a typical high street bookshop, [3] over three storeys and a ...
Stephen's Green Shopping Centre is an indoor shopping centre in central Dublin, Ireland. Located on St Stephen's Green West, at the top of Grafton Street , it is named after St. Stephen's Green , a city park situated across the road from its main entrance.
Sweny's Pharmacy, or F. W. Sweny & Co. Ltd. is a former Victorian-era pharmacy, now a new and used book store, a Joycean cultural centre, hosting daily group readings of Joyce’s work and supporting new aspiring writers, in Dublin, Ireland most notable for appearing in James Joyce's 1922 novel Ulysses.
Brown Thomas & Company Limited is a chain of five upmarket department stores in Ireland, with two located in Dublin, and one each in Cork, Galway, and Limerick.Together with Dublin's Arnotts department store, it is owned by UK-based Selfridges, which in turn is owned by Thai Conglomerate Central Group and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).
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.
Harry Barnardo died in 1978 and Caroline took over his position at 108 Grafton Street. [1] [6] As of November 2022, the business, long held at the head of Grafton Street, is being run by Harry's widow Caroline, fifth and sixth generations of her daughter Elizabeth (born 1972), Caroline and Harry's only child, and Elizabeth's son Harry.
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The western half of Anne Street South is pedestrianised where it meets Grafton Street, one of Dublin's primary shopping streets. To the east, it is overlooked by St Ann's Church, a Church of Ireland church in baroque style designed in 1720, with its current facade dating to 1868. [1] It is adjoined by Duke Lane Lower and Anne's Lane.