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They made their fortune in retail, then sold out ahead of the crash. Here’s what the Roches Stores dynasty did next

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They made their name and money in their eponymous retail business. Now the Roche family are emerging as major layers in the property industry. Their latest development (valued at €30 million) was showcased in a plush suite at the Shelbourne Hotel last week.

Much like the Jurys hotel-owning Doyle family making a smart market exit at peak in 2007, the canny Roches sold their Roches Stores business to Debenhams in 2006 while keeping ...