Retail

Desire for luxury and return to the office driving resurgence in Dublin’s retail sector

From high-end watches to work suits, Irish consumer spending is going offline and returning to the high street, according to shop owners and estate agents

Jeweller Paul Sheeran has partnered with luxury watch brands to create the first luxury watch boutiques of their kind in Ireland. ‘The amount of Irish people who are coming in and just saying thank you for creating this.’ Picture: Fergal Phillips

Much has been made of the boom in internet shopping since the pandemic, but Paul Sheeran believes there is still life in the high street.

The renowned jeweller last year partnered with luxury watch brands – including Tag Heuer, Tudor and Cartier – to invest €4 million in retail units on Chatham Street, the first luxury watch boutiques of their kind in Ireland.

“The amount of Irish people who are coming in and just saying ...