Is big retailer coming to Kildare Town? Shopping Centre property is Sale Agreed

A major new retailer could be coming to Kildare Town as the vacant Kildare Town Centre shopping outlet has been Sale Agreed.

The development, which was built in 2005 and had an asking price of €1.55m, was on the market since 2016.

Family-owned grocery group Clelands moved out of its Kildare Town facility on Claregate Street in July 2016 after over two years serving local customers.

With a growing population and the proximity to the M7, retailers see the town as an attractive location for a new shopping outlet.

A supermarket chains such as Iceland currently have no store in areas of Kildare Town, Newbridge or Naas.

German discount foodstore Lidl is already planning a new store on part of the former Magee Barracks site on the Dublin Road.

The Kildare Town Centre facility contains 14  retail units, 2 office units and 3 kiosk units together with car parking at lower ground level.

The entire property has a floor area of approximately 2,358sq.m (25,377 sq.ft).

Current tenants such as An Post, K Cafe, JT Barbers and others are not affected by any sale.

Planning permission was granted in 2016 for the subdivision of the existing supermarket unit to facilitate two separate units with separate provision for shared display space unit.