Houseproud furnishing to open new store at Connswater

Alfred Street Properties Ltd, owners of Connswater Shopping Centre and Retail Park, has today announced that Northern Ireland’s largest independent furniture retailer HouseProud Furnishings will open a 8,000 sq ft store this month.
By Claire Cartmill
Published 20th Oct 2020, 13:00 BST
Jonathan Martin, director at Lambert Smith Hampton, at the new HouseProud store opening at the end of October in Connswater Shopping Centre and Retail ParkJonathan Martin, director at Lambert Smith Hampton, at the new HouseProud store opening at the end of October in Connswater Shopping Centre and Retail Park
Jonathan Martin, director at Lambert Smith Hampton, at the new HouseProud store opening at the end of October in Connswater Shopping Centre and Retail Park

The new retailer will create 10 jobs, a combination of full-time and part-time.

HouseProud Furnishings has been operating in Northern Ireland for 15 years and has nine convenient stores across the province alongside an online offering. The retailers offer a range of elegant and affordable home furnishing including living, dining, bedroom and lighting. HouseProud will sit alongside Lidl in the Retail Park which welcomed Tim Hortons first ever Drive Thru in NI last year.

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Jonathan​ Martin, director at Lambert Smith Hampton, acted on behalf of Alfred Street Properties to secure the new tenant.

Laura McCarthy, senior property asset manager of Alfred Street Properties Ltd, said: “It’s great to see HouseProud Furnishings opening its door at Connswater. Retail has been hit even harder during the pandemic with the fall-out of Covid-19 has proving to be a challenging time for retailers however the lockdown period has prompted many consumers to revalue their surroundings and invest their spare cash in their homes. We are extremely encouraged that there are retailers still out there looking to acquire new opportunities in Northern Ireland. We look forward to seeing our customers enjoy the stylish offerings from the popular Northern Irish brand.”

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