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Roches Stores is a chain of Department Stores in the Republic Of Ireland . Founded in Cork in 1901 by William Roche, as a small Furniture shop, it now comprises twelve stores throughout Ireland. It sells a wide range of goods, from Cosmetics to Houseware to Clothes and Stationery . It was for many years the only true department store chain in the country. Unlike its competitors, Roches Stores generally sells more Branded items, particularly clothing. This lends it a more upmarket image than its competitors such as Dunnes Stores . The Roche family retains ownership of the stores. A noticeably private family, they maintain a low profile in Ireland in contrast to Other Large Store Owners . Roches Stores caused huge controversy in the seventies and early eighties when it demolished Frescati House in Blackrock, the home of Lord Edward FitzGerald . WITHDRAWAL FROM FOOD RETAILING Formerly most of Roches Stores larger locations also had a Supermarket on-site. In 1998 these stores became franchises of SuperValu , branded as "SuperValu at Roches Stores". However in 2005 most of Roches Stores supermarkets were closed down, the four remaining being operated as concessions - two (in Cork) by Caulfield/McCarthy, another SuperValu franchisee, and two (in Blackrock and Galway ) by Marks And Spencer . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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