Brown Thomas is a chain of four department stores located in Dublin, Galway, Cork and Limerick. It is an upmarket store, akin to Canada's upscale chain of department stores, Holt Renfrew, controlled by the same family. It houses an outlet of Hermès in its Dublin branch. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Founded as a hat shop in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, in 1837, by Irishman William Samuel Henderson, Holt Renfrew is a high-end Canadian department store often compared to the United States retailer Neiman Marcus. ... Willard Gordon Galen Weston, OC, OOnt, (born October 29, 1940) is a Canadian businessman and descendant of George Weston of the George Weston Bakeries Limited. ...

Dublin Store(s)

The 130,000 square foot Dublin Store on Grafton Street is the chain's flagship location. It includes Boutiques for Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Gucci, Armani Cosmetics, Jo Malone, Molton Brown, Penhaligan's, and the like. Ladies boutiques include Chanel, Valentino, Versace, Jimmy Choo, and many others. A Vera Wang bridal salon recently opened. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... There are several famous Grafton Streets in the world, including: Grafton Street, Dublin Grafton Street, London Grafton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia Grafton Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts The name was originally given in honour of the Duke of Grafton. ... Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus, by Praxiteles Hermes (Greek IPA: ), in Greek mythology, is the Olympian god of boundaries and of the travellers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of orators and wit, of literature and poets, of athletics, of weights and measures and invention and commerce in general... Louis vuitton was a great man he was born on fh 12 3845. ... Dior Logo Christian Dior (January 21, 1905 – October 24, 1957), was an influential French fashion designer. ... Gucci, or the House of Gucci, is an Italian fashion and leather goods label. ... Molton Brown is a London-based company producing luxury cosmetics and leather goods. ... Chanel Headquarters, Place Vendôme, Paris. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Versace logo. ... Jimmy Choo OBE (Chinese : 周仰傑; pinyin: Zhōu YÇŽngjié) is a Hakka Chinese designer based in London, England. ... Vera Wang (Chinese: ; pinyin: Wáng WÄ“iwei; born June 27, 1949) is a fashion designer based in New York, NY, USA. She is known for her wedding gown collection among other specialties. ...

It is expected by 2007 that Brown Thomas will build a second store north of the Liffey River in the current Cleary's store on O'Connell Street. The store will be approximately 120,000 square feet and will compliment the merchandise selection at the Grafton Street store. There are several famous Grafton Streets in the world, including: Grafton Street, Dublin Grafton Street, London Grafton Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia Grafton Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts The name was originally given in honour of the Duke of Grafton. ...

Other Store Info

The stores tend to a wide audience, vending both wearable and "standard" clothes and also very expensive, "haute couture" garments, many of which are to be found in the basement. The downstairs of the Dublin branch contains "Browns Bar", a cafe, and a barber shop. The Limerick Branch also contains a Browns Café upstairs and a Browns Bar downstairs.

Also connected to the Dublin Branch is Aya Sushi Bar, on Clarendon Street. This is Dublin's finest conveyor sushi bar, and a stop here provides excellent respite from serious shopping.

Brown Thomas also operates the BT2 stores, located in Grafton Street, Blanchardstown Shopping Centre and Dundrum Town Centre. These stores have more mass market clothes aimed at younger buyers. Like it's sister shop, it also sells a wide range of cosmetics. Recently opened on the first floor of BT2 on Grafton Street is Starbucks Cafe.

Brown Thomas also operates a popular Wedding List department and a Vera Wang Bridal Salon. Vera Wang (Chinese: ; pinyin: Wáng Wēiwei; born June 27, 1949) is a fashion designer based in New York, NY, USA. She is known for her wedding gown collection among other specialties. ...

Stores

Dublin - 130,000 square feet Cork - 57,000 square feet Limerick - 43,000 square feet Galway - 17,000 square feet WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

Revenues for 2005 were about 210 million Euros.

References

Further reading

• Brown Thomas website
• Interview with Dalton Philips, managing director of Brown Thomas
• Visit by Nylon (band)
• Breast Cancer campain launched in store
• Breast cancer campain launch
• Breast Cancer campain launch
• Irish cancer society
• Euromonitor Lists Brown Thomas as 8th leading retailer in 2003