Barkers gift shop on South Main Street in Wexford is being offered for sale following an announced closure on May 6 due to the owner’s retirement. The business traces its origins to 1848 and has been owned by the Asple family for forty years. The three-storey, 724sqm property is generating strong interest locally, nationally, and internationally, including inquiries from retail buyers such as independent operators, family-run businesses, and national chains. The property is currently listed for sale by private treaty, with a possible move to auction later. The sale includes retail space, a newly installed coffee shop, a private yard with parking, and delivery access, plus upstairs storage and additional connected storage space with street access.
"Having been in business for a total of more than 175 years, management announced the impending closure of Barkers gift shop on South Main Street on May 6, with the owner, Ms Bertha Asple, set to retire. The iconic Wexford store can be traced back to 1848 and was acquired by the Asple family forty years ago."
"John Keane of Keane Auctioneers says that the substantial, three-storey, 724sqm property is already sparking quite a bit of interest. "We've had very good interest so far," he said. "There's been interest locally, nationally and even just this morning we had international interest, with a query from abroad.""
""The queries we've had so far would be all in retail. We've had interest from one-offs, family run businesses, a couple of national chains and then that one enquiry from abroad too. "Currently the property is for sale by private treaty, but there's a chance it might possibly go for auction a little later down the line.""
""We'd be welcoming offers in the region of €950,000 to €1 million," he said. Currently consisting of a retail space and newly installed coffee shop, the building stretches back quite a bit and the sale even includes a spacious private yard with ample parking and a back entrance for deliveries, with access off Allen Street. Upstairs there's ample storage, along with a canteen, and connected to Barkers is anotehr four-storey property with direct street access, also used for storage."
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