about us
Anchored by Marks & Spencer, Dunnes Stores and Primark, the centre consists of 60 stores in total.
Buttercrane Shopping Centre provides 1,000 on site car park spaces for customer use, with 620 within our multi-storey park, fully serviced by 3 lifts and the balance being surface spaces. The Buttercrane Shopping Centre car parks can be accessed directly from the main Dublin Road at Bridge Street and from Francis Street.
History
The centre opened for business on 10 th November 1988. It was developed by a local Northern Ireland company and was built at a cost of £7.5 million.
Originally the centre provided some 159,000 sq ft of retail space and 37 tenants but it has been extended a number of times since then, with the first extension adding an additional 20 units and opening in November 1997.
Primark
Phase (III) of Buttercrane was completed in April 2001 with the opening of the centre's third anchor store - Primark.
Occupying a 27,000 sq. ft purpose built unit Primark carries a full range of departments - Ladieswear, Secret Possessions Lingerie Shop, Childrens wear, menswear, and household.
Targeted at young fashion conscious under 35's Primark offers fashionable quality merchandise at value for money prices.
Refurbishment
With various extensions having been added over the years, 2003 saw the entire centre getting a facelift. The 2 million facelift featured a new wall, floor and ceiling finishes, installation of new energy efficient lighting and an impressive new Francis Street entrance. Buttercrane was upgraded overall to incorporate a new stylish city ambiance, yet done sympathetically. The new Francis street entrance emphasises buttercranes links with the city centre of Newry.
Work was largely undertaken out of hours causing minimum disruption to customers and tenants alike. The main contractor was McLaughlin and Harvey with project architect WDR and RT taggart.
