Dafora loses appeal over grocery sales at retail park

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Dafora Unlimited Co lost most of its grocery-sales appeal at the Court of Appeal, reported on 16 February 2024; the court upheld the finding that it breached its lease at Barrow Valley Retail Park on the Carlow/Laois border.

The lease restricted competing businesses from selling food, food products or groceries alongside anchor tenant Dunnes Stores. The court affirmed the High Court orders, including an injunction preventing the Mr Price outlet from selling certain goods.

The appeal court amended one declaration to specify that the listed household items had to be non-durable. It proposed that Dafora pay 90 per cent of Dunnes’ appeal costs, with the costs order to be finalised later.