Private company
Roches Stores
Irish department store chain
Roches Stores was a national chain of department stores in Ireland, that was owned by the Roche family. Roches Stores was founded in Cork in 1901 by William Roche, the son of a farmer from north County Cork, who had worked in Cash's in Cork city and for a time in London.2 It ceased to exist in 2007.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Roches Stores was a national chain of department stores in Ireland, that was owned by the Roche family. Roches Stores was founded in Cork in 1901 by William Roche, the son of a farmer from north County Cork, who had worked in Cash's in Cork city and for a time in London.2
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- WikipediaRoches Stores
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- WikidataQ116947771
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- 1WikidataRoches Stores on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRoches Stores on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsRoches Stores photo by unknown, Public domain