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Retail

All time
kantar
Dunnes Stores regains top spot in Ireland's supermarket wars
22 Oct 2018
24.8k
41
playwright
A former landmark pub in Blackrock is set to become a Dunnes Stores
14 Aug 2018
58.1k
39
hot off the shelves
Boost for Irish retailers as sales of ice cream, fans and patio furniture spike during heatwave
13 Aug 2018
8.1k
16
Retail
The owner of some of Dublin’s biggest shopping centres recorded a drop in footfall this year
28 Jul 2018
34.4k
22
Items
How and why do boutiques and influencers buy and resell items made in Asia?
24 Jun 2018
27.0k
18
Complaints
Irish boutique Cari's Closet responds to criticism made on anonymous Instagram account
19 Jun 2018
100k
19
closures
M&S to close 100 stores across the UK by 2020
22 May 2018
18.6k
20
sweetening the deal
Supermarket own-brand products reduce sugar to avoid new 30c tax
1 May 2018
28.4k
72
stick to the knitting
Why some fashion stores like Penneys and TK Maxx resist selling online
28 Apr 2018
31.4k
14
Revamp
Arnotts is getting an €11 million facelift
12 Apr 2018
22.2k
17
Dispute
Worker wins right to bonus which was revoked after she drove through a car park barrier to collect children
11 Apr 2018
37.7k
Retail
The 'Beast from the East' gave Irish grocers a €10m sales boost
30 Mar 2018
1.6k
0
food and drink
Caffé Nero plans to ramp up its Irish expansion after profits quadruple
15 Mar 2018
1.5k
0
doors open
Going to the shops? Many stores and supermarkets are now open
3 Mar 2018
100k
76
Retail
Littlewoods credits the GAA for helping it 'recruit' new shoppers and sell more sportswear
23 Feb 2018
461
0
Retail
Bill Cullen is suing Ulster Bank for €120 million over the collapse of his business
22 Feb 2018
3.6k
0
Retail assistant
7 of the most God-awful things that happened to me as a retail assistant
17 Feb 2018
10.7k
4
Retail
Kildare Village says axing one unit from its €50m expansion will 'jeopardise' the entire project
15 Feb 2018
2.1k
2
Supermarket Wars
Dunnes is still Ireland's most popular supermarket - and we're buying more big name brands
12 Feb 2018
20.8k
41
bosom buddies
People are horrified by this gal's story of accidentally trying on someone else's bra in Penneys
3 Feb 2018
13.1k
4
CCPC
Competition officials are virtually powerless to police a €700m car loan market
1 Feb 2018
2.5k
6
Transport
Competition officials are virtually powerless to police a €700m car loan market
27 Jan 2018
2.7k
0
Supermarket Wars
Tesco has blocked Lidl's multimillion-euro plan to expand one of its Limerick stores
25 Jan 2018
1.6k
3
Roaring success
Why the couple behind Tiger Ireland are selling up and moving to the USA
25 Jan 2018
27.3k
16
will they wont they
Ikea is 'exploring the option' of opening a south Dublin store
24 Jan 2018
27.5k
65
tasty cash
Return of 'breakfast roll economics' predicted by retail expert
21 Jan 2018
789
0
Retail Excellence
'With garda stations and post offices closing, the local shop is the last bastion of communities'
18 Jan 2018
336
0
Black gold
Sales and profits are booming at the company behind Costa Coffee in Ireland
18 Jan 2018
2.4k
0
Thanks Hun Dealz
Dealz: 'Our clothes brand is more than strong enough to compete with Penneys'
17 Jan 2018
34.5k
33
coffee and muffins
The Irish-owned BB's café chain has hatched a plan to open dozens of outlets
11 Jan 2018
1.5k
0
Living wage
Aldi staff will now earn the €11.70 an hour living wage
5 Jan 2018
43.3k
83
food and drink
Upmarket grocer Donnybrook Fair is back in profit after opening its new Malahide store
28 Dec 2017
2.0k
0
Progress
Irish cream liqueurs are finally recovering from a ‘lost decade’ of sales
27 Dec 2017
16.2k
15
food and drink
Irish cream liqueurs are finally recovering from a ‘lost decade’ of sales
27 Dec 2017
1.1k
0
Sacred Days
'Sales are like a drug for retailers': How Stephen's Day shopping took hold in Ireland
26 Dec 2017
30.2k
47
Retail Ireland
Irish retailers on course to record best Christmas season since 2007
26 Dec 2017
10.1k
33
Retail
'Sales are like a drug for retailers': How Stephen's Day shopping took hold in Ireland
26 Dec 2017
2.4k
0
Lottie and Finn
'I sold my home to start Lottie dolls - that was the biggest risk I've ever taken'
25 Dec 2017
26.8k
3
Retail
'We had kids and a mortgage, so when sales slowed my wife was pulling her hair out'
23 Dec 2017
1.5k
0
Retail
'You work seven days a week until 8pm. The kids miss me, but you have to do it'
22 Dec 2017
1.2k
0
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