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'I got a call saying the warehouse was on fire. All my stock was gone, it was turned to ash'
Simon Evans
After announcing its closure, food-waste startup Obeo will 'customer fund' for its survival
A Tallaght laundry firm has been snapped up by a multibillion-euro French buyer
‘It’s a challenge trying to sell good products in a market that only cares about price’
'For half of my working life, I hid behind the name of my shop'
Martina Hamilton
The owner of some of Dublin’s biggest shopping centres recorded a drop in footfall this year
Ticket touting will be banned in Ireland under new laws
The owner of some of Dublin’s biggest shopping centres recorded a drop in footfall this year
‘Making great food is not enough - you need to be a hustler, an accountant, a toilet cleaner’
'For half of my working life, I hid behind the name of my shop'
Martina Hamilton
‘In the recession, we had to nearly give products away just to keep containers moving’
A Romanian salad-bar chain is taking on Chopped with an Irish expansion
A disused quarter of Dundrum Town Centre has been cleared for a revamp
The Dublin startup arming brick-and-mortar retailers with data-driven tools
A Romanian salad-bar chain is taking on Chopped with an Irish expansion
A disused quarter of Dundrum Town Centre has been cleared for a revamp
Why online-only supermarkets haven't come to Ireland... yet
Dealz faces a Wexford store's closure after losing another battle over an unauthorised outlet
A beauty therapist sacked for friending clients on Facebook has been awarded €10,000
'You have to remember that Dragons' Den is a TV programme - and there's real life after that'
A beauty therapist sacked for friending clients on Facebook has been awarded €10,000
A Dunnes Stores 'retail transformation' project in south Dublin has hit a snag
Why online-only supermarkets haven't come to Ireland... yet
Dealz faces a Wexford store's closure after losing another battle over an unauthorised outlet
Dublin retail tech startup Pointy has raised $12m from investors to expand in the US
The warm weather has given a major boost to Woodie's DIY sales
A Dunnes Stores 'retail transformation' project in south Dublin has hit a snag
A beauty therapist sacked for friending clients on Facebook has been awarded €10,000
An Irish scooter maker pushed to the brink by the collapse of Toys R Us has been saved
Why online-only supermarkets haven't come to Ireland... yet
The head of Hickey's Pharmacy says the industry should get ready for consolidation
Dozens of firms were threatened with legal action for failing to pay their Dublin Town bills
Dealz faces a Wexford store's closure after losing another battle over an unauthorised outlet
'You have to remember that Dragons' Den is a TV programme - and there's real life after that'
'I once wanted to be an actor - but you can't manage your destiny like an entrepreneur'
Dozens of firms were threatened with legal action for failing to pay their Dublin Town bills
Retail giant Harvey Norman has been hit by a global data breach
Retailers want cheap online purchases from outside Europe to be hit with taxes
'I once wanted to be an actor - but you can't manage your destiny like an entrepreneur'
Dozens of firms were threatened with legal action for failing to pay their Dublin Town bills