Minimum pricing for alcohol to come into effect in January
Retailers warn consumers will flock North and that duty-free purchases are booming
Retailers warn consumers will flock North and that duty-free purchases are booming
If working from home sticks, the big winners will be our suburbs and commuter towns
Department of Social Protection will ‘take steps to recover’ any PUP overpayments
Average transaction values said to be high as shoppers satisfy pent-up demand
Measures signed off by Cabinet mean alcohol will not be available at ‘pocket-money prices’
‘Mission’ shopping replaced browsing with spending in toy stores up 45% on 2019
Move comes days after Government said sector was not a major virus contributor
Warning against January sales ‘bizarre’ while ‘Government cannot dictate prices’
‘It will get busier and busier and then peak on December 23rd , Covid or no Covid’
Ban on travel between counties gives regional shopping a real bounce
‘Non-essential’ shops will be busy today, but the power of online is more potent than ever
Retailers take pragmatic approach to avoid potential legal action over ‘severe distress’
Donohoe says level playing field needed in relation to defining non-essential items
Majority of Tesco stores were visited by gardaí at weekend
Groups call for Government to use time ‘wisely’ as retailers warn of job losses
Shops warn of permanent damage to the sector with tens of thousands of jobs at stake
But retailers express relief at decision not to move to Level 5 measures
Businesses need to offer innovative incentives to get buyers over the shop thresholds
Company says deals with landlords will help sustain ‘long-term future’
Low footfall, high rents and a switch to online shopping combine to undermine the sector
Move to make wearing of masks mandatory in retail outlets follows a spike in cases
Customers ‘understanding and co-operative’ as long queues form outside some outlets
Ibec and Isme warn that commercial leaseholders must be protected from eviction
Rise in unopened, past-sell-by-date food waste as well as greenery from gardening
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Industry body says recent no-deal Brexit planning means ‘contingencies are in place’
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December spending 3.4% up on same month last year, according to employer group survey
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