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Apps that let retailers hire freelance staff by the shift are increasing in popularity
Retail
Investment: Falling debt costs will drive recovery in 2025
Improving debt liquidity, the stabilisation of yields and a narrowing of the bid-ask spread will lead to more activity
Retail sales dipped in October but are up over the last year
CSO data shows sales in supermarkets and other non-specialised stores were down 3.2% for the month
‘They laugh at us’: Dublin retailers voice fury at €10,000-plus payouts for defamation over shoplifting
Shopkeepers association hears of rising levels of criminality in stores, from shoplifting to violent robbery
‘Hospitality demand is there, but there is no margin anymore’
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Shoplifting on the rise: ‘The amount of theft is unbelievable ... we have maybe three or four instances every day’
Retailers say some of the thefts are carried out by organised retail crime group seeking high-value items such as alcohol, cigarettes and even costly cuts of meat
Grafton Street premises available to let for €500,000 per year
Former Ted Baker fashion store comprises 405sq m of retail accommodation
Cork city retail investment at €22m offers buyer 9.1% net initial yield
Opera Lane portfolio has strong tenant line-up that includes Next, H&M and Starbucks
‘A lot of commercial vacancy is down to online shopping. To me that’s a big cause of town centres dying’
Ballybofey tops a long list of towns and urban areas for commercial vacancy rates. Why are so many Irish retail and hospital premises lying empty?
‘Ireland has a strong consumer base and a high level of disposable income, making it attractive to retailers’
What does the Irish retail landscape look like now and into the future?
Fashion chain Ted Baker to close all remaining UK and Ireland stores this week
Firm employs about 78 people in Ireland
Online shopping: the pros and cons of a brave new world
Getting products to buyers, unexpected charges and scams are just some of the issues for online retail as well as impact on high streets
US private equity giant weighs in with bid of up to €600m for Blanchardstown Centre
Goldman Sachs looks to exit State’s largest shopping centre
Mattress Mick: I lost my wife to cancer last year, I’d love to have her back
The bedding businessman, whose real name is Michael Flynn, says: ‘When they open the gates of heaven I’ll see my whole family, and I’d like to meet Elvis Presley’
Limerick city site with full planning for 24 apartments guiding at €1.75m
Holding at 94 O’Connell Street is well placed according to selling agents to capitalise on ongoing urban regeneration
Tallaght retail investment for €9.1m offers 10.54% net initial yield
Belgard Square West comes for sale with strong tenant line-up led by BoyleSports, Supermac’s and Eurogiant
US investor to offload Cork’s Blackpool Shopping Centre at heavily discounted €49.5m
Varde Partners paid €115m to secure ownership of 300,000sq ft scheme as part of wider retail investment portfolio in 2014
Deposit return scheme: Re-Turn acknowledges issues and says 1% of machines have been replaced
Numbers of returned containers are set to reach 100 million later this month despite customer complaints about reliability of machines
High-profile retail investment on Grafton Street seeking €3m
No 6 comes for sale fully let at ground- and upper-floor levels to well-known newsagent, Bus Stop, and to tanning salon operator
A small town in Co Kerry and a formula for rejuvenating rural Ireland
A town is a highly sensitive ecosystem of shops, bars, cafes, restaurants, residents, local leaders, workers, professionals, schools, churches, sports clubs – something we call community
Passing the parcel or passing the buck, who pays for all the careless deliveries?
Pricewatch: The rise of online shopping has led to greater demands being placed on delivery companies and their drivers, resulting in more problems for customers
Grafton Street: What does it cost to rent a building there? It depends which part of it you want
International brands keen to get footholds in Dublin, says real-estate expert, even as business group says planners should broaden options for city-centre thoroughfare
French investor closing in on €23m deal for Kilkenny Retail Park
Scheme is fully occupied and generating €2.2m in annual rental income from strong tenant line-up led by DIY retail giant, Woodie’s
Very invests €1m in new mobile app and launches interest free payment plan
Managing director of Very Ireland, Rossa Butler, says the company is investing in enhancing all aspects of its customer shopping experience
Retail sales weaken in face of cost-of-living squeeze
Surge in inflation and consecutive ECB interest rate hikes had less than expected impact on consumer behaviour
High net worth individuals and family offices see long-term value in the High Street
Private Irish investors descend on Grafton Street and Henry Street as institutional investors divest holdings
UK retail sales get biggest boost in three years
Signs of upturn leaves Bank of England wary of premature cut in interest rates
Swedish fashion retailer Arket inks deal for store at Dublin’s Grafton Place
Sustainable clothing and homewear brand set to open for business later this year
Private Irish investor pays more than €7m for Greystones retail scheme
New owner in line for 8% net initial yield on investment in development with strong tenant line-up
How conflict in the Middle East is squeezing global supply chains and affecting consumers
As shortages and delays start to bite, companies are likely to bring production closer to home, but that means higher prices
Deposit return scheme operators Re-turn say first day teething problems were anticipated
‘Under no circumstances will consumers pay a deposit and not be entitled to reimbursement’, company says following complaints
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