As footfall dwindles, tension between retailers and landlords on rents looks set to continue

‘A car salesman is not going to sit down with you and explain the rules of the road’

Hot beverages, headphones and health stores among the strong performers

Menswear sales rise by 5% but womenswear feels the heat of online competition

Goodman family plans redevelopment of Setanta Centre on Nassau Street

Forecaster rejects claims, says it has no control over people’s reactions to information

Retailers along Border largely optimistic about prospects despite sterling decline

Garden centres take biggest hit but jewellery, computers and clothing see sales slump

‘Black Friday’ ate into significant proportion of conventional Christmas shopping

Pilot scheme is helping nine towns to counter out-of-town shopping

Sterling weakness boosts online shopping as customers look to web for better value

Some stores consider closing early because footfall down so much in capital

Shops are questioning whether the sales event is more trouble than it’s worth

Third quarter was the best for Irish shops in eight years, says industry body

Business is entering examinership but assured customers it was ‘business as usual’

Average sales in sector rose 5 per cent in second quarter 2015, survey reveals

Sector with largest monthly decrease was food, beverages and tobacco which fell 4.8%

Sales of coffees thought to be indicator of better labour market

Cheaper court-approved rescue packages likely to be used by many retailers

New figures suggest opening day of the sales yesterday was the busiest in six years