Brown Thomas considers launching Planet Beauty concept as separate brand online
Brown Thomas Arnotts department stores post after-tax profit of €23.5m on revenues of €344m
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Online shoppers buying from outside EU face fresh charge of €2 per item from November
New €2 levy is on top of €3 fee per item imposed in summer
Clerys Quarter store in Dublin helps Decathlon grow Irish sales by 18%
Foreign exchange losses take the shine off profits at French sporting goods retailer ahead of new store opening
School book salesman wins €60k over no-warning redundancy from job of 10 years
Termination notified by email to man in his sick bed as company battled losses under free school books scheme
Boots ordered to pay Roma woman €800 for racial discrimination
Security guard tried to turn away woman with sick child, Workplace Relations Commission told
Online holdout Primark starting delivery service in UK to arrest sales slump
Low-cost fashion retailer, known as Penneys in Ireland, had long been sceptical of the economics of online delivery
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How hard is it to deliver a fridge? Impossible if it’s coming from this electrical retailer, it seems
The Cork town transformed from small village to one of the most prosperous areas in Ireland
Carrigaline, south of Cork city, is experiencing challenges familiar to many dormitory areas that enjoy rapid growth
One in three can’t afford to benefit from Government’s regressive new investment scheme
Is now really the time to prioritise a scheme aimed at helping those with savings to further increase their value?
Has the Government’s strategy to keep fuel costs down proved to be ‘knee-jerk’ and difficult to reverse?
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Shein shares slide as much as 10% in Hong Kong debut
Fast-fashion retailer completes long-delayed IPO at bargain-basement valuation
Harvey Nichols to shut Dundrum store after Frasers fails to reach deal on rescue
Liquidators were appointed earlier this month after troubled UK parent group was acquired by Mike Ashley
Why Mike Ashley’s luxury retail empire is going cheap
Sharp-elbowed billionaire is remaking Frasers with acquisitions such as Harvey Nichols, but stock market is wary
Why do so many under-35s struggle to find work in Ireland’s booming economy?
Despite near full employment there were more than 80,000 people aged 34 and under unemployed in the second quarter of 2026
Billionaire football-club owner Tony Bloom quietly bankrolls an Irish property fund’s four-year buying spree
Premier League club owner backed Meath-based Star Stone Property Group’s recent €600k deal to buy Drogheda shopping centre
Online shoppers face new €2 charge for non-EU goods from November
New handling fee of €2 is set to be imposed on all purchases from outside the EU on top of existing €3 per item charge
BWG’s profits fall due to rising costs and impairment charge
But sales at supermarket franchise owner BWG reach €1.7bn
Liquidators appointed to Dundrum Harvey Nichols store
UK parent firm cut off support to Irish outlet, which has not recovered since pandemic, High Court hears
VitHit acquired by Vimto maker Nichols in €75m deal
The company was founded in 2001 by former rugby player Gary Lavin
Re-turn chief executive and board share six-figure pay rise
Body formed to manage Deposit Return Scheme has faced political pressure to disclose remuneration to chief executive Ciarán Foley
Grocery chain that sells eastern European produce nears €100m in revenue
Polonez enjoys ‘niche market’ that helps ‘to minimise impact from competitors’, directors say
McCabes Pharmacy secured €58m in sale to German-owned healthcare group
The business, which owned a network of 31 stores in Ireland, has now merged with the Lloyds Pharmacy chain
Irish shoppers splashed out on suncream, deodorant and booze during hot spell, new data shows
Figures point to 4.2% increase in the price of groceries compared with a year ago
Primark profits surge to €1.4bn as Penneys sales decline for second year
Company has 48 stores in Ireland, forming sizeable segment of its global network
Wicklow deli and Donegal homeware shops among businesses sanctioned by consumer watchdog
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission issues 31 fixed payment notices and compliance notices to 18 traders across the country for consumer rights breaches
What’s the secret to Conor Pope’s success?
Consumer champion helps sort out problems that defeat the best of us
High streets recover but Irish shopping centres struggle for tenants
Rebound in the market post-pandemic has been uneven and left some landlords with difficult units to let
Newsagents and local grocers push for cut in employer PRSI rates in Budget 2027
Trade group RGDATA said its members face viability issues due to spiking wage costs since 2021
Jervis Shopping Centre’s owners seek permission for new leisure facilities
Bowling alleys, mini electrical go-karts and an arcade are planned in former New Look store
Former Ballymun shopping centre site to be redeveloped into 564 apartments
Land Development Agency to build cost-rental homes up to 12 storeys tall
Jervis Shopping Centre wants retail unit vacant for eight years to become a restaurant
Operators apply for planning permission to change use of first-floor store vacated by Forever 21 in 2018
Supermac’s Pat McDonagh: ‘If I were 25, I’d be on a flight to Sydney or New York tomorrow’
Entrepreneur says ‘fun is going out of business’ and flags concerns over red tape, rules and high costs
Everything you need to know about the new €3 customs charge
From Wednesday, an order of three items from outside the EU will become at least €9 more expensive
Uniqlo’s plan to dominate global fashion
The clothing retailer forged in Japan’s post-bubble economy is pinning its hopes on Europe and North America
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