The Irish Times

US shopping mall owners face financial reckoning

Investors bet debt will have to be restructured as retailers withhold rent

Mon Apr 13 2020 - 16:12

Queen Elizabeth II called on to pardon the Connaught Rangers mutineers

Relatives say the centenary of the mutiny is a good time for a gesture of reconciliation

Sun Mar 08 2020 - 09:41

Fashion retailer Forever 21 files for bankruptcy

Business joins growing list of offline retailers struggling to compete with digital rivals

Mon Sept 30 2019 - 08:10

Brexit lorry theatre, the demise of Sears and the coming of the Antichrist

Planet Business: New smartphone warnings, plus the tech that insists on folded laundry

Fri Jan 11 2019 - 06:10

Markets maintain calm as US-China trade worries ease

Aryzta shares plunge 17 per cent after shareholders back €800m rights issue

Thu Nov 01 2018 - 20:07

Iconic US retailer Sears files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Move follows a decade of revenue declines and hundreds of store closures

Mon Oct 15 2018 - 07:40

Lampert trying to avoid bankruptcy at Sears Holdings

Chief proposes debt restructuring and selling property to repay $1.5bn worth of debt

Mon Sept 24 2018 - 22:10

This Week in Business: Results from Grafton Group and Hostelworld

CRH, Urban Outfitters, Analog Devices and Target to report results

Sun Aug 19 2018 - 18:23

General Electric loses place in elite Dow Jones Industrial Average

Having been a continuous member since 1907, GE has been replaced by Walgreens

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 11:52

Irish gift technology platform seeks further capital

CleverGift looks to raise additional €2m to roll out software that should make 'returns' a thing of the past

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 06:10

Glen Campbell: The sweet voice of crossover country music

Obituary: Glen Campbell. Born: April 22nd, 1936. Died: August 8th, 2017

Sat Aug 12 2017 - 01:42

Shares tumble as investors worry about stronger euro

Financials lead Iseq lower as shares in Independent News & Media close down 18%

Thu Jul 20 2017 - 18:57

US retail sales unexpectedly drop for a second month in June

Receipts weaken at department stores, sporting goods outlets and restaurants

Fri Jul 14 2017 - 20:41

World stocks hit the heights as Dublin stays in the shadows

US indexes boosted by retailers; Iseq’s big movers are Ryanair, Total Produce and Reits

Thu May 25 2017 - 19:04

Cream pies, eggs and Macronomics

Planet Business: The grammar checker that raised $110m and the billionaires who play bridge

Fri May 12 2017 - 06:25

European shares post weekly gain on strong miners

In Dublin, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB buck euro-wide weakness in financials

Fri Feb 10 2017 - 19:04

Seismic shift is under way in global retail towards digital

HMV probably the highest profile casualty in Ireland of the switch to digital

Sat Jan 07 2017 - 07:00

Dismal holiday sales at Macy’s, Kohl’s spell gloom for US retail sector

Department stores suffer as shoppers buy online and spend less on clothes

Thu Jan 05 2017 - 17:26

Deutsche Bank hits two-week high as European shares advance

Sterling slides to lowest level in more than three decades over fears of ‘hard Brexit’

Wed Oct 05 2016 - 01:00

Competition should’ve seen Specsavers trademark bid coming

Planet Business: Retailers in retreat, Deliveroo founder praises ‘life blood’ couriers

Fri Aug 19 2016 - 06:39

Panama Papers include dozens of Americans linked with fraud

Questions raised over how Mossack Fonseca worked to prevent money laundering

Mon May 09 2016 - 19:00

Business strategist says management needs to think outside the three boxes

Vijay Govindarajan’s business solutions come from more than 30 years consulting with Fortune 500 corporations

Mon Apr 25 2016 - 07:30

How to overcome common digital myths

Think of digital technologies as powerful tools that deserve prominent placement

Fri Mar 11 2016 - 13:00

A future where machines do our shopping for us will put fintech centre stage

John Lunn believes in a world where lightbulbs will re-order themselves before they blow

Mon Nov 16 2015 - 09:00

China and US worries weigh on markets

Bad day on Iseq for companies with Chinese focus as FTSE drops 1.2%

Thu Oct 15 2015 - 10:49

American Letter: Will US politicians remove the ‘Stars and Bars’ or just whistle Dixie?

Shootings at Charleston church blows up storm about flying the Confederate flag

Sat Jun 27 2015 - 13:29

Clinton says Confederate flag ‘shouldn’t fly anywhere’

Democrat seeking to be US president says flag a ‘symbol of our nation’s racist past’

Wed Jun 24 2015 - 11:37

South Carolina governor calls for Confederate flag’s removal

Gunman who killed nine people at an historic church posed with the flag in photographs

Tue Jun 23 2015 - 08:14

Where did US retailer Gap go wrong?

Iconic US retailer is closing a quarter of its 675 US stores after it fails to compete with fast fashion retailers like Zara and Penneys

Mon Jun 22 2015 - 09:41

Stocks rebound on Greek deal optimism

European equity markets climb, ending six-day losing streak

Wed Jun 10 2015 - 22:03

European shares fall as investors continue to fret about Greece

Dublin market dragged down by more poor performances from Smurfit Kappa and Aryzta

Tue Jun 09 2015 - 01:00

Getting global giant Dell to run like a start-up drives CIO Walsh

Irishman brings background experience in customer support to senior executive role at Dell

Thu Apr 30 2015 - 01:30

New York questions major retailers over ‘on-call shifts’

Last-minute notice about whether staff should report to work may violate state law

Mon Apr 13 2015 - 20:35

Blackstone to buy Chicago’s Willis Tower for $1.5bn

Planned sale comes as downtown areas of many large US cities experiencing a renaissance

Mon Mar 09 2015 - 01:00