The Roundwood Stores review: Walk in Wicklow, then eat here
Get to this Roundwood shop, bakery and cafe early. It’s a popular spot
AIB and PTSB spent €20m on adviser fees for purchase of Ulster Bank loans
Seen & Heard: lobbying for Electric Picnic, Bank of Ireland CEO’s view of mortgage rules, and Simon Pratt’s new food venture
Sprout pivots in pandemic towards takeaway and supplying food retailers
Food company’s accounts show €229,496 profit last year despite reduction in turnover
Delgany Georgian on reduced lands sold for €1.3 million
D|RES Properties developing 70 houses on adjoining 5-acre site
Reduced Wicklow Georgian estate with endless charm for €1.35m
Beautiful old pile with a gate lodge is for sale by D|RES Properties who are currently building 70 houses adjacent
Avoca serves up a new foodie destination for Dublin 4
Outlet strikes a new note for Avoca as retailer nudges its food offering further upmarket
Caveat: A VAT hike hurts, but Irish tourism and hospitality can cope
Yes there are known unknowns, such as Brexit, but ignore the doomsdayers
What on earth is experiential shopping and should we care?
Traditional retailers are turning to ‘experiential shopping’ to compete
Pratt still has a taste for Avoca success
Following its €64 million sale to US giant Aramark, the retailer opens in Dunboyne
Avoca limbers up for spring opening of new Dunboyne flagship
Poulet Bonne Femme will be among the food service brands on offer
Avoca to open 12th store of 4,645sq m in Dunboyne
About 100 staff will work in new business in former Plantagen Garden Centre
Irish shops get a stamp of approval
The Best Shops judges are on the road, choosing winners from a shortlist of 100 shops; An Post launches a new series of stamps celebrating Irish shopfronts
Irish Times Best Shops competition: Keeping it in the family
Best family-run shops competition draws a big response from readers
Best shops in Ireland 2016: This is pop-up
Is the pop-up shop a smart way to test the retail market? We talk to some success stories
Avoca to create 80 jobs with new store in Co Meath
Company to spend more than €3m on store in Dunboyne
Business winners and losers of 2015
Spectacular gains for certain Irish entrepreneurs were accompanied by failure and public opprobrium for others
Aramark to bring Avoca abroad with the Pratts in tow
Quitting their jobs to start selling textiles proved a good move by the Pratt family
Avoca set for major Irish and UK expansion
Aramark, which has agreed to buy the luxury cafe and retail chain for €60m, will consider bringing it to US
Best Shops 2015: The winners
This year’s judges had a tough job sifting through more than 31,000 entries from customers eager to show their appreciation for the small independent shops making a difference up and down the country
Best specialist shop 2015: Cloon Keen Atelier
Cloon Keen Atelier has reclaimed the scented candle as something special
Best cafe/teashop 2015: Glebe Gardens and Café
A Baltimore spot family set up with open gardens, live music and great tea
Best Shops in Ireland 2015: Keep those nominations coming
Our judges and ‘secret shoppers’ will be looking for shops with energy, focus and a sense of theatre
Back stage at Best Shops: how the competition works
The submissions, the judges, the process - and why your opinion matters most
Best Shops - the categories and the judges
This year some new categories, and some new judges, have been added to Best Shops
Avoca deal, if agreed, could take ‘months’ to complete
Family owned business in talks with ‘a lot of people’ according to Simon Pratt
Bewley’s Grafton Street to get the Avoca treatment
Amanda Pratt earmarked to oversee revamp and running of landmark Dublin cafe
Want to open a cafe? Then learn how to espress yourself
It’s not as easy as it might look, to open a cafe that attracts customers and keeps them coming back, and it’s about more than just the coffee, says Avoca’s Simon Pratt
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