Christmas TV ads 2024: Patrick Freyne on Marks & Spencer, Lidl, Boots, Amazon and more
Patrick Freyne: here are my favourite corporate psy-ops of the season – or Christmas TV ads, as I believe you call them in the suburbs
TK Maxx
Paralympian Katie O’Brien wants to give back to the place where she ‘became part of a community’
O’Brien is an ambassador for Enable Ireland. Some of her earliest memories are of spending time at the centre in Galway—playing with peers and swimming through hydrotherapy. Initially attending for physiotherapy, she always viewed it as fun rather than treatment
Pretax profits at TK Maxx operator increase to €5.54m
Directors said the rise in revenue was driven by fewer Covid-related store closures last year
Green light for €135m Liffey Valley Shopping Centre extension by Hines
An Bord Pleanála granted permission despite opposition from The Square in Tallaght
Developer Pat Crean’s Marlet in €56m deal for Tralee retail park
Manor West Shopping Park comes fully occupied with rent roll in excess of €5m
Christmas ads keep faith with supply chains in season of trade strains
Several of this year’s festive campaigns have already arrived – even if the HGVs have not
Galway’s Corrib Shopping Centre on the market for €18.5m
Centre near Eyre Square is latest disposal from Marathon Asset Management
Digital rights group targets Irish companies over cookie consents
Max Schrems-backed group has sent 560 GDPR-related complaints over cookie banners
‘Brisk’ footfall as retail fully reopens with shopping centres busier than city streets
Average transaction values said to be high as shoppers satisfy pent-up demand
Pandemic savings: How some people have saved thousands by working from home
Pricewatch: Many saving on commuting, food and coffee costs, but utilities are up
‘It’s the most I have been out in months’: Gym-goers return to their workouts
After being closed for 15 months, one Cork gym is welcoming customers again
A week of eased restrictions: ‘It’s reopening way too fast’
Irish people are surprised ‘unlocking’ happened so fast – too fast for many of us
Seán Moncrieff: Meh is the most sensible feeling in ‘these difficult times’
Our bad days contain a quality of nothingness: an emotional state best described as Meh
Coronavirus: How Covid-19 may reshape the Irish retail landscape
The pandemic is set to result in long-lasting changes to consumer behaviour
TK Maxx posts higher sales and profits thanks to 21 new openings
Retailer also buoyed by continued expansion of its Homesense furnishings business
Need to declutter? This woman will make your wardrobe new
Having worked in fashion and interiors Sarah Griffin knows the value of order
Danish home retailer Jysk plans 20 stores in Ireland
Company to open in Naas next month with Drogheda, Navan and Portlaoise to follow
TK to the Maxx as retailer rents new store in Liffey Valley
New €475,000-a-year unit will be discount designer label giant’s 27th shop in Republic
Six new lettings at Showgrounds shopping centre in Clonmel
Showgrounds has more than 11,984sq m of retail, food and leisure space spread over 30 retail units
Patrick Freyne: Be afraid, be very afraid of these Christmas ads
Psycho carrots, a reverse-ageing Elton John and Melania Trump as a Stepford wife
Are new rules a thinly veiled attempt to take down Dublin?
Conspiracy theorists reading too much into experimental changes, says Jack McCaffrey
Mullingar shopping centre returns to market for €8.6m
Price for Fairgreen Shopping Centre is €2.4m less than originally sought in 2017
Insurer Friends First buys Eyre Square building for €22m
Mixed-use, 76,500sq ft Citypoint building in Galway city makes €1.5m per year in rent
Get packing that business-trip suitcase
What does the canny business traveller put in their capsule suitcase? Globe-trotting experts share their secrets
TK Maxx bought Wicklow staff ‘two goldfish in a bid to halt strike’
The Arklow’s store employees will stage industrial action on Saturday over pay dispute
Irish are living in homes ‘too large for their needs’
Seen & Heard: Government set to pull the plug on proposed public banking service
Last-minute Father’s Day gifts
We know you love him, but you’ve left it a little late to get your Dad’s present, haven’t you? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered
Smart new Carrickmines scheme in the foothills is close to Luas and M50
First eight homes of just 28 launch on Glenamuck Road in Carrickmines from €675k with optional extras included
Faulty goods: know your rights if things go wrong
A handy cut-out-and-keep Q&A to help you the next time something stops working
Nostalgic for the 1980s? Think again - here are the things we didn't have back then
Pricewatch: When Houghton put the ball in the English net avocados were not part of our world
Sean Moncrieff: Men who buy their own clothes are a bit weird. Right?
Men often don’t know what clothes to wear – much easier to let herself do the buying. Preferably when you’re not there
So you think skiing isn’t for you? Eight reasons why it's for everyone
Skiing is not just for the young, rich, super-fit or extras in James Bond movies
Pricewatch: Best and worst when it comes to loyalty cards
Some of the recommendations we got on various schemes and those worth avoiding
Dolce & Gabbana brings colour to the kitchen
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