Hilco took £25m in dividends from Homebase despite £10.6m in UK Covid aid
Many other large UK retailers have handed back government supports
Streamers drown us in choice as we scroll forever
We are frozen, unable to make a decision. Do we really want someone to make it for us?
Superquinn, Xtra-Vision and Roches Stores: The shops we loved so much
Pricewatch: They may be gone, but the once household names are certainly not forgotten
RTÉ mulls exit from DVD sales after market collapse
‘Difficult year’ for merchandise as viewers move from owning to streaming content
Why retail’s early giddiness has given way to caution
Sales hit by Brexit and dip in sterling. Result: ‘Nervousness’
Popular Tralee shopping centre goes on sale for €4.5m
Manor West Neighbourhood Centre is nearly 90% let and produces rent of €482,234
Sam McCauley to open pharmacy in Navan Shopping Centre
New chemist will replace the former HMV/Xtra-vision outlet on Kennedy Road
Government not protecting workers from ‘rogue employers’
Joan Collins clashed with Richard Bruton over contracts for 530 Xtra-vision employees
No sequel as final credits roll for Xtra-vision
Rise of streaming turned future bleak for company with colourful history
Xtra-vision killed by Christmas sales collapse, court told
Hilco places movie rental brand into provisional liquidation
HMV on the move on Dublin’s Grafton Street
H&M-owned & Other Stories to move to HMV site, HMV to move to old Karen Millen outlet
Seen & Heard: Central Bank considers five-year run-in for mortgage deposit rules
Announcement on measures expected on Thursday
HMV and Xtra-Vision see 15% rise in combined group sales
Sales of CDs and vinyl soar but film rentals in sharp decline
Xtra-vision made loss of €7,845 in last trading year
Home entertainment group went into receivership in April, 2013
HMV to reopen on Dublin’s Grafton Street
Owners Hilco says new stand-alone HMV store will be located in old A-Wear premises
Consumer watchdog: ‘It doesn’t help that a lot of the work we do isn’t sexy’
The National Consumer Agency might not be able to bring a rogue trader to heel easily, but the body’s chief executive, Karen O’Leary, says it’s a nimble organisation that can achieve real results
From horsemeat to Ryanair’s rethink: an eventful year for consumers
Store closures, property tax, banking charges, Michael O’Leary’s act of contrition, two Ulster Bank system failures, the arrears crisis: consumers had plenty to keep them exercised in 2013
German discounters the big winners in mostly dismal 2013 for Irish retailers
There are signs that retailing is emerging from the doldrums
Xtra-vision forced into U-turn over Xbox sale
Retailer required customers to buy game when collecting consoles
Xtravision and HMV to relaunch as dual brand
Restructuring specialist HilcoCapital bought DVD rental chain out of receivership in June
Xtra-vision to close 20 stores across Ireland
Over 100 jobs under threat as receivers continue to seek a sale of the business
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