Charlie O’Loughlin built a discount empire that thrived through the crash. Fifteen years later, his EuroGiant chain has collapsed under the weight of high rents, supply shocks and a rapidly changing retail landscape.
The Convenience Stores & Newsagents Association is challenging the Minister for Health's new tobacco licence fees, claiming that "exorbitant figures were simply plucked out of the air and are inherently arbitrary”.
The farmers’ co-op is suing the Co Donegal service station business Vivo/Shell and connected parties, along with several public bodies.
The French luxury brand’s High Court action against the Irish retailer follows online attention for the similar design of their products.
After a decade in business, Stable of Ireland co-founders Frances Duff and Sonia Reynolds reflect on evolving consumer habits and the rise of a more thoughtful approach to retail.
Directors of the Irish retail business of the late fashion designer are winding down its operations next month, according to newly filed accounts.
Eamon FitzGerald previously grew Naked Wines to sales to over £100m. In the pandemic he founded WineSpark in Ireland, and now he wants to expand into the UK.
Restored bond valuations boosted the value of assets parked in Dublin by the group’s Ingka retail arm past €35bn – before Donald Trump’s election triggered a fresh wave of market instability.
The issues impacting New Look and Quiz appear to be company-specific as struggling outposts of UK parents. When you delve into the data, the outlook for Irish retail is not as bleak as it might appear.
Five years ago, New Look tried unsuccessfully to put its business in Ireland into examinership. Now its parent in the UK is putting its Irish division into liquidation.
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