Ireland
This coverage focuses on retail trends, developments, and performance in Ireland, with attention to both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Reporting includes store activity, regional economic factors, consumer behaviour, property developments, and strategic moves by local and international retailers. Tailored for executives and managers, it offers insights into operating successfully in Ireland’s retail market.
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Oct- 2021 -19 OctoberLuxury Goods
Welsh brand Au Vodka tops list of UK’s fastest growing online companies
A world-leading Retail Operating System has curated a list of the 50 fastest growing e-commerce brands of the ‘pandemic era’, with Swansea-based luxury alcohol brand, Au Vodka, coming out on top. The list, titled the Lightning 50, tracked growth across brands to rank the UK’s 50 fastest growing e-commerce companies…
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13 OctoberHigh Street
Holland & Barrett to close stores on Boxing Day
Holland and Barrett is the latest store to announce plans to close all its stores in the UK and Ireland on Saturday, 25 December and Sunday, 26 December 2021, as a “thank you to colleagues for their efforts during the pandemic”. It follows in the footsteps of Morrisons, Marks and…
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4 OctoberHigh Street
Four ‘premium’ brands to open at Highcross
Hammerson has announced that four new brands will open at its flagship destination, Highcross, in Leicester this autumn. According to Highcross, it has “captured” existing and new audiences through events and initiatives since reopening in spring, in addition to its 100 shops and restaurants. Highcross said the new Ted Baker…
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1 OctoberHigh Street
New West End Company unveils £5bn investment into London’s West End
The New West End Company, which represents 600 businesses on Oxford Street, Regent Street, Bond Street and in Mayfair, has announced details regarding a collective planned £5bn capital investment into London’s West End. It revealed the investment is to be spread across 22 existing and new West End developments, aimed…
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Sep- 2021 -28 SeptemberEconomy
Asos to create 180 jobs with new £14m Tech Hub
Asos has announced it is to invest £14m in a new Tech Hub in Belfast and create 184 new jobs over the next three years. The new Belfast hub will be operational in early 2022, with 52 dedicated roles in the first year, growing to 184 by 2024, with recruitment…
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27 SeptemberHigh Street
Applications open for Northern Irish £100 high street voucher scheme
Northern Ireland economy minister Gordon Lyons has announced that the portal for applications to the high street voucher scheme has now opened. Applicants can now register for a £100 prepaid “spend local” card, with the portal remaining open until 25 October 2021. Following the initial phase of applications, the first…
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27 SeptemberSupermarkets
Aldi to create 2,000 new roles as part of £1.3bn investment
Aldi has announced that it is planning on creating more than 2,000 new jobs next year and investing £1.3bn in a bid to further accelerate its stores, as the retailer’s trading continues to be steady. The announcement comes amid a recent trading update for the full-year ending December 2020, where…
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21 SeptemberSupermarkets
Aldi to trial its first checkout-free store in London
Aldi has announced it is trialling new checkout-free technology at one of its London stores. It said the technology is designed to allow customers to scan a smartphone app to enter the store, pick up their shopping, and simply walk out without the need to pay at a till. Shortly…
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21 SeptemberDIY
Home DIY boosts Kingfisher H1 profits to £677m
B&Q owner Kingfisher, has revealed that for the six months ending 31 July 2021, statutory pre-tax profits increased 70.6% to £677m from £398m the previous year. Total sales during the six-month period also increased by 19.9% to £7.1bn from £5.92bn in 2020 and was driven by strong demand for home…
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20 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Gap to return to the UK with new Next partnership
Next has announced that it has finalised an agreement with Gap to manage the business in the UK and Ireland as a franchise partner. Under the agreement, the companies will form a joint venture to operate Gap’s e-commerce business across the Next total Platform, host Gap-branded shop-in-shops at select retail…
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