Ireland

Hammerson rejects Klépierre takeover bid in ‘less than 24 hours’

French real estate investment fund Klépierre has confirmed its takeover bid of Hammerson was rejected in “less than 24 hours”.…

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Retail footfall drops in February

Retail footfall decreased by 0.5% in February 2018, and is a major decline compared with the rate of 1.0% seen…

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Why Irish consumer exports are rising despite Brexit uncertainty

In the wake of the decision to leave the European Union, many businesses within Irish consumer products saw this not…

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International consumers prepared to pay up to 22% more for British goods

As UK exports continue to thrive, new research by Barclays shows the premium that international consumers are prepared to pay…

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UK customers ‘happy to be served by a robot’

A third of respondents in a Fujitsu survey said they’d be happy to be served by a robot when they…

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Tesco appoints new UK CEO Charles Wilson

Tesco has appointed Booker Group boss Charles Wilson as the new CEO for its UK and Ireland retail and wholesale…

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Ralph Lauren hires Burberry digital marketing head

  Fashion brand Ralph Lauren has hired Burberry’s previous director of digital marketing, Alice Delahunt, in order to drive digital…

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Retail has least business failures, figures show

The retail industry has the lowest number of business failures among all sectors in the UK, new data has revealed.…

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Poundland to open 150 Pep&Co ‘shop-in-shop’ fashion stores

Poundland has announced it will be opening over 150 Pep&Co ‘shop-in-shop’ fashion outlets in its stores over the next 12…

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Aldi sales reach £10bn after record December

Aldi has reported a record December with UK year-on-year UK sales increasing by more than 15% during the festive season.…

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