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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Mar- 2018 -19 MarchProperty
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”. In a statement, Klépierre said on 8 March it made a proposal “on a non-adversarial basis” to the Hammerson board with the intention of starting “a constructive dialogue”. The offer…
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12 MarchHigh Street
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 the previous year. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) this figure is better than the three-month average of -2.0% and the twelve-month average of -0.7%. However, Greater London and…
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Feb- 2018 -26 FebruaryAdvice
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 as a challenge but as a platform for a myriad of opportunities and consequently started looking at how to maintain ties to the UK as well as open up new…
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21 FebruaryEconomy
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 for ‘made in Britain’ labelled goods. An international survey of 8,060 people from eight markets (France, Germany, Republic of Ireland, India, China, UAE, USA, and South Africa) has uncovered the…
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15 FebruaryTechnology
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 go to the supermarket. The Transforming Britain Report conducted by the IT company also found that 34% of the 2,145 consumers asked would like an automated machine to deliver their…
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5 FebruaryPeople Moves
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 operations. Wilson will take over from current chief executive Matt Davies in April after the supermarket giants’ £3.7bn takeover of Booker. Tesco group chief executive Dave Lewis said: “I am…
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Jan- 2018 -25 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
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 expansion. Delahunt will be responsible for “elevating the company’s global digital platforms”, enhancing the digital experience for consumers across all channels to drive consumer acquisition, retention, value and revenue. She…
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18 JanuaryEconomy
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. Figures from UK and offshore company agents, Turnerlittle.com, revealed the top 10 industries with highest business “death rates”, and was put together using the Business Demography release, published by ONS…
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17 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
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 months. The expansion comes just days after the retailer secured new loan funding to maintain its investment plans. Poundland also confirmed it would open the first of over 30 Republic…
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4 JanuaryUncategorized
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. The Christmas spending boost pushed the cut-price supermarket chain’s full year sales over the £10bn mark for the first time since it entered the UK and Ireland market. Christmas…
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