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The Nestlé Effect - Interview With Deirdre O'Donoghue

Deirdre O’Donoghue may be just six months into the job as country manager, Ireland, at Nestlé , but she has already set her sights on establis...

A New Look For Liddy's Costcutter Roslevan

Liddy’s Costcutter in Roslevan, on the outskirts of Ennis, is one of the gems of the Costcutter franchise, having won its Store of the Year award on...

Lyons’ Den: An Interview With Dr Pearse Lyons

Dr Pearse Lyons, the sixth-richest man in Ireland, according to the Sunday Times Rich List, may have amassed his fortune from animal nutrition, but it is h...

Mid-Market Beware, The 'Hybrid Consumer' Is Here

Following on from Rabobank’s Marc Kennis’ appearance at the Checkout Conference, a new report from the bank indicates that consumers are anythi...

Under The Tree: Interview with Spar International MD Gordon Campbell

The Spar International Congress came to Killarney, Co Kerry this summer, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Spar brand in Ireland. Following the ev...

Absolutely Organic Goes Italian

Established in 1997, Absolutely Organic is one of the longest-running organic food companies in Ireland. Amanda Allen met the team recently at the launch o...

Homestead: Bringing Value Home For 30 Years

As the Homestead brand celebrates its 30th anniversary, Checkout looks back at some of the milestones in the brand’s history. This article first appe...

End Of An Era - The Last Days Of Superquinn

With the news that Musgrave is to bring to an end to the Superquinn name next February, Stephen Wynne-Jones caught up with its ebullient founder, Feargal Q...