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Weekly Round-Up… 28 August, 2018

Irish Distillers is reportedly planning to open a new distillery. Waterford and Youghal are being looked at as potential sites for the new distillery,...

Weekly Round Up.... 04 July, 2018

BWG Foods, owners and operators of the SPAR Ireland symbol brand, donated nearly 20,000 bottles of water to the Inner City Homeless appeal recently. Inner...

Weekly Round-Up... 15 May, 2018

160 Londis Retailers and Staff from 45 stores will cycle 43Km from Achill to Westport to raise funds and awareness for Pieta House on May 19. This is&...

Merger Partners Sainsbury's And Asda Lag Rivals: Kantar Data

Sainsbury's and Asda, the two British supermarkets planning to merge had the slowest sales of the 'big four' chains in the 12 weeks to 22 April, market dat...

Weekly Round-Up, 16 May, 2017

Barry and Fitzwilliam are now the distributors for Trooper Premium Craft Beer created by Iron Maiden. The hops for the English Ale were chosen after a blin...

Musgrave Exits EMD Buying Group

Musgrave Group has left the European buying group EMD by mutual consent. The Cork-based business made the decision as it "purchases the majority of...

'Expansion Into Ireland? Never Say Never', Says Asda Chief Executive

Asda chief executive Andy Clarke has told Checkout magazine that while expansion into the Republic of Ireland isn't on the cards for the retailer at the mo...