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70% Fall In 11-15 Year Olds Who Consume Sugary Soft Drinks

There has been a 70% decrease in 11-15 year olds who consume sugar-sweetened soft drinks daily from 2002 through 2014, according to the Irish Beverage Coun...

Retailers Must Now 'Sell Twice As Much Product For Return'

Irish retailers need to sell twice as much product than in previous years 'to secure a return at a time of growing input costs', according to Retail Irelan...

Ibec Calls For National Effort To Address Brexit Challenge

Ibec said the Government's Brexit approach, as set out in a recently published report, 'captures a range of key business concerns' and that an national eff...

Ibec Groups Agree 'Agri-food Must Be A Top Priority' As Brexit Process Commences

Ibec groups have agreed that agri-food must be a top priority for the Irish Government in the forthcoming Brexit negotiations, according to statements issu...

Last Months Non-Motor Retail Sales Shows 1.2% Increase

Non-motor retail sales showed an increase of 1.2% last month when compared with January 2017, according to the February 2017 retail sales index publis...

Retail Ireland Publishes 2017-2020 Strategy Document

Retail Ireland today made available its new strategy document, 'Shaping the Future of Irish Retail - a Strategy for Irish Retail 2017-2020’. Deve...

Ibec CEO Warns Against 'Political Inaction And A Lack Of Long-Term Planning'

Danny McCoy, CEO Ibec addressed the audience at the annual Ibec Business Leaders Conference at the Convention Centre today (9 March) and warned that politi...

Retail Ireland Reports January Sales Up 3.3.%

Retail Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the retail sector, welcomed the strong retail sales in January today (3 March), as evidenced by numbers rele...