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Restrictions On Some Stores Gives Rivals Competitive Edge; Aldi

German-based discount supermarket Aldi has said that restrictive opening hours and delivery times imposed on its supermarkets have given an advantage to th...

Share Index Relegation A Sign Of The Times For Once Mighty M&S

Marks & Spencer chairman Archie Norman has said he is unperturbed by the British retailer's share price slide, with his focus on the long term, but...

Circle K Ireland Announces Changes To Its Leadership Team

Circle K Ireland has today announced details of changes to its leadership team, which came into effect on 1 September, 2019. The forecourt retailer said...

Industry Body Launches Retail Supervision Apprenticeship

Retail Ireland’s has launched its apprenticeship in retail supervision, 'to help retailers suffering from high staff turnover'. Speaking with the&...

Gino D’Acampo Launches 'Real Italian Food' Range With Iceland Ireland

Gino D’Acampo has today (2 September) launched a 'real Italian food' range with Iceland Foods. According to the UK retailer the well-known Italian...

Dealz Owner Reports 4% Sales Growth For Nine Months To End-June

Dealz and Poundland owner South African retailer Steinhoff, trying to recover from a $7 billion accounting fraud, on Thursday said its sales increased by 4...

Irish GDP Growth Projections Downgraded Following Impressive 2018

EY has revised downwards its economic forecast for Ireland on the back of weaker global outlook, following impressive GDP growth of 8.2% in 2018. EY now...

Using Customer Experience To Drive Profits To Be Explored At New Event

Utilising enhanced customer experience initiatives to drive business profits will be the topic under the spotlight at an event later this month in TU Dubli...