Storm Emma

Irish Retail Sales Value Grows 4.7% In First Quarter

Irish retail sales values grew by 4.7% in the first quarter of the year when compared with the same period in 2018, aided by a 'mild late winter' and 'earl...

Majority Of Irish Consumers Enjoy White Sliced Pan, Research Shows

Research has shown, that white sliced bread is well… the best thing since sliced pan. The research conducted by the Irish Bread bakers Associatio...

Did You Know...? 15 May, 2018

Did You Know… A wet wipe ban has been proposed in the UK? A recent report from Water UK showed wet wipes account for 93% of the blockages in UK...

Greater Retail Sales Lag While Grocery Sector Reaps Rewards Of Big Snow Prep

Retail Ireland reported that retail sales took a serious drop due to the disruption caused by Storm Emma, while the grocery sector rode the wave to signifi...

'Beast From The East' Provides Boost To Irish Grocery Market

The ‘Beast from the East’ and Storm Emma provided a 'huge boost' to the Irish grocery market, research shows. According to Nielsen's rescent...

Lidl To Rebuild Fortunestown Store

Lidl Ireland has confirmed it will rebuild its store in Fortunestown, almost two weeks after it was looted and destroyed during the recent Beast from the E...

Glanbia Implements Adverse Weather Bonus, Price Cuts

Kilkenny-based dairy company Glanbia will introduce a ‘special support payment’ of 1c/l of milk as a result of the tough spring weather and cha...

Lidl Confirms It Had Plans To Build New Larger Store On Fortunestown Lane

Lidl has today (6 March) confirmed that it had plans to build a new larger store on Fortunestown lane, in Tallagh, following the unforeseen demolition of t...