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Steven Carroll

Steven Carroll

Steven Carroll is a journalist with The Irish Times.

Online transactions now account for more than 15 per cent or €4.1 billion of sales by Irish retailers annually, according to Ibec group Retail Ireland.
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Going grey: new paving planned for Grafton Street, which is part of BID’s remit Dublin BID company collects €2.5 million from traders
Online transactions now account for more than 15 per cent or €4.1 billion of sales by Irish retailers annually, according to Ibec group Retail Ireland. Irish online sales at €4.1 billion per year - survey
“Aggressive pricing and margin deterioration was exacerbated by a very poor summer release schedule as a result of numerous sporting events such as Euro 2012 and the [London] Olympics,” group managing director Stephen Fitzgerald said. Photograph: David Sleator Losses at retailer Golden Discs increased by 77 per cent last year to €129,000