As footfall dwindles, tension between retailers and landlords on rents looks set to continue

‘A car salesman is not going to sit down with you and explain the rules of the road’

Hot beverages, headphones and health stores among the strong performers

Menswear sales rise by 5% but womenswear feels the heat of online competition

Goodman family plans redevelopment of Setanta Centre on Nassau Street

Forecaster rejects claims, says it has no control over people’s reactions to information

Retailers along Border largely optimistic about prospects despite sterling decline

Garden centres take biggest hit but jewellery, computers and clothing see sales slump

‘Black Friday’ ate into significant proportion of conventional Christmas shopping

Pilot scheme is helping nine towns to counter out-of-town shopping

Sterling weakness boosts online shopping as customers look to web for better value

Some stores consider closing early because footfall down so much in capital

Shops are questioning whether the sales event is more trouble than it’s worth

Third quarter was the best for Irish shops in eight years, says industry body

Business is entering examinership but assured customers it was ‘business as usual’

Average sales in sector rose 5 per cent in second quarter 2015, survey reveals

Sector with largest monthly decrease was food, beverages and tobacco which fell 4.8%

Sales of coffees thought to be indicator of better labour market

Cheaper court-approved rescue packages likely to be used by many retailers

New figures suggest opening day of the sales yesterday was the busiest in six years

Shops expected to discount heavily in ‘bid to convert stock into cash’

Cautious consumers believed to be holding on to shop at reduced prices in sales

Transaction surge creates glitch for some Permanent TSB cardholders

Retailers seek emergency legislation to block industrial action

Retail group concerned over plan by workers to take action over pensions

Moves to boost construction and hospitality welcomed while excise increases criticised

The fashion chain has seen four changes of ownership in six years but there may be a glimmer of hope as it enters examinership

Move to facilitate Circuit Court examinerships for small firms

Company collapses into examinership, putting 558 jobs at risk in 15 stores

Stores to remain open while a buyer is found

Retail Excellence Ireland says outlook for sector remains bleak

Ibec group says upward-only rent reviews have resulted in 50,000 job losses since 2008