HMV

Troubled retailer collapsed after Christmas, but deal will save almost 1,500 jobs

About 2,200 jobs were put at risk when HMV went into administration before Christmas

Consumer confidence crumbles and Piers Morgan puts a vegan sausage on the menu

Applegreen, Ryanair and Bank of Ireland shares in demand as Iseq finishes up 2.5%

Disappointing sales add to seasonal woes for troubled retailer

Shares edge higher as turbulent week draws to a close

Retailer says it has faced ‘numerous struggles’ as Spotify and Netflix make CDs and DVDs obsolete

Silverbacks’ Daniel O’Kelly on a seminal album in his band’s formation

Conor Cusack of Spies on the album that made him fall in love with music

Music label returns to profit in Ireland as turnover jumps 37%

Dublin-based iZest to double workforce on back of Wissam Al-Mana’s €1m investment

Cantillon: Bookseller plots expansion under new owners – and in Amazon’s shadow

‘On Christmas Eve there was always a sherry reception for the customers’

Russian-owned chain recorded 29% profit increase in year to April 2017

Paul Alwright, FKA Lethal Dialect, on the soul singer’s seminal recording

Online shopping is a huge boon for the time-poor, but beware the many pitfalls

This year marks the centenary of the first ever jazz record by five white musicians from New Orleans called The Original Dixieland Jazz Band

Russian-owned bookseller has seen sales climb 7% in Irish stores in rising market

HMV probably the highest profile casualty in Ireland of the switch to digital

Sales hit by Brexit and dip in sterling. Result: ‘Nervousness’

They all have their sights set on your Christmas stockings - as the music industry gears up for the most lucrative time of the year

Musical.ly is the latest bit of tech to take off while the older players look on in wonder

Our tourism industry will damage itself if prices allowed to swell too quickly

Ireland’s biggest handset distributor, 49% owned by Vodafone, has 60% market share

Rise of streaming turned future bleak for company with colourful history

Hilco places movie rental brand into provisional liquidation

Top streets and malls get big rents, while secondary and provincial locations suffer

HMV has been trading on a temporary basis in the former A Wear outlet

Platform to promote concerts and films rolled out in HMV stores in Dublin

H&M-owned & Other Stories to move to HMV site, HMV to move to old Karen Millen outlet

Iput fund’s €21m investment brings assets under its management to €1.4bn

Irish arm of bookseller, which owns Hodges Figgis, recorded a pre-tax profit of €994,000 last year

Shop will be the only substantial premises now available to rent on the street

The shop extends to 139 sq m (1,500sq ft) and was previously occupied by Barratts Shoes

Book store effectively gave themselves rent reduction last year, court hears

Announcement on measures expected on Thursday

Sales of CDs and vinyl soar but film rentals in sharp decline

Most pedestrian traffic to Swedish fashion giant H&M expected to come from bottom of Grafton Street via Suffolk Street

Dublin shoppers behave well as American retail tradition makes gentle Dublin debut

Laser stores were genuinely enjoyable places to visit