Lifestyle Sports

High-profile retailers admit breaches of rules on sale prices

Consume protection watchdog prosecutes stores over advertised discounts in Black Friday and winter sales

Mon Mar 10 2025 - 13:20

French investor acquires Galway retail park units for €4.965m

Iroko Zen completes its fifth purchase to date in Irish investment market

Wed Mar 01 2023 - 05:58

Meath investor pays €12.5m for High Street Ashbourne

Tenants at retail scheme include McDonald’s, Lifestyle Sports, Boots and the HSE

Wed May 25 2022 - 06:00

Iput’s €250m Carrickmines scheme could support 4,000 jobs – EY

Latest phase of The Park would also need up to 2,770 construction workers, say consultants

Wed Jan 26 2022 - 16:04

The Naked Collective to raise €2.5m through crowdfunding campaign

Co Kildare-based healthy drinks company seeking to secure €15m in investment overall

Mon Mar 29 2021 - 05:30

Digital content gateway helping online retailers boost sales

Content Llama ‘bridges the product content gap between suppliers and retailers’

Thu Sept 10 2020 - 05:10

Shopping economics: Today it's all about delivery fees and voucher rights

A fragile year for consumers and retailers alike could encourage new habits

Tue Jun 23 2020 - 05:30

Naked Collective looks to raise €10m as it launches ‘super drinks’

Company led by Rye River founder launches range of health drinks under Mude brand

Fri Jun 12 2020 - 04:45

Ikea among major retailers to reopen next week

Marks and Spencer will also reopen, but Penneys to stay closed

Fri Jun 05 2020 - 18:01

Make a move to Artane, stay for generations

Dublin 5 neighbourhood a draw for young families seeking forever homes in solid semis

Sat Mar 07 2020 - 06:00

Irish retail enjoys Brexit breather after mixed 2019

Busy year for many Irish retailers at home and abroad despite weight of UK upheaval

Fri Dec 27 2019 - 17:50

Lifestyle Sports profits dip despite bumper sales of Limerick GAA jerseys

Company’s profits fall 1% to €4.9m as revenues increase 4% last year

Thu Jul 18 2019 - 05:29

Prime pitch on Cork’s premier shopping street for €6.6m plus

No 113-115 St Patrick’s Street is let to Eason and offers investor 7% return

Wed May 01 2019 - 00:30

Prime Galway city centre retail property sells for above its €2m guide price

William St building comprises ground-floor retail space and offices on three upper floors

Wed Mar 27 2019 - 05:00

Eason building in the heart of Galway for sale at €8m

The property is being sold on a sale-and-leaseback basis by Eason, which has occupied No 33 Shop Street for 30 years

Wed Mar 06 2019 - 05:00

Aircoach extends deal as coach supplier to Leinster Rugby

Transport company adds branded bus to mark its association with the club

Mon Feb 18 2019 - 18:32

UK budget’s digital tax, Brexit hits consumers and why it can pay to earn less

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk

Tue Oct 30 2018 - 06:19

Lifestyle Sports profits fall 20% after outlet closures

Operating profit slips to €5.2m from previous year’s Euros-boosted €6.6m

Tue Oct 30 2018 - 02:45

Dublin woman used magnet to steal €3,300 of clothes in one-day spree

Julie Anne Joyce admits targeting 10 different stores in operation in Belfast

Thu Aug 30 2018 - 17:47

Joe Tomane intent on causing a stir at Leinster

Versatile talent targeted a spot with Cullen’s side when his Montpellier dream faded

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 01:00

New €3m smokeless fuel plant opens in Wexford

Stafford Fuels facility in New Ross will develop new fuel that reduces air emissions

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 14:51

Get smart: the smartphone apps that can save you money

From WhatsApp to Loylap, Revolut to RevApp, these free apps are worth downloading

Mon Sept 11 2017 - 00:00

Pharmacy chain Sam McCauley in rude health as profits soar

Net income up 95% for group, which was recently acquired by Carlyle Cardinal Ireland

Fri Aug 18 2017 - 10:24

New retail lettings at Blanchardstown Centre to create 50 full-time jobs

Four new lettings will add more than €1.25 million per annum to the rent roll

Wed May 24 2017 - 05:30

Game on for sports retailers as Ashley arrives in town

Caveat: Megastore is more than an acre of fresh competition

Fri May 19 2017 - 05:00

Woman who went on €25k ‘spending spree’ after bank error gets suspended sentence

Judge tells Margaret McDonnell (23) ‘if it’s too good to be true it is because it is too good to be true’

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 16:48

Major retailers fined over breaches of consumer legislation

Consumer regulator took 40 enforcement actions against 33 traders in 2016

Mon Mar 06 2017 - 19:14

Woman used €51,000 accidental deposit for spending spree

Margaret McDonnell (23) received the money into her account following bank mix-up

Wed Jan 25 2017 - 20:01

‘Influencer marketing’: honest blogging or fake endorsement?

‘It’s in the interest of brands and influencers to let people know when payment’s involved’

Sat Dec 10 2016 - 06:00

Life Style Sports store in Clonmel for sale for €800,000

Tipperary premises produces yearly rent of €100,000 and has over six years left on lease

Wed Nov 23 2016 - 06:10

Universal approach for treating sports concussion urged

Campaign groups says less than one-in-six Irish people know how to manage such injuries

Tue Oct 18 2016 - 13:52

Conor Murray eager for another bite at All Blacks

Scrumhalf happy to see Warren Gatland reappointed as Lions coach

Fri Sept 09 2016 - 01:01

Facebook gains on Google in influence over Irish consumers

It quadruples its share of traffic delivered to ecommerce sites, but mobile lags on purchases

Thu Sept 08 2016 - 00:01

Life Style Sports eyes European market as profits soar

Stafford plans to open 6,000sq ft Life Style Sports store in Arnotts ahead of Christmas

Tue Aug 23 2016 - 01:00