Retail Excellence

Research says 76 per cent of consumers plan to shop close to home in December

‘It will get busier and busier and then peak on December 23rd , Covid or no Covid’

Two shops in Dublin will open at 7am on Tuesday and trade until 10pm on Wednesday

Agenda: Pandemic restrictions have propelled many shops into setting out their stalls digitally

Coronavirus-related dispute latest rent conflict in retail sector rife with such discord

Zero footfall will be a disaster for many despite online shopping

Shops warn of permanent damage to the sector with tens of thousands of jobs at stake

Data indicates retail workers are not being infected at higher rate than general public

Seen & Heard: Rich list winners and losers; Aer Lingus plan; and targeting data centres

Two-thirds still carrying rent arrears as Government prepares code of practice

Longer opening hours under consideration for socially distanced festive shopping

Fields, Schuh, New Look and Topman among retailers being sued by Paddy McKillen entity

With quarantine in place for foreign visitors, tourists are unlikely to return in 2020

The lockdown has encouraged Irish consumers to buy locally-sourced goods

Lobby group argues for rethink of plan for larger shops and shopping centre outlets

New survey adds pressure on the Government to revisit the reopening plan

Retail Excellence industry group also wants grants equal to 60% of rent to aid in Covid-19 recovery

What can we expect? Limits on time spent in shops, staggered queues and plexiglass at tills

Cost to ensure customer and staff safety will range from €2,000 to €5,000, lobby group says

Industry believes up to 40% of stores will go bust without State help

‘Surge consumption’ a risk for shops that tempt with cut-price deals, says lobby group

‘New normal’ could include ban on shopping baskets, price promotions

Seen & Heard: banks may ration lending and retailers seek rent supports

With its stores shut, Penneys owner needs an ecommerce outlet to reach young shoppers

Information about our emerging new reality and plans to slow the spread of Covid-19

Industry body says recent no-deal Brexit planning means ‘contingencies are in place’

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

Retail Excellence, which represents 2,000 companies, publishes election manifesto

Customer charter helps Leeside scoop major business award at national competition

Seen & Heard: Retail slumps, Chinese expand in Dundalk and Revenue clampdown

But industry group says ‘we are not yet at the stage of white shelves’ in supermarkets

Caveat: A lawyered-up worker is what small business owners fear most

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

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

Up to 50 per cent drop in sales over papal weekend as retailers rue ‘missed opportunity’

Representative group is also seeking a general cut in consumption taxes

Caveat: Harvey Norman chief evangelical in defence of bricks-and-mortar stores

Retail Excellence insists ‘a degree of vulnerability continues to exist’ in the sector

Cantillon: Lobby group says unused space over shops could help solve housing crisis

Air Berlin goes south, Quinn returns, Voxpro sells up and Irish consumers are upbeat