Retail Excellence

On March 16th, the Kilkenny Group should have been coping with one of its busiest periods of the year. The St Patrick’s festival usually draws 500,000(...)

There was no sign of much change in consumer behaviour as folk lined up in their hundreds to buy cheap clothes from Penneys when its flagship shop on (...)

Retailers have urged the Government to accelerate the reopening of the economy by allowing all shops to reopen from June 8th, as long as they have pre(...)

Leading figures in the retail sector want the Government’s reopening plan to be reviewed after detailed new industry research laid bare the huge month(...)

Retailers want local council rates waived for a year and grants equal to 60 per cent of commercial rent to aid their recovery from the Covid-19 crisis(...)

For years now, every single time, Pricewatch has written about the immense challenges facing bricks and mortar shops forced to compete with online sel(...)

About 1,500 retailers will reopen their doors next Monday as the State moves to the first phase of its plan to reopen the economy, according to figure(...)

It has become a humorous internet meme to point out changes in the environment spurred by global lockdowns, and conclude that the planet is renewing i(...)

Non-essential retailers have been warned not to offer any special deals or promotions when the State eventually allows them to reopen, to prevent larg(...)

Temperature checks for staff and customers, mandatory staff Covid-19 testing, and no price promotions to prevent “surge consumption” are among measure(...)