Northern Ireland Retail Consortium
28 results

North’s high street shopper footfall up 4.1% in December
- Retail & Services
- January 14, 2019, 05:01
Shoppers from North and South rushed to make the most of seasonal bargains in Northern Ireland in the run-up to Christmas, propelling retail growth to(...)

Sterling weakness leading some shoppers to head North
- Retail & Services
- December 14, 2018, 18:01
With sterling at a low, shoppers are heading to the North in the run-up to Christmas to snap up bargains but in nowhere near the numbers seen a decade(...)

North’s businesses ‘extremely frustrated’ by Brexit vote delay
- Economy
- December 10, 2018, 20:11
Business leaders across all sectors in Northern Ireland were “extremely frustrated” by the UK prime minister’s decision to park the House of Commons v(...)

Belfast retailers reopen following August fire
- Retail & Services
- December 3, 2018, 08:57
Belfast city centre will take “an important step” towards returning to full trading health today when some retailers that were forced to close followi(...)

Border ‘backstop’ should not be feared, May tells North’s businesses
- Economy
- November 22, 2018, 20:25
The “backstop” solution to avoid a hard Irish border post-Brexit should not be feared, UK prime minister Theresa May told Northern Ireland businesses (...)

May to meet Northern Irish business groups over draft Brexit deal
- Economy
- November 22, 2018, 05:50
UK prime minister Theresa May will host Northern Irish businesspeople at 10 Downing Street on Thursday as part of her charm offensive to win support f(...)

Budget windfall for Belfast and the North
- Economy
- October 29, 2018, 18:39
The UK Chancellor has earmarked an additional £320 million (€360 million) to a “Northern Ireland Executive” in his latest budget as the North marks ne(...)

Burnt-out Belfast store has ‘drastic’ effect on retail footfall
- Retail & Services
- October 15, 2018, 05:00
The massive fire which destroyed Primark’s flagship store in Belfast nearly two months ago has had a “drastic” impact on Northern Ireland’s retail sec(...)

Sunshine tempts Northern Irish shoppers back out
- Retail & Services
- July 16, 2018, 06:51
More people went shopping in the sunshine across the North last month than at any other time in the past four years, new figures show. Shopper footfa(...)

New report suggests North’s economy heading towards a slowdown
- Economy
- March 12, 2018, 05:00
A fall-off in new orders and jobs growth plus a dip in confidence levels last month all point to the North’s economy heading towards a slowdown, a new(...)