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4.6 billion low-value packages - the majority of which came from China - entered the European Union last year

Retailers welcome planned fee on non-EU packages

Irish retailers have welcomed a European Union proposal to add a €2 flat fee on all packages coming from outside the bloc.

Business • 21 May

Websites and apps that sell products will have to comply with new accessibility rules that come into force next month

Companies urged to comply with new accessibility law

Irish firms need to ensure they are compliant with new European accessibility rules or risk significant penalties, a digital design expert has warned.

Business • 06 May

An Post handled 300,000 parcels a week in 2017 and that has grown to 1.1 million

Retailers should prepare now for online festive shopping

Is it too early for Irish retailers to start preparing for Christmas? Not according to An Post.

Business • 20 Jun 24

Wayflyer cuts Peblo arm as it edges to profitability

Irish tech finance firm Wayflyer says it achieved monthly profitability in October as it continues its push towards full-year profitability by next year.

Business • 27 Nov 23

The growth of transactions processed by Stripe slowed during 2022, according to the company's figures

Stripe processed more than $817bn in payments last year

Irish-founded payments platform Stripe has said it processed more than $817 billion in 2022.

Business • 05 Apr 23

Retailers will use any number of techniques to convince you with your cash - or to spend more than you were already planning to

High spend retail: How shops get you to spend more

Online shopping has drawn in consumers with its convenience and choice, but it's also given retailers new ways to encourage people to spend their money, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 16 Feb 23

Wayflyer Co-founders Jack Pierse and Aidan Corbett

Wayflyer raises $253m in debt finance

Irish financing firm Wayflyer has secured $253m in debt finance from Credit Suisse to help it to continue its expansion.

Business • 01 Sep 22

Customers are returning online purchases at a higher rate than before - which is costing businesses, and the environment

Return to Sender: The costs of sending clothes back

Customers are sending more of their online purchases back, prompting some retailers to stop covering the cost of returns. Adam Maguire looks at why returns are up, and what rights you have when buying online.

Business • 19 Jun 22

Spending on video-based ads saw the strongest growth in the year

Digital ad spend up 27% in 2021 - IAB/PwC report

Digital advertising spend rose 27% to €830m last year, according to a report by IAB Ireland and PwC.

Business • 13 Apr 22

Parcel deliveries jumped during the pandemic - which has benefited the main delivery firms here

Online shopping levels set to maintain pandemic highs

The majority of consumers expect to shop online at least as much as they did in 2020, according to a survey by communications regulator ComReg.

Business • 04 Jun 21

Meetings, classes, lectures and even social catch-ups went virtual for most of 2020

Business 2020: Life through a lens leads to tech boom

2020 will be remembered as the year of the screen as the pandemic pushed normally face-to-face interactions into the digital world - exposing the sometimes yawning gaps in the country's connectivity in the process.

Business • 31 Dec 20

Choosing Irish retailers can give customers a better - and more sustainable - experience, according to the eCAI

Shoppers urged to think Irish in online spending spree

With retailers trying to lure shoppers in with Black Friday deals, many are encouraging people to direct their money towards Irish-based retailers, which they say can have benefits beyond supporting local jobs.

Business • 25 Nov 20

PJ Byrne, CEO of humm by flexif and Lorraine Higgins, CEO of Digital Business Ireland

New e-commerce platform launched for Irish retailers

Digital Business Ireland has teamed up with finance company, humm by flexifi, to launch a new e-commerce platform for Irish retailers and businesses.

Business • 13 Nov 20

Local bakeries have seen strong demand for fresh products - but restrictions on retail has forced them to adapt their business models

Bakers keep making dough following move online

When Storm Emma hit Ireland in 2018, the country's shops quickly ran out of bread. owever Ireland's love of baked goods has manifested itself differently during the Covid-19 pandemic, with high demand for flour and yeast - and fresh products from local bakeries.

Business • 23 Apr 20

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