Business 2020: Retail forced to face up to online Ecommerce has been the wolf at the door of the Irish high street for close to two decades now, but the pandemic has finally forced ... Business • 27 Dec 20
New .ie registrations surge in Q2 amid Covid-19 A total of 33,286 new .ie domains were registered in the first half of this year, an increase of 26% compared to the same period ... Business • 30 Jul 20
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 ... Business • 23 Apr 20
Covid-19 prompts hundreds of businesses to move online As businesses remain shuttered owing to Covid-19 restrictions, hundreds of producers and store owners have moved their offerings online, many for the first time. Help ... Business • 08 Apr 20
Broadband providers reassure on capacity With the majority of people now confined to their homes, more and more people are spending more time online, whether it be for work or ... Business • 31 Mar 20
Digital bank N26 planning significant investment here Digital only bank N26 has said it is planning to significantly increase its investment in the Irish market next year and is considering adding new ... Business • 12 Dec 19
Sky app aims to help parents control child screen time Sky has made a new app available to its broadband customer here to make it easier for them to manage their children's internet and online ... Business • 30 Aug 19
How digital innovation has revolutionised subscriptions Services like Netflix and Spotify have made a new generation of consumer more comfortable with the idea of paying a monthly fee for a product ... Business • 24 Dec 18
Less than a third of SMEs can offer online sales New figures show that 22% of Irish SMEs are completely offline, despite half acknowledging that an online presence is important for generating business awareness. Business • 09 Jun 17
Domino's Pizza to open more stores as sales grow Domino's Pizza Group said today that it expected to open more stores this year than previously thought as it posted a rise in underlying sales ... Business • 12 Oct 16
35% rise in reports of illegal online content The national reporting service for suspected illegal content on the internet has dealt with the second largest number of reports in a single year since ... News • 28 Jun 16
Social media firms back EU 'hate speech' rules Facebook, Twitter, Google's YouTube and Microsoft have agreed to an EU code of conduct to tackle online hate speech within 24 hours in Europe. Business • 31 May 16
Mothercare's profit jumps on turnaround plan Baby goods retailer Mothercare said its full-year profit jumped 51% as the turnaround plan for its troubled UK business made progress. Business • 19 May 16
70,000 people have purchased medicines online Around 70,000 adults have bought medicines online, according to a new survey from the Health Products Regulatory Authority. News • 18 May 16
Amazon's cloud-service revenue soars Amazon.com reported profit and revenue that blew past analysts' expectations, demonstrating the growing market power of its core retail business and new cloud services division. Business • 29 Apr 16
Daily Mail parent in talks on Yahoo bid The UK's Daily Mail is in talks with potential partners to mount a joint bid for Yahoo's internet assets. Business • 11 Apr 16
SuperValu reports sales of €2.6 billion for 2015 Supermarket group SuperValu has reported sales of €2.6 billion in 2015 and it said it now has 25% of the total market share. Business • 22 Feb 16
Alibaba delivers on quarterly revenue Strong Christmas sales helped e-commerce giant Alibaba beat forecasts with a 32% rise in third-quarter revenue, but it was not immune from China's slowdown. Business • 28 Jan 16
Calls for distinction between online news and ads With marketers creating online ads that are meant to blend in as real news stories, US regulators are trying to make sure internet users are ... Business • 23 Dec 15
85% of households have access to internet - CSO New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that about 85% of households had access to the internet at home in 2015, up from 82% ... Business • 16 Dec 15
Paddy Power reaffirms full year profits guidance Paddy Power has said that trading in the months from July to November has been in line with expectations after a very strong first half ... Business • 17 Nov 15
Alibaba beats expectations with 32% revenue jump Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding today reported a stronger-than-expected 32% rise in second-quarter revenue. Business • 27 Oct 15
H&M sales recover in September after weak August H&M said sales rebounded in September after unseasonably warm weather prompted the world's second-biggest fashion retailer to report its weakest monthly sales growth in over ... Business • 24 Sep 15
Ryanair site, mobile app to go offline for upgrade Ryanair’s website and mobile app will go offline for five hours from tomorrow evening, affecting users’ ability to check in to flights or make new ... Business • 10 Aug 15
Etsy's losses double on higher ad spending Crafts shopping website operator Etsy’s quarterly loss doubled due to higher marketing expenses and the company said these costs would only increase in the current ... Business • 05 Aug 15
