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Retail Excellence's member companies employ 280,000 people around the country

Retail Excellence wants earlier reopening for retailers

Business • 9 hrs

Retail Excellence said that 70% of online sales in Ireland were with non-Irish businesses before the pandemic hit.

Black Friday shoppers urged to buy Irish

Business • 16 Nov

Retailers are seeking clarity on reopening plans

Retailers seek earlier reopening if cases fall further

Business • 05 Nov

It follows a number of complaints over the past two day

Call for Government to enforce Level 5 retail rules

Business • 23 Oct

Retail Excellence calls for 'level playing field' for all involved in the retail industry amid Covid-19 restrictions

Appeal for retailers to stick to Level 5 rules

Business • 22 Oct

Level 5 restrictions are set to leave the country's SME sector in a 'precarious position' over the next six weeks, SME Recovery Ireland warns

Consumers urged to support local businesses

Business • 22 Oct

Measures will be of little use if country moves to Level 4 and non-essential retail is forced to close - Retail Excellence

'Keeping retail open is the priority' - business groups

Business • 13 Oct

Champion Green said its butterfly symbol represents growth and prosperity, as the country emerges from it cocoon

Champion Green campaign urges people to shop locally

Business • 25 Jun

Retailers are sitting on hundreds of million of euro worth of stock that they will not be able to get rid of

Retail confidence at all time low - Retail Excellence

Business • 13 May

Retail Excellence said grocery retailers should prioritise their food departments

Retail Excellence calls for 'common sense'

Business • 25 Mar

Retail Excellence says Christmas sales this year to be marginally ahead of last year

Christmas trade to grow by 1-2% - Retail Excellence

Business • 24 Dec 19

Online retail sales showed strong year-on-year growth despite a slowdown in overall retail sales

Online sales up on 2018 but retail sector growth slows

Business • 19 Jul 19

Dublin Port is planning to cut the number of cruise ships from 172 last year to 80 in 2021.

Dublin Port urged to reconsider cruise ships decision

Business • 27 Mar 19

Incoming chairperson of Retail Excellence, Joe Barrett of Applegreen, incoming vice-chair Jean McCabe of Willow and David Fitzsimons, CEO of Retail Excellence

Retail Excellence names Barrett as new chairman

Business • 13 Mar 19

The organisation said while it is normal for footfall to fall by around 12% on a bad weather day, the declines doubled when Met Éireann issues an alert

Retailers to meet with Met Éireann over weather alerts

Business • 24 Dec 18

Minister Denis Naughten will meet Facebook management in New York tomorrow

Minister to meet Facebook management after exposé

Business • 18 Jul 18

Retail Excellence wants Irish retailers to be protected from 'cheap-non European imports'

Retail Excellence calls for 'tax fairness measures'

Business • 04 Jul 18

Retail Excellence's CEO David Fitzsimons and deputy CEO Lorraine Higgins

Retail Excellence to host Global Retail Council meeting

Business • 06 Feb 18

Retail Excellence bids for Global Council meeting

Business • 31 Jan 18

JP Kennedy, Managing Director of TileStyle, is named as the new chairman of Retail Excellence Ireland

Kennedy named as new Retail Excellence chairman

Business • 09 Jan 18

The Inglot team pictured at this year's Retail Excellence awards

Inglot wins Digital Campaign of the Year title again

Business • 14 Nov 17

David Fitzsimons and Lorraine Higgins from Retail Excellence

Retail Excellence announce eCommerce award finalists

Business • 19 Sep 17

Retail Excellence's CEO David Fitzsimons and its deputy CEO Lorraine Higgins

Higgins appointed as Retail Excellence's deputy CEO

Business • 10 Jul 17

Retail Excellence calls for cut in VAT to boost retail sector

Retailers call for 3% cut in VAT to combat Brexit

Business • 05 Jul 17

Shoppers queue outside Brown Thomas in Dublin for the start of the winter sale (pic: Photocall/Laura Hutton)

Busiest St Stephen's Day sales in six years

News • 27 Dec 13

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