Retailers expect busiest shopping days of the year With just two shopping days left until Christmas, retailers are preparing for what will most likely be the busiest shopping days of the year. Business • 23 Dec 22
Christmas spend set to match last year - Retail Ireland Irish households are expected to spend the same amount of money this Christmas as they did last, as the impact of the higher cost of … Business • 28 Nov 22
Retail trade up 5% this Christmas - Retail Ireland Ireland's retail sector has enjoyed a reasonably good trading period in the run up to Christmas and expects trade to be 5% up on this … Business • 23 Dec 21
Christmas spending could hit €5.4bn - Retail Ireland Up to €5.4bn could be spend by consumers this Christmas, Retail Ireland has predicted. Business • 01 Dec 21
Retail Ireland urges Budget to secure retail recovery Retail Ireland, the Ibec group the represents the retail sector, has called for a range of measures in Budget 2022 to relaunch the economic and … Business • 06 Oct 21
Consumers to spend €1.2 billion this Christmas Retail Ireland has predicted that an additional €1.2 billion will be spent by Irish households in the retail sector this Christmas, down slightly on last … Business • 30 Nov 20
Caution urged online as Black Friday sales start With non-essential retailers still in Stage 5 Covid-19 lockdown, consumers this week will be navigating a four day weekend of online sales and promotions from … Business • 27 Nov 20
Irish retail footfall sees biggest drop in Europe A new monitor shows that footfall in the Irish retail sector has fallen more than anywhere else in Europe since the start of the Covid-19 … Business • 17 Nov 20
Retailers want early reopening to safely manage trade Retail Ireland has urged the Government to unwind the restrictions on retail trading in advance of December in response to significantly reduced Covid case numbers … Business • 11 Nov 20
Call for Govt to support business hit by Covid closures The Government now needs to rapidly deliver supports for businesses impacted by the new restrictions, Chambers Ireland has said. Business • 20 Oct 20
'Keeping retail open is the priority' - business groups While welcoming the range of measures to support businesses in Budget 2021, Retail Ireland said keeping retail open and trading over the coming months is … Business • 13 Oct 20
Commercial landlords warn of limits to help for tenants An organisation representing some institutional landlords here has said its members are offering support where appropriate to their commercial tenants through the Covid-19 crisis, but … Business • 07 May 20
Some businesses may not survive - Retail Ireland The Director of Retail Ireland has said some businesses may not survive the impact of Coronavirus. Business • 25 Mar 20
Consumers set to spend €4.9bn over Christmas season Retail Ireland has said Irish consumers are set to spend just under €5 billion over the Christmas season. Business • 23 Dec 19
Christmas still 'make or break' for many retailers The average retailer still relies on the six weeks around Christmas for up to 30% of its annual trade, according to the Ibec group, Retail … Business • 21 Nov 19
Lack of summer sizzle impacts retail sales Steady but not spectacular - that was the view of Retail Ireland on sales growth in the retail sector in the second quarter of 2019. Business • 26 Aug 19
Mild weather so far this year boosts Irish retailers A new report shows that the value of retail sales rose by 4.7% in the first quarter of the year, boosted by a mild winter … Business • 15 May 19
No deal Brexit would see consumer prices rise The imposition of tariffs in the event of a no-deal Brexit will inevitably see consumer prices rising here, according to Retail Ireland. Business • 12 Feb 19
Retailers having to innovate to stay competitive Despite changing consumer habits and ever-increasing online competition, Irish retailers have seen somewhat of a resurgence at tills this year, with sales rising by nearly … Business • 16 Dec 18
Q1 retail sales subdued after Storm Emma disruption A new reports reveals that the retail sector suffered sales losses of more than 30% in some instances during the week of Storm Emma. Business • 14 May 18
Retail body calls for change to rates system Retail Ireland, a group representing the retail sector, has called for urgent reform of the local authority rates system, in a new policy paper published … Business • 10 Jul 17
Retail Ireland eyes Christmas sales of €4 billion Retail sales for Christmas are set to be the best since 2008, according to Retail Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the sector. Business • 08 Oct 15
Despite growing optimism consumers still cautious Irish consumers are generally optimistic about their prospects but remain cautious, according to a study of people's shopping habits carried out for Retail Ireland. Business • 15 Sep 14
Consumer spending to rise by 1.3% in 2014 - Ibec Retail Ireland has predicted that consumer spending will rise by 1.3% in 2014, the first such increase since the start of the recession. Business • 31 Dec 13
Many Dublin retailers facing big rise in rates A survey of eight large Dublin retailers has found that many are facing an increase in their annual rates bill next year of between 30 … Business • 23 Aug 13
