# consumers - Friday 2 May, 2014
# Hospitality
# Hospitality
The construction industry and retail sector are not doing too great either, according to credit-risk analysts.
# consumers - Monday 14 April, 2014
# Consumers
# Consumers
If you shop in Aldi, you’re probably spending more as well.
# consumers - Monday 7 April, 2014
# Not So Happy Customers
# Not So Happy Customers
The chief economist at KBC Bank Ireland said it likely reflects a normal ebb and flow in the data and we shouldn’t be too worried.
# consumers - Saturday 5 April, 2014
# Negative Impact
# Negative Impact
The Competition and Consumer Protection Bill seeks to implement several reforms, including updated regulation of the grocery sector.
# consumers - Monday 31 March, 2014
# Consumer Rights
# Consumer Rights
The Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014 will also ‘modernise’ laws relating to media mergers.
# consumers - Monday 24 March, 2014
# Survey Says
# Survey Says
Only 22 per cent of those surveyed for Checkout Magazine believe minimum pricing of alcohol will impact on the level of those drinking.
# consumers - Wednesday 19 March, 2014
# Call Me Maybe
From The Daily Edge
# Call Me Maybe
Who knew it could be so hard to speak to another human being?
# consumers - Tuesday 4 March, 2014
# Some Front
# Some Front
Independent stores, and the way they make you feel.
# consumers - Saturday 22 February, 2014
# Consumers
# Consumers
Did you switch banks, or do you take out large sums of money in one go? Tell us your tips.
# consumers - Wednesday 22 January, 2014
# Consumer Protection
# Consumer Protection
The National Consumer Agency also issued compliance notices to Ryanair and Aer Lingus for failing to provide an email address on their website.
# consumers - Monday 20 January, 2014
# Supermarkets
# Supermarkets
Supervalu attracted 40,000 more households over the festive period, helping it to push its market share above 20 per cent.
# consumers - Thursday 16 January, 2014
# Thomas Cook
# Thomas Cook
The ITAA say that a reduction in capacity and an increase in demand will result from the closure and have encouraged travellers to seek best prices.
# consumers - Wednesday 15 January, 2014
# Apple
# Apple
The US Federal Trade Commission says that at least $32.5 million will be repaid to US customers after the children bough Apps without parent’s knowledge.
# consumers - Monday 13 January, 2014
# Saving
# Saving
Despite an increasing in savings, attitudes towards it would seem to be contradictory with only 24 per cent of people believing that “now is a good time to save”.
# consumers - Saturday 28 December, 2013
# Survey
# Survey
The AA carried out a major survey of 26,000 Irish people before Christmas.
# consumers - Thursday 12 December, 2013
# Christmas Cost
# Christmas Cost
The 18-34 age bracket are the most likely to use a moneylender with 12 per cent say they will do so in 2013.
# consumers - Tuesday 3 December, 2013
# Consumers
# Consumers
KBC Bank said the most recent survey seems to reflect a “broad endorsement of domestic economic policy” even if there is a sense that it will hurt household finances.
# consumers - Tuesday 26 November, 2013
# Game Change
# Game Change
From today, any person who collects their pre-ordered XBox One will not have to purchase an additional game in order to receive their console.
# consumers - Monday 25 November, 2013
# No Deal
# No Deal
This requirement was asked of pre-order customers even if they had already paid in full for the new Xbox One console.
# consumers - Tuesday 29 October, 2013
# Spending
# Spending
New CSO figures show that people spent less money in supermarkets and petrol stations last month.
# Shopping
# Shopping
Tesco has seen a decline the amount of money people are spending there, while Aldi and Lidl are going strong.
# consumers - Sunday 27 October, 2013
# Consumers
# Consumers
…And why that simplicity is one factor in their success.
# consumers - Thursday 24 October, 2013
# Consumers
# Consumers
An Oireachtas committee has expressed “serious concerns” about the increasing use of own-brand products by supermarkets and retailers.
# consumers - Wednesday 23 October, 2013
# Loss Leaders
# Loss Leaders
An Oireachtas Committee has also called for a code of conduct in the groceries sector that would be enforced by a supermarket ombudsman.
# consumers - Saturday 12 October, 2013
# Crisps With Notions
# Crisps With Notions
Yes, the distracting levies that put the WTF in the Budget announcement.
# consumers - Friday 11 October, 2013
# Sponsored By Rabodirect
# Sponsored By Rabodirect
With Christmas rapidly approaching, we’re all concerned about the impact on our wallets. What do you think about haggling?
# consumers - Tuesday 1 October, 2013
# Household Charges
# Household Charges
Gas customers of Bord Gáis, ESB Electric Ireland and Airtricity will see higher prices in their next bill.
# consumers - Monday 30 September, 2013
# France
# France
Under French law, Sunday is a mandatory day off – but critics say it’s putting the nation at a competitive disadvantage.
# consumers - Tuesday 24 September, 2013
# Placed
# Placed
By tracking the movement of individual shoppers, advertisements can take advantage of location-based ad campaigns.
# consumers - Saturday 21 September, 2013
# Wardrobing
# Wardrobing
Bloomingdale’s in New York has come up with a new tag that is so visible, you can’t possibly wear the clothes out until you remove it.
# consumers - Thursday 19 September, 2013
# Shop Around
# Shop Around
Huge differences have been found in quotes offered by insurance companies, in a survey carried out by the National Consumer Agency.
# consumers - Wednesday 4 September, 2013
# Consumers
# Consumers
People who switch providers can save an average of €15- €20 a month, said the National Consumer Agency.
# consumers - Tuesday 3 September, 2013
# Energy Costs
# Energy Costs
Electric Ireland is to increase the price for residential gas by 2 per cent from the start of October.
# Good News
# Good News
HMV on Henry Street will reopen this week with a performance from The Strypes.
# consumers - Monday 2 September, 2013
# News Fix
# News Fix
Everyone’s talking about Pat Kenny versus Sean O’Rourke and the funeral of Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney.
# Energy Costs
# Energy Costs
Prices are set to rise by 2 per cent – although Bord Gáis had originally asked for an increase of more than 7 per cent…
# consumers - Monday 26 August, 2013
# Shopping
# Shopping
The best-selling brand has topped the list for 9 years in a row…
# consumers - Sunday 18 August, 2013
# Bag Tax
# Bag Tax
Figures from the Department of the Environment show a fall in plastic bag usage and therefore the amount of tax taken in recent years.
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