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Lidl paused plans for a controversial Kildare store - but it hasn't thrown in the towel yet
'A burden, outdated, absolute folly': Eir lashed out against a bid for it to maintain public payphones
Welcome to the 'experience economy': Why restaurants are moving into shopping centres
'A burden, outdated, absolute folly': Eir lashed out against a bid for it to maintain public payphones
Welcome to the 'experience economy': Why restaurants are moving into shopping centres
Brussels has ordered online retailers to clean up 'irregularities' in how they display prices
Weight-loss tea maker Miss Fit has shut up shop weeks after a recall of 'misleading' products
WeBringg has changed its name and quietly downplayed its Amazon-style delivery model
An Post is planning to roll out Parcel Motel-style delivery lockers
Weight-loss tea maker Miss Fit has shut up shop weeks after a recall of 'misleading' products
An Post is planning to roll out Parcel Motel-style delivery lockers
Grocery delivery startup Buymie has secured fresh funding from retail and rugby stars
Global consultancy Procorre is closing its Dublin operation after a decade because it's 'not viable'
After a three-year absence, free public Wi-Fi is coming back to Dublin - but not the city centre
After a three-year absence, free public Wi-Fi is coming back to Dublin - but not the city centre
Freshly Chopped plans to sell hats, knives and tea towels to keep its Grafton Street outlet alive
After a three-year absence, free public Wi-Fi is coming back to Dublin - but not the city centre
Freshly Chopped plans to sell hats, knives and tea towels to keep its Grafton Street outlet alive
The Ilac's owners hope to turn Henry Street into a Dundrum-style late-night shopping district
Most Christmas shoppers bought at least one gift online - but probably not through an Irish store
The Ilac's owners hope to turn Henry Street into a Dundrum-style late-night shopping district
'It's tough turning away customers - we can’t be all things to all people'
'It's tough turning away customers - we can’t be all things to all people'
Festive spending took a hit and retailers have pointed the finger at... Black Friday again
Over two years after a Brexit scare, forklift maker Combilift is forecasting double-digit UK growth
Louis Copeland's family wants to create the next Avoca of the Irish crafts market
Stores warn a tax hike on food supplements is 'completely inconsistent' with health policy
Louis Copeland's family wants to create the next Avoca of the Irish crafts market
Ikea rival JYSK is on the way to Ireland - and has scouted 20 locations
Ikea rival JYSK has scouted 20 locations for its entry into Ireland
From Orla Kiely to Jo'Burger, here are Ireland's highest-profile company collapses of 2018
From Orla Kiely to Jo'Burger, here are Ireland's highest-profile company collapses of 2018
After opening a raft of new cafés, the firm behind Costa Coffee in Ireland banked a record profit
An Post made not one but three Christmas ads this year. Here's how - and why
These are the counties that have spent the most - and least - on Christmas decorations
An Post made not one but three Christmas ads this year. Here's how - and why
These are the counties that have spent the most - and least - on Christmas decorations
Major concert promoters will hike ticket prices under incoming tax changes
'I’d love to lie and say I’ve got great work-life balance, but the truth is I don’t at all'
Retailers blame ‘alarmist’ weather warnings for a decline in December shoppers