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Wednesday 30 September 2020
WEEE Ireland said it recovered 3,763 tonnes of electrical waste in July.
While high street stores opened their doors last week, shopping centres had to remain shut for another week.
From Monday, a much broader range of retailers in England will also open their doors.
Consumer prices were 0.5% lower in May than in the same month last year.
Shoppers can expect queues to enter stores, changing rooms to be closed and in some cases, staff wearing PPE.
Shopping centres will not be permitted to reopen in Phase 2.
Woodie’s has rolled back on its decision to restrict under 16s from its stores.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
Dr Linda Gordon, a specialist in microbiology, said there is “no evidence” the virus is transmitted by food or food packaging.
Banks have also warned the public not to be tricked into giving out their pin number online.
Many shops and businesses around the country have already shut their doors as a result of Covid-19.
Iceland, Tesco and Lidl introduced the initiative amid incidents of stockpiling as the nation grapples with the coronavirus outbreak
Crowds of people will be out shopping tomorrow, will you be among them?
Consumer spending is set to reach almost €5 billion this month.
We’re 18 days away from the big event.
From wrapping paper to wax wraps, a guide to making Christmas shopping a little greener.
It is expected that around €250m will be spent by Irish shoppers today.
Gardaí said the potential for fraud increases around the Christmas period.
The Irish Heart Foundation has launched a plan to cut childhood obesity rates by half in the next decade.
Minister Richard Bruton will bring a memo to Cabinet tomorrow outlining a number of options to increase environmental levies.
From January, all loose fruit and vegetable single-use plastic bags will be compostable.
That’s according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel supermarket shares.
The EU abolished duty-free shopping between member nations in 1999.
Daniel James and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are the two new faces around Old Trafford.
The retailer has just opened its biggest store in the world in Birmingham.
At the turn of the millennium, the EU abolished duty-free and tax-free sales on all air and sea routes within the trade bloc.
Sales of plant-based milks were 40% higher than in January 2018.
For a second Christmas in a row and the fourth consecutive period overall, Dunnes was Ireland’s leading retailer.
No matter what is reported by Met Éireann or any other weather forecaster around the globe, the media will report the worst-case scenario which scares citizens, writes David Fitzsimons.
And why I do it all the time.
The crowds have been out since early morning, are you going to be among them?
Farmers protested outside M&S in Liffey Valley last week to draw attention to what the IFA called ‘predatory’ pricing models, writes Michael Kelly.
Nab yourself a bargain!
There is currently no minimum expiry date on gift vouchers under law.
Embrace the tack!
We’ve had a change of heart.
It’s “do you want that gift-wrapped” time.
Follow her lead this Christmas.
The hashtag #GreenFriday is hoping to encourage consumers to be more conscious of how they shop.
Get them while they’re hot.
TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT – Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in an election debate in Cleveland.
Highly anticipated, many will see the debate as an opportunity for either candidate to claim a key advantage in what should be a closely-fought battle.
Likely to be combative, it’ll see Democrat candidate Biden tackle Trump on the economy and the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Of course, it’ll be the early hours of the morning by the time any of this airs – and even then, it’s not likely to be an entertainment event for the faint-hearted.
So today we want to know: Will you be watching the first US presidential debate live?
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