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Budget 2023: Main points affecting retail sector

27 Sep From energy supports to 50c increase on cigarettes and zero-VAT rated newspapers, we take a look at how Budget 2023 will affect the retail sector

Retail sector divided over essential and non-essential products

3 Nov The current Level 5 restrictions have brought a host of new challenges for the retail trade, writes Fionnuala Carolan

Increase in contactless payment cap welcomed by retail sector

18 Mar Retail Ireland welcomes increased limit on contactless payments from €30 to €50

Retailers will face renewed pressure if a further wage increase is implemented, Retail Ireland says

Ibec: Minimum wage hike will increase pressure on retail sector

20 Jul Retail Ireland expresses dismay at Low Pay Commission's recommendations

Retail sector set for slow growth this year

10 Feb Retail recovery 'still in its infancy' with sector 'operating at levels far below that of the boom years', says Re

Retail Ireland’s Strategy for Retail 2014-2016 suggests the Irish retail sector has the scope to create 40,000 new jobs by 2020

Scope for 40,000 new jobs in Irish retail sector by 2020

4 Dec Retail Ireland has published its ‘Strategy for Retail 2014-2016' which shows the retail sector has the potential to create 40,000 new jobs

Helen Kelly, head of large corporates for Barclays Bank Ireland, says it is encouraging to see confidence of retailers is improving in Barclays new survey released this week

Consumer spend to grow this Christmas as confidence in retail sector grows

22 Nov A new study by Barclays Bank Ireland predicts consumer spend will increase this Christmas compared to previous years

“It is unbelievable that the Government can ‘stick its head in the sand’ and let the largest sector in the economy slowly grind to a halt, with 44,000 - mainly small businesses - in danger of closure and a further 240,000 jobs in jeopardy” - Mark Fielding.

Retail sector left in lurch by “out-of-touch” Government” – ISME

30 May ISME, the Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association, has demanded a better deal for indigenous Irish retailers from Government “which has...

Hot beverages were the best performing retail sector in Q4 2012

Hot beverages best performing retail sector in Q4 2012

28 Jan With sales up by +4.23% in Q4 2012, the hot beverage sector has demonstrated solid growth

State of play in the retail sector

16 Jan While there are reports that retailers in general had a lucrative Christmas, word on the ground is that things may not be quite as rosy as we are...