# retail and services
All time
Lidl paused plans for a controversial Kildare store - but it hasn't thrown in the towel yet
The second store in Naas received 40 objections and was refused for contravening town centre plans.
'A burden, outdated, absolute folly': Eir lashed out against a bid for it to maintain public payphones
The telco lodged a scornful submission as part of ComReg’s review of the service.
Welcome to the 'experience economy': Why restaurants are moving into shopping centres
Outlets like Dundrum Town Centre and Liffey Valley are using food to drive footfall.
'A burden, outdated, absolute folly': Eir lashed out against a bid for it to maintain public payphones
The telco lodged a scornful submission as part of ComReg’s review of the service.
Welcome to the 'experience economy': Why restaurants are moving into shopping centres
Outlets like Dundrum Town Centre and Liffey Valley are using food to drive footfall.
Brussels has ordered online retailers to clean up 'irregularities' in how they display prices
But local retail representatives are confident the problem is not an ‘Irish issue’.
Weight-loss tea maker Miss Fit has shut up shop weeks after a recall of 'misleading' products
The company’s CEO said the closure has nothing to do with a recent FSAI enforcement order.
WeBringg has changed its name and quietly downplayed its Amazon-style delivery model
The startup has re-branded as ‘WeDispatch’ to quell any confusion around its business.
An Post is planning to roll out Parcel Motel-style delivery lockers
The company is hoping to become the ‘e-commerce backbone of Ireland’.
Weight-loss tea maker Miss Fit has shut up shop weeks after a recall of 'misleading' products
The company’s CEO said the closure has nothing to do with a recent FSAI enforcement order.
An Post is planning to roll out Parcel Motel-style delivery lockers
The company is hoping to become the ‘e-commerce backbone of Ireland’.
Grocery delivery startup Buymie has secured fresh funding from retail and rugby stars
The Dublin startup recently signed a deal with Lidl to provide its customers with a one-hour delivery service.
Global consultancy Procorre is closing its Dublin operation after a decade because it's 'not viable'
The wider group, which also has offices in Singapore, the UK and Switzerland, will continue trading.
After a three-year absence, free public Wi-Fi is coming back to Dublin - but not the city centre
The local authority concluded that restaurants and cafés can provide access instead.
After a three-year absence, free public Wi-Fi is coming back to Dublin - but not the city centre
The local authority concluded that restaurants and cafés can provide access instead.
Freshly Chopped plans to sell hats, knives and tea towels to keep its Grafton Street outlet alive
The salad bar chain is trying to make peace with Dublin council after a lengthy planning dispute.
After a three-year absence, free public Wi-Fi is coming back to Dublin - but not the city centre
The local authority concluded that restaurants and cafés can provide access instead.
Freshly Chopped plans to sell hats, knives and tea towels to keep its Grafton Street outlet alive
The salad bar chain is trying to make peace with Dublin council after a lengthy planning dispute.
The Ilac's owners hope to turn Henry Street into a Dundrum-style late-night shopping district
Hammerson says it is in talks with other businesses in the area about opening late into the evening.
Most Christmas shoppers bought at least one gift online - but probably not through an Irish store
Industry representatives have called for more State funding for e-commerce.
The Ilac's owners hope to turn Henry Street into a Dundrum-style late-night shopping district
Hammerson says it is in talks with other businesses in the area about opening late into the evening.
'It's tough turning away customers - we can’t be all things to all people'
Gerard Forde of Bizimply talks about self-starters and competing with big multinationals.
'It's tough turning away customers - we can’t be all things to all people'
Gerard Forde of Bizimply talks about self-starters and competing with big multinationals.
Festive spending took a hit and retailers have pointed the finger at... Black Friday again
New figures from Visa show overall spending by consumers fell last month.
Over two years after a Brexit scare, forklift maker Combilift is forecasting double-digit UK growth
The Monaghan giant previously said duties could prompt it to move manufacturing to the North.
Louis Copeland's family wants to create the next Avoca of the Irish crafts market
The family recently launched the Made of Irish online store selling items like candles and pottery.
Stores warn a tax hike on food supplements is 'completely inconsistent' with health policy
Lobbyists wrote to Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe over incoming VAT increases.
Louis Copeland's family wants to create the next Avoca of the Irish crafts market
The family recently launched the Made of Irish online store selling items like candles and pottery.
Ikea rival JYSK is on the way to Ireland - and has scouted 20 locations
The Danish homewares retailer aims to open 15 new stores in the Republic.
Ikea rival JYSK has scouted 20 locations for its entry into Ireland
The Danish homewares retailer aims to open 15 new stores in the Republic.
From Orla Kiely to Jo'Burger, here are Ireland's highest-profile company collapses of 2018
Several well-known names disappeared from the streets over the last 12 months.
From Orla Kiely to Jo'Burger, here are Ireland's highest-profile company collapses of 2018
Several well-known names disappeared from the streets over the last 12 months.
After opening a raft of new cafés, the firm behind Costa Coffee in Ireland banked a record profit
The owners of the franchise have plans to double down on the Irish market even further.
An Post made not one but three Christmas ads this year. Here's how - and why
The postal service looked around the globe to try find ‘authentic’ Irish festive stories.
These are the counties that have spent the most - and least - on Christmas decorations
New data show how much local councils earmarked for festive trimmings for the last three years.
An Post made not one but three Christmas ads this year. Here's how - and why
The postal service looked around the globe to try find ‘authentic’ Irish festive stories.
These are the counties that have spent the most - and least - on Christmas decorations
New data show how much local councils earmarked for festive trimmings for the last three years.
Major concert promoters will hike ticket prices under incoming tax changes
Restaurants and hotels have lost their special 9% VAT rate – but so have some event organisers.
'I’d love to lie and say I’ve got great work-life balance, but the truth is I don’t at all'
Jenny Huston talks about giving up a career in radio to start her jewellery business, Edge Only.
