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Black Friday 2017 Sales Expected to Break Records
Ireland’s largest retail representative body, Retail Excellence, have advised all retailers to prepare for one of the busiest shopping weekends this festive season. This weekend will begin with Black Friday in the traditional bricks and mortar stores enticing customers with big discounts, followed by Cyber Monday, where similar deals will be available from retailers with
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Dunnes Stores Reclaim Top Spot as Leading Irish Supermarket
Dunnes Stores has returned to top spot as the leading supermarket in Ireland for the first time in nine months, according to the latest grocery market share figures released by Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland. The report was published Monday 20 November for the 12 weeks ending 5 November 2017. Dunnes Stores now holds 22.4% share
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Retail Catch Up
PRL In-Market Solutions look at some of the top stories in and around retail this week in Ireland and the UK. Tesco Wins Provisional Approval for Booker Takeover UK’s regulator has provisionally cleared the €4 billion purchase without asking for concessions. Read More Premier Foods Reports a ‘Return to Revenue Growth’ of 1.5%
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Pladis Appoints New Managing Director for UK & Ireland
Biscuit and confectionary company Pladis has announced the appointment of Nick Bunker as its new managing director for the UK and Ireland. Nick Bunker, previously the CEO of KP Snacks, ‘led the restructuring of the business and the revitalisation of the brands portfolio through innovation, marketing and reducing complexity’, according to Pladis. The company which