PRL IN-Market Solutions round up a selection of the main stories in and around retail this week   Most Irish SME’s Write-Off Almost €14k Annually Most SME’s in Ireland, write off an average of €13,780 annually due to customer non-payment or insolvency, according to the recent Global Business Monitor published by Bibby Financial Services Ireland.

Irish Households See Increase In Disposable Income According to a new report from Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, Irish households are seeing an increase in disposable income, as the country’s economy enters a new post-recovery phase. Ibec’s latest Quarterly Economic Outlook report forecasts growth of 4.2% in 2018, following the expected growth of

Merchandising Services Merchandising encompasses various activities such as display techniques, pricing and other point of sale (POS) methods in order to promote the sale of goods at retail. These techniques should entice and motivate the consumer to make a purchase. PRL In-Market Solutions operate a sales and merchandising operation on behalf of various clients on an outsourced

. Last month, Aldi pushed through the £10 billion sales barrier in its UK and Ireland stores for the first time as shoppers snapped-up luxury products and cut-price vegetables.   Mince pies and Irish cream liqueur, along with beef roasting joints were top of the shopping lists, with the German discount supermarket’s “specially selected” premium