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Retail news This Week
We take a look at this week’s biggest retail news stories. BETTER THAN THE BOOM The Central Bank says we are now even wealthier than during the boom. Read More LIDL BECOMES FIRST IRISH RETAILER TO PAY LIVING WAGE Lidl has committed to paying all of its staff at least €11.90 an hour,
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Retail News Catch-up
As the Budget nears and speculation continues, we round up some of this week’s biggest retail news stories. BUDGET SHOULD TAX EMISSIONS AND PROPERTY – NOT INCOMES John Fitzgerald argues for a increase in the 9% hospitality VAT rate. Read More ALCOHOL BILL PASSED BY DAIL The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, which introduces stringent new
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Retail News Catch-Up
PRL IN-Market Solutions Round up a selection of the main stories in and around retail this week February Fuel Prices Remain Stable Irish fuel prices have remained largely unchanged for the second month in a row, according to AA Ireland. Read More Visa Consumer Spending Index Shows More Increase In a development that
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Irish Retail Sales Up 7.2% In December
Irish retail sales increased by 7.2 per cent in December 2017 compared to the same month the year previously, according to new figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Seasonally adjusted, the volume of retail sales was 0.1 per cent down in the month of December, with an annual increase of 7.2 per cent.