Dunnes Stores beats Musgrave into second place in cut-throat retail sector

DUNNES STORES has beaten Musgrave into second place in the cut-throat multiple retail sector.

But it may have been a Pyrrhic victory as Dunnes may have written off 60m in profits to recover that second slot behind Tesco.

Last year's figures show that the two German low-cost groups Lidl and Aldi have seen their upward march halted.