Only 1% of retailers give top marks to Coalition

The Government has scored poorly in a report that shows just 1% of retailers would award the Coalition top marks for its performance in helping the sector.

Fewer than two in 10 retailers feel the Government is doing enough to make credit more freely available to their businesses. Some 83% of those surveyed — on behalf of Food & Hospitality Ireland, Checkout magazine, and the Convenience Stores & Newsagents Association — feel the Government needs to increase its efforts to have the banking sector increase lending to retailers.

Its performance garnered a ‘C’ grade among 41% of retailers, with 32% awarding a ‘D’ grade. Just 1% felt the Coalition was deserving of an ‘A’.