Furniture and electrical stores and supermarkets have gained sales in recent months, but bars were the only business to post significant falls.

97% of Irish consumers have access to some form of mobile phone, according to Deloitte’s annual Mobile Consumer Survey.

As Europe prepares to make way for the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) next week, how will it actually impact consumers?

The boom is back on the high street as spending on household goods had its sharpest rise in a year and a half.

Consumers are more confident about the future of the Irish economy.

A surge in Irish consumer confidence to a 17-year high is more likely a temporary improvement, quite likely to be undone this month, than a mark of a pending return to boom-time economics, according to a new study.

Irish retailers are being warned they need to face the challenge of online shopping head-on.

As many as 2,000 mortgage holders may switch lender in the first six months of the year as brokers experience a surge in consumers looking to avail of cheaper rates.

Irish consumers think the economy is doing well, but are cautious about their own finances.

Consumers and the construction industry are showing increased confidence over future spending plans, separate surveys suggest.

Households in Britain have become more worried about the outlook for their finances in the 12 months ahead as rising inflation puts a squeeze on their spending power, a new survey shows.

Irish consumers are not seeing a boom and they are nervous about what lies ahead for the economy.

Irish consumers spent over €270m on Fairtrade products last year, an increase of 9% on 2015.

Weak sterling is sending Irish consumers online and to the North.

Retail Ireland is calling on the Government to ease the tax burden in the Budget.

Consumers are being warned of the dangers of carbon monoxide as a week of awareness about the highly poisonous gas begins in Ireland.

Consumers buying goods or services online from today have a way to resolve any disputes that should be free and painless.

Consumers are being advised to use registered installers if they're insulating their homes this winter.

Consumers are being warned about the potential fire hazard caused by hoverboards that don't comply with safety standards.

There was a slight drop in prices paid by consumers in November.

Credit unions, the National Concert Hall, one of the German retail discounters, a savings bank, An Post, and Penneys are the among the companies and brands that score best in delivering satisfaction to Irish customers, a major survey has found.

Last month there was an increase in the number of people saving for their retirement, but most still use surplus cash to pay off outstanding debt, including mortgage repayments.

People are spending more on food and drink and household goods as consumer confidence continues to grow.

Consumers who download or stream music, videos, and apps are to be given statutory rights and remedies for the first time.

It’s time to get out the hammer-action drill and get into some serious renovation as the DIY season arrives.

The disparity between consumers’ feelings towards the economy generally and their own financial position persists despite recent indications that people are beginning to feel the recovery in their pockets.

Consumers are more buoyant now than they were even in the so-called ‘boom’ years of 2006 and 2007, claims a new survey.