Irish Euromillions winner Dolores McNamara is in the running to buy a massive retail park in her native Limerick.

Operating losses at the Irish arm of UK retail group Arcadia decreased by 90%, last year, to £151,000 (€210,180). The Irish interest operates the Dorothy Perkins and Burton brands.

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Pre-tax losses at the Irish arm of a UK retailer that sells the Top Shop, Dorothy Perkins, Top Man and Burton brands last year narrowed sharply from €14m to £277,000 (€327,947).

It was another day soundtracked by Irish celebrations at the Cheltenham Festival in the Cotswolds yesterday but one coveted title was wrested back from the raiders by the natives.

Topshop and Topman were today valued at a staggering £2bn (€2.46bn) after retail tycoon Philip Green sold a 25% stake in the fashion brands.

Billionaire retailer Philip Green is on the verge of selling a significant chunk of his fashion brand Topshop to US investors.

The retail empire behind Topshop and Miss Selfridge saw annual profits jump 25% despite falling sales amid “very challenging” high street trading.

The Irish arm of the British-owned retailer that sells the Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Topman and Burton brands plunged into the red last year after recording a loss of £14.1m (€17.3m).

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Around 1,600 jobs are to go at shoe retailer Barratts Priceless after attempts to find a buyer for the concessions business failed, administrators said today.

Sir Stuart Rose ends a colourful six-year tenure with high street giant Marks & Spencer today as he steps down as chairman.

Sir Stuart Rose will step down as chairman of Marks & Spencer tomorrow, bringing his six-year tenure with the high street giant to a close.

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TOPSHOP was the star performer in Ireland last year for retail group, Arcadia which saw pre-tax profits fall from £15.1 million (€17.1m) to £10.6m.

Philip Green's Topshop and Dorothy Perkins empire today reported a return to annual profits growth despite "one of the most challenging retail landscapes" ever seen by the billionaire fashion boss.

IRISH shoppers are being forced to pay more than their British counterparts for the same items of clothing in leading high-street stores.

British retail tycoon Philip Green today resisted the temptation to pay himself a dividend from his Bhs empire, after sales and profits went into reverse.

Billionaire tycoon Philip Green extended his retail empire today by clinching a deal for loss-making UK business Etam.

Billionaire entrepreneur Philip Green was today reported to be finalising a deal to buy the loss-making UK retail business Etam.

Billionaire entrepreneur Philip Green said today there were no acquisitions on his radar as he warned the retail sector would see little growth this year.

MUSGRAVE has made the list of the world’s largest private companies, the only Irish firm do so.

Troubled UK supermarket chain Sainsbury today remained silent on claims that its founding family may sell it or take it off the stock market.

Retail tycoon Philip Green is preparing to wage a high street war on Marks & Spencer after dropping his £9.1bn (€13.6bn) takeover bid.

Takeover target Marks & Spencer is to return £2.3bn (€3.4bn) of cash to shareholders and focus on its core business as part of a strategy unveiled by chief executive Stuart Rose today.

Billionaire Philip Green was today thought to be preparing for talks with Marks & Spencer shareholders as he ponders whether to raise the stakes in his takeover bid.

Philip Green’s legal team was deciding today whether to fight an injunction barring its involvment in the entrepreneur’s battle for Marks & Spencer.

The prospect of a drawn-out battle for ownership of Marks & Spencer grew today after the retailer came out fighting against Bhs owner Philip Green.

The newly-appointed team at Marks & Spencer is preparing to begin work at the troubled high street giant today.

Billionaire retailer Philip Green may sell British Home Stores to allay regulatory concerns about his proposed takeover of Marks & Spencer, it was reported today.

Retail tycoon Philip Green, who owns the Bhs, Top Shop and Dorothy Perkins retail chains in Britain, is expected to launch a bid for Marks and Spencer next week.

Shares in Marks & Spencer surged 4% today amid speculation that a £10bn (€15bn) bidding battle for the retailer was set to break out.

A statement issued tonight by M&S after an announcement by retail tycoon Philip Green that he plans to launch a bid for the chain read: “The Board of Marks and Spencer Group notes the announcement made by Revival Acquisitions Limited."

The Professional Footballers Association today met Leeds players to discuss the perils and pitfalls of administration.

Leeds are believed to be close to finalising a short-term rescue package designed to stave off the imminent threat of administration.

Strong sales and the end of distracting takeover talks are expected to boost Arcadia's interim results next Thursday.

Selling clothes to women is a tough task, with spending on womenswear recording its lowest growth for a more than a decade last year.