Unilever's chief executive, Alan Jope, said: “We are now probably past peak inflation, but we’re not yet at peak prices.”

Deal worth in the region of €20m understood to have been agreed with investment firm Urban Green Private

Tony Linehan of Shandon Sweets and Angela Cantwell of Angela’s Shop & Coffee Dock in Fountainstown share the spoils

The cost-of-living crisis hit household spending over the festive season

Energy credits, social welfare bonus payments and falling energy prices bring level of optimism

In 2018, the company announced plans to increase its headcount at its base in Galway from 400 to 600.

Challenges facing retailers in Ireland include the cost of doing business and online competition from far beyond our shores 

Without a supermarket network, the retailer was out on its own

Mandate union official Michael Meegan said when staff were told on Thursday it came as a “complete shock”

Tesco and M&S enjoyed a 6% to 7% sales boost in recent weeks but both are wary that the cost-of-living crisis will bite soon

Eurozone consumers seem to be welcoming the convenience of card and digital payments, which have long prevailed in parts of the world such as the US. 

Revenue at the group which includes Poundland and Dealz rose 17.4% to €4.82bn in the 12 months to the end of September

Top tips on taking a sensible approach when it comes to gift-giving this year

Superdry’s directors have acknowledged that there was material uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern until funding was secured.

The world's largest jewellery maker by production capacity said sales in the US, its biggest market, dipped by 3%.

Figures from the CSO show two sectors – bars and pharmaceuticals – were the only ones to show an annual increase in the volume of sales last month.

After a long era of low inflation, Irish people are once again feeling the impact of soaring food prices

Debenhams — formerly Roches Stores — is drawing interest from potential buyers and could be pivotal to Pana's revival

An Bord Pleanála must reconsider its refusal to declare that the use of the premises as a Dealz store is exempted development — meaning it does not require planning permission

The retailer has downgraded its outlook for the full year

Growing number of retailers issue warning on profits

He says the move will see him remain '100% committed' to the business once he leaves shareholders board

The twice re-invented Douglas Village Shopping Centre comes to market

Retail Excellence Ireland said a small business owner who previously spent €20k-€30k a year on energy is now looking at annual bills in the region of €120,000

The chain aims to create six new stores and 140 new jobs this year and also plans to carry out upgrades of existing stores.

Neil McDonnell says the price surge will be too much pressure for some firms in retail, hospitality, and manufacturing

Russians are snapping up western fashion and furniture this week as H&M and Ikea sell off the last of their inventory in Russia, moving forward with their exit from the country after it sent troops into Ukraine.

Foreign brands are also struggling to hang on to China as a major growth driver amid consumer boycotts and preferential treatment for homegrown companies including Anta Sports Products and Li Ning.

The AIB survey of purchasing managers working in the services industry showed that the growth was led by financial services firms, and came as companies passed on costs to their customers in higher prices

Take a vicarious adventure as Jennifer Horgan scouts charming shops with exclusive stock and one-of-a-kind finds 

The group, which also owns Heatons, expects to grow adjusted profit before tax to between €528m and €586m next year

Facebook groups were set up to recruit people 'willing to post incentivised and misleading reviews' across its stores in the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan, says Amazon

Forecasts suggest food inflation could hit 20% in Britain by next year

Ikea Ireland sold more goods online than in-store for the first time

There is a clause in the retail park lease which prohibits a competing supermarket to operate alongside the anchor tenant, Dunnes.

Chairman Bob Martin is taking over immediately as interim CEO

Irish consumers are reining in their spending suggesting that inflation is beginning to bite

Games retailer had been trying to revive growth as customers switch from buying physical discs to digital downloads

Dublin is at the centre of a surge in construction activity

US retail giant Walgreens is abandoning the sale of the Boots pharmacy chain in the UK and Ireland citing “unexpected and dramatic change” in the global financial markets since launching the sales process in January.

The case concerned the opening of a Mr Price store in a shoping centre where Dunnes Stores was the anchor tenant.

Minister for Local Government, Darragh O’Brien, also wants the zoning of lands in Bantry and Corrin to be changed

Emin Agalarov, a pop star and first vice president at the Crocus Group, said: "If you don't have them, then the venue becomes depersonalised."

The doors of Noonan’s of Charleville were first opened by John and Jimmy’s grandparents in the 1890s