Claim 11,000 jobs at risk due to North shopping

AROUND 11,000 jobs could be axed because of cross-border spending sprees, business chiefs have claimed.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) revealed southern customers spent €435 million in the North, so far this year.

Shoppers forked out an average of €286 on their most recent trips, with the vast majority stocking up on groceries and almost half of them buying alcohol.