Boom brewing as retail sales on the rise

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It might not be the heady days of the Celtic Tiger, but latest figures from Retail Excellence Ireland (REI) show the retail sector has experienced the largest growth since 2007.

In the third quarter of this year, sales across 4,000 stores topped €3.3bn — some 5.5% more than in the same period in 2014.