Irish consumers to spend €5bn over the festive season

Households will fork out around €2,800 in shops this December, around €940 more than any other month of the year.

Irish consumers to spend €5bn over the festive season
Mon, 23 Dec, 2019 - 07:26
Digital Desk staff

Irish consumers are expected to spend over €4.9bn over the Christmas season.

The latest Retail Ireland Christmas Retail Monitor shows that the figure is up from €4.75bn in 2018.

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