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Shops

# shops - Thursday 25 April, 2013

9 reasons shopping is a special brand of horror

From the lighting to the changing room sweats, it’s just one thing after another.

# shops - Wednesday 26 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Paco Underhill

6 ways retailers get you to spend more

If you know, you might be able to control yourself. (But probably not.)

# shops - Wednesday 12 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Shortages

Late shoppers may be penalised as stores run low on toys and tablets

This is not a drill. Furbys are heading towards extinction and iPad Minis are all sold out.

# shops - Friday 30 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Read Me

Extract: Black humour, Scud-Burgers, bitter coffee – life in the Lebanon

In his new book, Tom Clonan details the ups and downs of his tour of peacekeeping duty in Lebanon in the 1990s and how ‘Mary Robinson wears no knickers’ becomes a common greeting…

# shops - Saturday 24 November, 2012

Sign Of The Times This post contains images

Pics: 11 shop fronts from a different Ireland

Many – but not quite all – of these stores and pubs have now disappeared.

# shops - Monday 5 November, 2012

From Business ETC RETAIL CRIME

Over half a billion euro in retail stock stolen every year – Retail Ireland

More than half of retailers say they have experienced increased levels of crime in the last two years.

# shops - Friday 2 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: The ‘night economy’ is crucial to the survival of Irish towns

Pubs and restaurants need proper support – and safe streets – if town centres are to thrive, writes Richard Guiney.

# shops - Sunday 23 September, 2012

Shop Till You Drop This post contains images

In pics: The biggest shopping centre on the planet

Let’s go inside Dubai Mall, which has over 600 shops, a 22-screen cinema, a replica of London’s Regent Square and ice skating rink.

# shops - Tuesday 21 August, 2012

From Business ETC Own Brand

Consumers turning to discount shops and own brands for groceries

Latest Kantar figures show strong growth for Tesco in last quarter, while Aldi and Lidl are increasing their market share.

# shops - Sunday 22 July, 2012

From Business ETC Peats

Peats ‘World of Electronics’ to exit examinership

The long-running Dublin chain is set to exit examinership following a successful meeting with creditors.

# shops - Thursday 12 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Scam

Retailers warned of scammer ‘calling himself Mark’

The Irish Payment Services Organisation has said that there is a man posing as one of their engineers phoning shops.

# shops - Friday 25 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Retail

Average €100 drop in weekly pay for many retail workers – union

Mandate said 18,000 of its members have seen their weekly take-home pay reduced by an average €100 in the last year.

# shops - Monday 9 April, 2012

Dilemma This post contains a poll

The burning question*: How do you queue?

This and every Monday, let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)

# shops - Wednesday 25 January, 2012

From Business ETC Shops

Retail sales still dropping, industry figures show

Many stores face going out of business in 2012, according to the chief executive of Retail Excellence Ireland.

# shops - Tuesday 24 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Dublin

Occupy Dame Street camp is “killing” Temple Bar businesses

Small business owners said today that the camp is stopping people from vising shops in the area.

# shops - Wednesday 11 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Old School This post contains videos

Video: Inside Clerys department store in Dublin – in 1932

Check out this 1932 video of the legendary department store on Dublin’s O’Connell Street, including the bargain basement, the ‘gay and lively’ café – and a mechanical zoo…

# shops - Wednesday 7 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Ban

TCD bans Daily Mail from campus shops

Students voted last night to ban the newspaper from shops over an inaccurate article it ran about UCC student Caolan Mulrooney.

# shops - Friday 25 November, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Jobs

High retail rents costing jobs, say stores

High rents for retail stores are costing jobs, company owners have said. A review by Retail Excellence Ireland said that rents were reduced by nearly 4 per cent over a two-year period, while 50,000 jobs were lost in the sector.

Buy Buy Buy This post contains videos

It’s Black Friday – so here’s some crazy videos of people shopping

Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year in America – but check out the extreme lengths people go to to make sure they get a bargain.

# shops - Monday 7 November, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Alcohol

Views sought on voluntary code for sale and display of alcohol

Members of the public and interested bodies are being asked to give their views on the voluntary code for sale and display of alcohol in shops.

# shops - Tuesday 4 October, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Charity

Donations to Oxfam Ireland at ‘critically low levels’

Some well-known faces have joined a new campaign to encourage people to donate items to their local Oxfam shop.

# shops - Tuesday 26 July, 2011

From Business ETC Retail This post contains images

Slideshow: As retail sales fall, what are we buying?

June was the 40th consecutive month which saw a drop in retail sales.

# shops - Wednesday 8 June, 2011

From TheJournal.ie IKEA

Holy Flatpacks! We spend €2m a week in Ikea

Swedish bosses described the first full year of trading in Ireland as ‘difficult’ but the Ballymun store is still among the most profitable in Europe.

# shops - Sunday 17 April, 2011

From Business ETC Jobswatch

Londis to create 240 jobs in 12 new stores

The supermarket chain posts a profit for 2010 and indicates plans to expand in 2011 with new stores opening.