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How are Irish shops faring in the online retail apocalypse?

Online shopping may not bring the apocalypse for traditional Irish retailers. But it will bring change. Customers tooled up with smartphones appear to be ready for that change. It’s time for retailers ... read more

'Bad stores kill retail - not Amazon'

I've definitely been swayed by some of the data indicating a migration from offline to online shopping. So when PricewaterhouseCoopers recently claimed that two-thirds of Irish consumers have shopped ... read more

Over 50% of American Retailers Say They Are in Trouble

The retail apocalypse claims ... industry how they were faring. The study titled the “2019 BDO Retail Rationalized Survey” says that “More than half (54 percent) of traditional retailers—including big ... read more

Startup Spotlight: Getting To The Point Of The Retail Shift

The retail apocalypse is fake news if you ask Mark Cummins, co-founder of Irish startup ... transact in a store, but the limited information available was hindering their ability to do so. Early ... read more

Are we facing into a retail apocalypse?

Are we facing into a retail apocalypse ... online in 2016, with the spending set to grow to €14 billion by 2021, but the same survey found that while online spending is climbing dramatically, Irish ... read more

Why are so many shops going out of business?

The retail apocalypse phenomenon has ... are prepared to pay for next day delivery. Irish retailers need to be able to offer seamless, free returns to attract and keep customers returning to their ... read more

A Bankruptcy May Be in Forever 21’s Future, But the Chain Will Survive, Experts Say

The family-owned chain opened its first store in ... (Primark is an Irish fast-fashion retailer). Fast fashion has become a competitive business. Forever 21 faces rivals like H&M and Spanish clothing ... read more

Big-box shoe retailer DSW’s stumble is a cautionary tale for other major retailers

In April, Canadian department-store giant Hudson's Bay Co. took a $116-million (Canadian) write-down related to sales weakness in the division that includes Gilt, the online flash-sale ... making as a ... read more

FTSE 100 ends in the red as retailers pull back, but scores weekly gain

U.K. stocks ended lower for a second straight session Friday, with retail stocks in the red, but London’s blue-chip benchmark still notched a win for the week. How markets are faring ... Irish ... read more

Brendan O'Connor

We do not say this lightly, but today, the Sunday Independent is calling for this country to leak a picture to some online news websites of all of ... Dunnes to distinguish from the old Dunnes, the ... read more

Malls brave current challenges

Chen said suburban malls are the hardest hit while city malls and mega malls are still faring ... shopping as online retailing is almost guaranteed to grow – it comprises 20% of retail turnover in ... read more

Steve Hudson On Fort Lauderdale's Ups And Downs

While I certainly believe some will survive, each year it becomes more difficult for these smaller stores to adapt and overcome the online era. Bisnow: How are the really long-term tenants, like Maus ... read more