All articles by Anthony Garvey
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Rose says M&S will keep up investment in the Irish Republic
Outgoing M&S chairman Sir Stuart Rose has used a recent visit to Dublin to confirm the retailer's commitment to the crisis-ridden country.Speaking at a business conference on the same day as the EU/IMF team arrived in the Irish...
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Irish economic crisis tempts Iceland back after a five-year gap
Iceland is set to become a major player in the Irish grocery market once again, five years after a shock withdrawal that gave staff just 24 hours' notice before its outlets in the Republic were closed down. The return has been...
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NewsSpar Ireland to roll out budget range in bid to halt sales drop
Spar Ireland plans to introduce a new budget range in more than 100 stores across the Republic next month in a bid to reverse declining sales. After a decade of growth during the Irish Celtic Tiger boom, Spar Ireland's sales fell almost...
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Superquinn to lose key exec to Dunnes
Superquinn's second-in-command has resigned from the business and is widely tipped to be heading to Dunnes Stores one of its biggest rivals. Trading director James Wilson, who was part of the Archie Norman and Allan Leighton golden...
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Tesco funds admitted by Irish National Trust
An Taisce, The National Trust for Ireland, which frequently objects to supermarket developments, has admitted it received €25,000 (£20,600) in corporate funding from Tesco.
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‘Hello money’ common in Ireland, claims report
Multiples in the Irish grocery market are raking in up to three times the profits they make elsewhere, according to a report by a parliamentary committee.The report, which has the support of members from both government and opposition...
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Labelling fears put mults off importing Irish cattle
Leading British retailers are unwilling to stock beef from cattle born in the Irish Republic and finished and slaughtered in the UK because of labelling concerns, an Irish parliamentary committee has been told. Five major chains were...
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Irish farmers claim Dunnes reneging on local supply pledge
Irish sheep farmers have been protesting at Dunnes Stores' outlets across the Republic, claiming the retailer is undercutting local lamb sales by stocking cheaper New Zealand meat.
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Irish farmers claim Dunnes reneging on local supply pledge
Irish sheep farmers have been protesting at Dunnes Stores' outlets across the Republic, claiming the retailer is undercutting local lamb sales by stocking cheaper New Zealand meat. It was hypocritical of Dunnes to market itself as an Irish...
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Retailers sold 36m cage eggs as free-range and organic
More than 36 million eggs were falsely passed off to British stores as being free-range or organic between 2004 and 2007, a court has heard.
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Voluntary code for alcohol sales agreed by stores in Republic
Retailers in the Irish Republic - including most of the multiples - have agreed to a new voluntary code for the display and sale of alcohol.Under the code, alcohol-only TV and radio advertising will be banned, as will window displays and...
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Tesco in spotlight over Republic profit claims
Tesco Ireland may have slashed its prices in stores along the Irish border, but its bosses are set to be quizzed by a Parliamentary committee over its high profit margins.
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Irish seek cross-border booze price clampdown
A crackdown on discounted drink in supermarkets and convenience stores in both parts of Ireland could be on the cards if the Government of the Republic has its way. It wants the Northern Ireland power-sharing executive to agree a joint...
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Freeze on 'higher' pay as Musgrave axes jobs
Musgrave Group is cutting staff and imposing a pay freeze to help it cope with what it describes as "very tough" trading conditions in the Irish market.The cutbacks, which include 20 compulsory redundancies, will be confined to operations in...
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Beef shortages likely as Irish go elsewhere
The UK is facing a shortage of British and Irish beef on supermarket shelves from this summer.
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Dunnes returns fire at Tesco in Irish price war
Dunnes Stores, the main domestic challenger to Irish market leader Tesco, has finally hit back in the Republic's price battle. More than a month after Tesco fired the opening salvo with price cuts averaging 25% in 11 stores along the border...
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NewsCross-border shopping prompts cuts to hours
Tesco has followed Superquinn in store cutbacks along the Irish Republic's border as shoppers continue to flood into Northern Ireland for the cheaper prices. Last month, Superquinn announced it was closing its store in the border town of...
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Ailing Superquinn is losing expertise and share to discounters
Superquinn, the embattled Irish chain currently shedding 400 jobs and closing one of its stores, has been hit by a triple whammy – the defection of a key staff member, slippage in market share and a corresponding sales surge at...
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Irish suppliers call for government protection
Suppliers in the Irish Republic have called for the establishment of a new legal framework to protect them from "coercive practices" being employed by the multiples. Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the representative body, claims that...
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Irish pork suppliers' fury at Tesco dioxin compensation claim
Tesco has angered pigmeat suppliers in the Irish Republic by demanding compensation for lost profit following the recent recall of pork contaminated with dioxin. Suppliers were told the retailer had calculated the lost profit from its "order...