Euro zone retail trade up 0.4% in October

Euro zone retail trade rose by 0.4 per cent in October, according to new estimates from Eurostat. In the EU28, the volume increased by 0.7 per cent. Year-on-year, the retail sales index in the euro area increased by 1.4 per cent and was up 2 per cent in the entire...

Consumers set to spend almost €4bn over Christmas

Irish shops are bracing themselves for their best Christmas since the nadir of the economic collapse, with a new report suggesting consumers are set to spend €4 billion between now and the new year. The upbeat forecast is contained in Retail Ireland’s Christmas...

Irish consumers to spend €1.55bn this festive season

Irish consumers will spend about €1.55 billion on Christmas this year, up 3.5 per cent from last year, according to a report published by Webloyalty.ie today. Of that figure, €839.9 million will be spent on gifts, with almost two-thirds of consumers planning to spend...