Ireland news

The discounter reports a record Christmas performance, as well as securing funding independent of parent company Steinhoff, as investigations continue into accounting irregularities. Best-ever Christmas performance Poundland reported sales up 5.6% in the 12 weeks to Christmas Eve, including robust like-for-like sales up 6% in the three weeks before Christmas. These results are Poundland's b...

We’ve been hugely excited about the innovation and expansion that we’ve seen in food-to-go in the past year. Here we update our outlook for 2018, and share some of the trends and opportunities that will ensure we keep close to developments in this fast growing market. Health & wellness underpinning innovation Many of the concepts globally that we see in growth are ones that are underpinned ...

Last week, Superdrug opened its fourth store in Dublin and seventh store in Ireland. The company is now looking for further locations to expand next year. 'Ireland is incredibly important' Superdrug's new store is located in the Swords Pavilions shopping centre in Dublin. The 3,400 sq ft outlet will not be the last store to open in Ireland this year, with another store expected to open in A...

As Starbucks opens its second Roastery in Shanghai, we take a closer look at the concept itself, Starbucks' strategic evolution and its future opportunities for growth. Starbucks Roastery: aiming to take its coffee to new heights The first Starbucks Roastery is located in Seattle, and we saw the concept in action in August. It's fair to say the Seattle version was very much a homage to both...

We round up the latest news from SPAR International, bringing together news from leading markets in Africa, Asia and Europe. SPAR South Africa reports annual results SPAR has reported its final year results for operations in South Africa, Ireland and Switzerland. South Africa revenue +4.6%, Tops alcohol driving sales SPAR full year revenue in South Africa increased +4.6% to ZAR56 bn (...

Coming to our Food-to-Go Conference on November 7? Make the most of your time in London by visiting some of these locations, all selected for their proximity to the conference venue in St Paul's... 1. M&S to Go, the Coop and Leon, Ludgate Circus Ludgate Circus is one of the busiest spots in this part of town, and for that reason the corner sites located here have a prime opportunity to attr...

Tesco has reported a highly encouraging set of interim results, with significant gains in sales and profits enabling the group to resume paying a dividend to shareholders for the first time in three years. Strong headline results Group sales: +3.3% to £25.2bn - seventh consecutive quarter of growth. LFL +0.8% UK LFL: +2.2% with volumes +0.3% and fresh food volumes +1.5% Group opera...

Aldi's sales soared 13.5% to £8.74bn in the UK and Ireland, representing more than a £1bn increase on the full year 2015 results. However, profit dipped for the third consecutive year, with double digit decline in operating profit down 17% to £211.3m. Performance boosted by new stores and switching shoppers Aldi's strong sales performance comes as no surprise: earlier this year Kantar repor...

Fashion Week shows and pop-up stores herald the launch of Lidl's fashion collaboration with super model Heidi Klum, as the retailer further extends its reach into clothing. New York Fashion Week show and Dublin pop-up store promote the launch In Dublin's famous shopping high street, Grafton Street, Lidl is hosting a four day pop-up space where visitors can browse its new fashion collaborati...

We look at how Couche-Tard is building out its food-to-go capabilities. Strong first quarter with solid sales and profit growth Couche-Tard’s first quarter merchandise revenues increased by 9.8% to $2.8bn, with same-store merchandise revenues up 1.4% in the US and Europe, and down 0.2% in Canada. Net earnings increased by 13.0% to $364.7m. This was a strong performance by the retailer, with...