Australia's Passel is bringing crowd-sourced delivery to Ireland after a three-month delay
The young company is hoping to break into Europe and the UK next.
Retail and services
How An Post enlisted a fictional, time-poor millennial to create its fancy €5m logo
The decades-old company is hoping to become more relevant to a younger target market.
How protein bars and healthy snacks have muscled their way onto sweet counters
Commentators have likened the sugary food and drink category to tobacco in the past.
Lidl paused plans for a controversial Kildare store - but it hasn't thrown in the towel yet
The second store in Naas received 40 objections and was refused for contravening town centre plans.
'A burden, outdated, absolute folly': Eir lashed out against a bid for it to maintain public payphones
The telco lodged a scornful submission as part of ComReg’s review of the service.
Welcome to the 'experience economy': Why restaurants are moving into shopping centres
Outlets like Dundrum Town Centre and Liffey Valley are using food to drive footfall.
Brussels has ordered online retailers to clean up 'irregularities' in how they display prices
But local retail representatives are confident the problem is not an ‘Irish issue’.
WeBringg has changed its name and quietly downplayed its Amazon-style delivery model
The startup has re-branded as ‘WeDispatch’ to quell any confusion around its business.
Weight-loss tea maker Miss Fit has shut up shop weeks after a recall of 'misleading' products
The company’s CEO said the closure has nothing to do with a recent FSAI enforcement order.
An Post is planning to roll out Parcel Motel-style delivery lockers
The company is hoping to become the ‘e-commerce backbone of Ireland’.
Grocery delivery startup Buymie has secured fresh funding from retail and rugby stars
The Dublin startup recently signed a deal with Lidl to provide its customers with a one-hour delivery service.
Global consultancy Procorre is closing its Dublin operation after a decade because it's 'not viable'
The wider group, which also has offices in Singapore, the UK and Switzerland, will continue trading.
After a three-year absence, free public Wi-Fi is coming back to Dublin - but not the city centre
The local authority concluded that restaurants and cafés can provide access instead.
Freshly Chopped plans to sell hats, knives and tea towels to keep its Grafton Street outlet alive
The salad bar chain is trying to make peace with Dublin council after a lengthy planning dispute.
Most Christmas shoppers bought at least one gift online - but probably not through an Irish store
Industry representatives have called for more State funding for e-commerce.
The Ilac's owners hope to turn Henry Street into a Dundrum-style late-night shopping district
Hammerson says it is in talks with other businesses in the area about opening late into the evening.
'It's tough turning away customers - we can’t be all things to all people'
Gerard Forde of Bizimply talks about self-starters and competing with big multinationals.
Festive spending took a hit and retailers have pointed the finger at... Black Friday again
New figures from Visa show overall spending by consumers fell last month.
Over two years after a Brexit scare, forklift maker Combilift is forecasting double-digit UK growth
The Monaghan giant previously said duties could prompt it to move manufacturing to the North.
Stores warn a tax hike on food supplements is 'completely inconsistent' with health policy
Lobbyists wrote to Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe over incoming VAT increases.