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Food Academy Programme To Support Over 1,500 Jobs Within 12 Months

Producers from the Food Academy Programme, which is run by the Local Enterprise Offices, Bord Bia and SuperValu, currently employ 1,131 people in the retai...

In Search Of The Living Wage

The number of pay-related industrial disputes is on the increase, as unions and workers both seek remuneration on the back of stronger business performance...

The Brexit Dilemma

The recent Ibec CEO Conference featured an impassioned speech from Alastair Campbell about the importance of Ireland in the discussions in the lead up to t...

A Big Dealz: Jim McCarthy, Poundland

Poundland chief executive Jim McCarthy has announced that he now plans to open as many as 100 Dealz outlets in Ireland, up from a ‘ceiling’ of...

Checkout at 40: A Trader’s Dream (December 1976)

This year, Checkout commemorates its 40th anniversary under its current ownership, and with this in mind, every week, Retail Intelligence is going to &lsqu...

Ireland Is Booming Again, But Will Things End Badly?: Editorial

Ireland's economy is soaring again. Gross domestic product is up 7 percent from a year ago -- a remarkable surge that inevitably calls to mind the boom pre...

More Than Half Of Card Owners Pay With Contactless

A new survey by BOI Payment Acceptance has revealed that 54% of debit and credit card owners use contactless when paying for goods and services. The sur...

Post-Brexit Blues

Back in May, we here at Checkout published an article detailing the possible implications of a vote for the UK to leave the EU in the now infamous Brexit r...