Christmas

UK Grocers' Sales Subdued As Shoppers Delay Christmas Preparations

Total British grocery sales growth on a year-on-year basis slowed to 0.5% in the 12 weeks to 1 December as shoppers delayed their Christmas preparations, i...

Iceland Ireland Removes Plastic Packaging From 14 Products

Iceland Ireland has announced that it has removed plastic packaging from 14 products and has 'significantly reduced' plastic from an additional six items....

Irish Households Throw Out €1.5bn Worth Of Food Each Year, Research Shows

Irish households throw out €1.5 billion worth of food each year, peaking at Christmas time, when households waste 50% more - the equivalent of hundred...

Coca-Cola To Reward Designated Drivers With Parking Spots Over Christmas

Coca-Cola has recently announced that as part of its 15th annual Designated Driver campaign, it will reward consumers by providing three allocated parking...

No-Deal Brexit To Have Major Impact On Online Christmas Shopping

Chris Horn, co-founder, former CEO and chairman of technology middleware business IONA Technologies, has warned Irish consumers exactly how a no-deal Brexi...

Lidl's Warning To Suppliers Highlights Their Vulnerability To No-Deal Brexit, Says Analyst

UK supermarkets have been warned several times that a no-deal Brexit is their worst case scenario but Lidl Ireland’s warning to its suppliers on Mond...

An October No-Deal Brexit More Problematic Than March, Says Tesco CEO

Leaving the European Union without a deal at the end of October would be more difficult than the original March deadline, the Tesco CEO said on Wednesday,...

British Retailers Count Cost Of 'Brutal' Christmas Trading

British retailers endured their worst Christmas since the depths of the financial crisis a decade ago as cautious customers forced high street stores such...