Receivers appointed to entity co-owned by Paddy McKillen jnr that controls Bray retail complex
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Debenhams
Mike Ashley firm gets green light to open large gym on one floor of former Debenhams stores on Henry Street in Dublin
Applicant was Heatons Ltd, which trades as Sports Direct in Ireland
Boohoo names head of digital store Dan Finley as new CEO
Move comes despite Frasers efforts to appoint controlling shareholder Mike Ashley to role
Court cuts WRC compensation award to Debenhams staff by 50%
Most of the €3m fund allocated to retraining staff was unspent and returned to Government at the end of last year
O’Connell Street traders fight to recover ground lost to riots
O’Connell Street is supposed to be Dublin’s main thoroughfare but instead vast tracts of land lie empty awaiting redevelopment
Debenhams liquidators lose second test case at WRC over compulsory redundancies
Multi-million euro Labour Court appeal now looms
Brianna Parkins: Maybe the Gen Zs are right to stop treating workplaces like ‘family’
I for one will welcome our new chaotic overlords when they eventually take charge – even if they are too scared to make a phone call
Ireland’s largest shopping centre to be put up for sale with €725m price tag
Wall Street investment giant appoints Eastdil Secured and CBRE to find buyer for 1.2 million square feet Dublin retail scheme
406 Days: The Debenhams Picket Line – A moving chronicle of the longest dispute in Irish labour history
As a raw, no-nonsense record of an event that many viewers will have only half-grasped, this film could hardly be bettered
Elverys tycoon leads investors in €12m purchase of Cork’s former Debenhams shop
John Staunton among consortium that has acquired the landmark property at 12-17 St Patrick’s Street
Shop steward wins €2,280 for rights breaches in Debenhams test case
Ruling is a key win for Debenhams workers who have referred complaints en masse under Protection of Employment Act 1977
No ‘master plan’ to cut jobs at Debenhams before credit line ‘cut off’
Trade union representing up to 800 former staff claims redundancies were ‘preordained and predetermined’
‘They just looked at us as retail workers – mammies and nannies – they didn’t expect this’
New documentary charts the long-running protest by former Debenhams’ staff
Debenhams redundancies ‘predetermined’, union official claims
Liquidator says he provided all information requested by the trade union to which it was entitled
WRC to hear test case in claim by 750 former Debenhams workers over redundancy consultation
It is understood two complaints per employee have been recorded
Department of Social Protection ordered to pay statutory redundancy to ex-Debenhams worker
Official wrong to say woman had too little service to be eligible, rules WRC
Former Debenhams buildings in Dublin and Cork go on sale for €75m
Receivers Grant Thornton were appointed by Bank of Ireland earlier this year to oversee the sale of the properties
Caveat: €58m bonus play of Boohoo’s Irish chief could become a crying game
Inflation has slowed the online fast fashion retailer’s growth
High-end UK retailer Flannels to open at Blanchardstown Centre
Frasers Group subsidiary to occupy ground-floor level of former Debenhams’ premises
KPMG and Deloitte ‘corporate undertakers’ make their move as Irish businesses face triple threat
Joe Brennan: Might upcoming wave of troubled companies be handled differently to the post-crash victims?
Home Store and More comes to Blackrock
Irish retailer is to take space in the former Debenhams store in the Frascati Centre
Union distances itself from comments by vice-president about Debenhams workers
Author of book about long-running dispute brands comments ‘offensive’ and ‘vile’
Next raises profit guidance for fifth time in 10 months
Strong online performance more than offset another fall in store sales
Retail lurched in 2021 from winter lockdown to summer boom
Reviving city centre retail and labour shortage will be big challenges for year ahead
Back from the dead: Shuttered retail giants in bid for high street revival
Can there be a second act in bricks and mortar or are failed brands postponing the inevitable?
‘I can help at the checkout if I’m in a store and we’re busy’
Interview: Dealz managing director Barry Williams on bargains, expansion and its first Irish distribution centre
Workers who fought for better deal after losing jobs an ‘inspiration’ says Campbell
Former rugby international describes dispute as an ‘eye-opener’ at book launch
Omniplex invests €11m in Ballinasloe, Mullingar and Nenagh cinemas
Family-owned group also plans nine-screen cinema in Belfast’s CastleCourt centre
Galway’s Corrib Shopping Centre on the market for €18.5m
Centre near Eyre Square is latest disposal from Marathon Asset Management
Waterford’s City Square Shopping Centre seeking €24.5m
Property comes to market as US fund Marathon continues its Irish retail assets disposal
Ted Baker enjoys sales surge as dressing up returns to fashion
Retailer working on regaining investor trust under new management
Irish commercial property spend on course to top €4bn by year end
CBRE calls for ‘line in the sand’ on policy to ensure housing and infrastrtucture delivered
Penneys to open store in Tallaght after 21-year wait
Seen & Heard: CIF warns Government over Irish Water funding; OTC mood enhancer sales increase
Gap’s Irish exit a signal that retail exodus shows no sign of slowing
US brand joins a host of other retailers closing their physical shops in Ireland
Leaving Cert business: Accessible, fair and full of choice – but no Covid question
More choice on business paper but surprise at lack of question on pandemic impact
Boohoo weathers supply chain failings with 32% jump in sales
CEO praises performance against background of lockdowns
The winners and losers of the pandemic
Top 1000: Who are the companies that shone in the pandemic? And the ones that struggled?
Brown Thomas and Arnotts may sell in £4bn Selfridges deal – report
Weston family appoint Credit Suisse to advise after unsolicited offer for group
Ex-Debenhams workers end 406-day dispute and accept €3m training fund
Workers say they were disappointed but voted for Government offer after months of pickets
Sports Direct to open ‘mega store’ in Galway city centre
Retailer takes over Debenhams’ 65,000sq ft premises at the Corrib Shopping Centre
Government to enhance rights of workers facing redundancy after insolvency
All employees will have to be provided with 30 days’ notice
Boohoo’s Irish-born chief on course for €58m payout despite share drop
Online retailer’s share price falls 2% even though annual revenues rise 41%
Boohoo earnings up 37% as pandemic drives business online
Publicity over failings in supply chain did not appear to dent sales as revenue rose 41%
Henry Street vacancies ‘to hit 31%’ as traders seek ‘urgent’ action over decline
Survival of retail core north of the Liffey is ‘in doubt’, says local traders’ group
Former Debenhams workers ‘in shock’ after removal from picket
Gardaí arrest four protesters as liquidators KPMG remove stock from Henry Street shop
Protesters lock themselves inside Debenhams loading bay
Richard Boyd Barrett says gardaí at Dublin demonstration ‘extremely heavy handed’
This will be no country for the young unless we fight for their future
With almost 60% of young people out of work, this State faces a long-term crisis unless action is taken now
UK high street woes hit private landlords
Pandemic has pushed many tenants to the brink, leaving a swelling pile of rent arrears
Former Debenhams workers protest a year on from closure
‘We were devastated,’ says former shop steward at march outside Henry Street branch
Debenhams workers live with the trauma of liquidation one year on
Bitter dispute appears near resolution after a year of protests and pickets
‘Safe’ protesting during Covid-19: Lifeblood of democracy?
As frustrations with Government rise, calls to relax ban on demonstrations get louder
Ufurnish targets Irish launch and looks to raise £10m
Irish co-founded online furniture sales site is hiring ahead of a local launch before the end of 2021
Boohoo snaps up Arcadia brands to complete break-up of Green empire
Arcadia fell into administration in November owing creditors hundreds of millions
Unpaid rent at pandemic-hit businesses in Britain reaches £4bn
Landlords demand lenders bear some of the burden
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