The Irish Times

Who are the ‘serious people’ making a play for Brown Thomas and Arnotts?

Retail maverick Vittorio Radice involved in Thai group behind bid for Irish stores

Fri Dec 10 2021 - 05:20

Christmas sales: ‘They will be a lot more muted this year’

Covid rules, altered retailer behaviour and public nerves have changed the landscape

Sat Dec 26 2020 - 01:00

Mixed reaction among retailers at Covid-19 lockdown reprieve

Warning against January sales ‘bizarre’ while ‘Government cannot dictate prices’

Tue Dec 22 2020 - 19:48

Conor Pope's ultimate guide to the Christmas sales - tips, deals and your rights

Many shops have lost the ability to retail, and have replaced it with deep discounting

Mon Dec 23 2019 - 02:06

Dublin’s fashion world turns out in force to celebrate life of Richard Lewis

Tributes were paid to Lewis’s personality and sense of fun – his kindness, modesty and altruism

Mon Oct 01 2018 - 21:01

Guns for teachers, postgrad options, confronting grief and Irish fashion

News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers

Fri Mar 09 2018 - 15:02

Irish shops get a stamp of approval

The Best Shops judges are on the road, choosing winners from a shortlist of 100 shops; An Post launches a new series of stamps celebrating Irish shopfronts

Wed Aug 17 2016 - 15:26

Irish Times Best Shops competition: Keeping it in the family

Best family-run shops competition draws a big response from readers

Sat Jul 23 2016 - 04:58

Best Shops 2016: Taking care of the little things

Llittle kindnesses tend to mean a lot in small communities

Sat Jul 16 2016 - 03:15

Best shops in Ireland 2016: This is pop-up

Is the pop-up shop a smart way to test the retail market? We talk to some success stories

Sat Jun 25 2016 - 02:00

Best Shops in Ireland 2015: Keep those nominations coming

Our judges and ‘secret shoppers’ will be looking for shops with energy, focus and a sense of theatre

Sat Jul 11 2015 - 10:00

Back stage at Best Shops: how the competition works

The submissions, the judges, the process - and why your opinion matters most

Fri Jul 10 2015 - 11:00

Best Shops - the categories and the judges

This year some new categories, and some new judges, have been added to Best Shops

Sun Jul 05 2015 - 07:50

Spar wars

The owner of the Spar group has announced 50 new shops, adding to its 400-plus across the Republic. Does the spread of the convenience chain mean the demise of the traditional local shop?

Sat Oct 11 2014 - 01:00