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Wesfarmers concedes defeat with £1 sale of Homebase
Restructuring specialist Hilco buys DIY group after Australian retailer learns an expensive lesson
Irish arm of Argos back in black after booking €153m charge last year
Catalogue retailer employs over 1,000 people across 40 stores in Ireland
Sainsbury’s sales fighting back against Lidl and Aldi
Online grocery sales increased 8%, while sales at convenience stores were up 10%
Happy Christmas quarter for Sainsbury’s as sales beat forecasts
Sales at stores open over a year rose 0.1% in the 15 weeks to early January
Sainsbury’s first-half profit falls 10% on wage hikes and price war
UK supermarket chain says full-year profit outlook remains in line with market view
Discounter Dealz snapped up by Steinhoff for £597m
Poundland owns Dealz, which recently announced it will open up to 20 new Irish stores
Sainsbury’s CFO to take over at Argos owner Home Retail
Supermarket targets Argos to create UK’s largest general merchandise business
Argos has best sales performance for two years
Improvement despite takeover by Sainsbury’s and poor weather
Sainsbury’s cautions that conditions remain challenging
Britain’s second biggest supermarket reports a drop in quarterly underlying sales
Markets in reverse as US consumer stocks lead the fall
Irish heavyweights CRH, Smurfit Kappa and Glanbia help to drag down Iseq
Argos owner faces wait for approval on Sainsbury’s takeover
Deal expected to complete in third quarter of year assuming no intervention by authority
Ikea finalising its biggest overhaul in decades
Decision to rip up organisational blueprint taken at secret meeting in late 2014
European shares end lower after turbulent session
Iseq also falls with Ryanair and Dalata down and Kingspan one of the only risers
Positive economic and employment data boosts US shares
Better-than-expected US jobs and factory data suggests stronger corporate earnings
Home Retail backs Sainsbury’s £1.4bn takeover of Argos
Britain’s second biggest grocer was left a clear run to buy the catalogue retailer
Pound still under pressure over Brexit
In Dublin, Ryanair advances 2.6% in line with travel stock rebound across Europe
Volatility in financial markets hits two-month low
Aryzta puts some of last week’s troubles behind it, rising 5 per cent to €35.50
Global markets cap fifth week of gains
Shares in Aryzta rise for the first time in week, climbing 2 per cent to €33.80 in Dublin
Sainsbury reports surprise increase in Q4 sales
Supermarket group ponders whether to boost its bid for Argos owner Home Retail Group
Markets turn sour as Draghi signals end to rate cuts
ECB rate cut and Draghi comments prompt up and down day on European markets
Bid target Home Retail sees Argos performance improve
Total sales at Argos rise 1.9 per cent to £515 million in the eight weeks to February 27
European stocks slide as oil tumbles once more
Paddy Power Betfair makes successful debut on Dublin and London markets
Sainsbury’s buys Argos-owner Home Retail in search for growth
Meanwhile EasyJet founder takes on Aldi and Lidl with easyFoodstore in London
Sainsbury to buy Argos owner for £1.3bn
Deal will combine two of the UK’s biggest retailers in an effort to fight back against competition
Relief for markets as global equities rise
Petroceltic gains 74% after receiving bank waiver to allow it to continue sale talks
Interest high in Dublin retail expo
Delegates attracted by the recovery in Ireland’s retail economy over the past two years
Home Retail confirms Homebase sale to Wesfarmers
Homebase to rebrand as Bunnings in Ireland and the UK as it goes head-to-head with B&Q
Argos reports 2.2% drop in sales despite rise in digital trade
Owner Home Retail in talks to sell Homebase chain to Australia’s Wesfarmers
Sainsbury’s upgrades outlook after strong Christmas
Supermarket chain has shown greater resilience to competition from Aldi and Lidl
Markets suffer Chinese burns after currency woes
Tullow Oil loses 9.9% in Dublin after further falls in oil price, but Ryanair gains 2.2%
Sainsbury considers offer for Argos owner
Deal with Home Retail Group would combine two of the UK’s largest retailers
Home no more for Homestore
Ogalas takes unlimited status and transfers control to Isle of Man company Siglo
Private equity groups consider bid for Argos owner
Home Retail Group shares rose the most in more than two years after reports suggest £1bn bid could be forthcoming
European shares end marginally up ahead of ECB meeting
Dublin market out-performs peers thanks to strong shows from CRH and Smurfit Kappa
Home Retail’s Argos suffers yet another sales fall
Sales at stores open over a year fall 2.8% in the 13 weeks to the end of August
Home Retail says Argos sales dented by poor electricals market
Sales at Argos stores open for more than a year fell 3.9% in the 13 weeks to May 30
Disappointing end to year for Argos owner
Home Retail delivers a weaker-than-expected finish to the year at both its Argos and Homebase chains
Swiss roll throws markets into turmoil
Move sends most European shares soaring as bond yields and Swiss equities tumble
Argos owner Home Retail reports weak Christmas sales
Retailer sought to protect its profitability by not chasing sales with further discounts
Argos owner Home Retail first half profit rises
Retailer to close 80 Homebase stores while MD Paul Loft is also planning to step down
Home Retail Group says Argos quarterly sales rise
Analysts expect the group to post full-year pretax profit of £127 million
Homestore and More sales surge by 20%
Booming housing market boost business for home-related retailers
Argos parent Home Retail on track to meet profit forecasts
Strong demand for seasonal products and electrical items help keeps Argos on target
Argos owner sees profits rise as turnaround push shows promise
Group is being reinvented from a catalogue firm to a digitally-led business
European stocks fall on Crimea standoff
UK grocer Morrison drags retailers lower, but there are gains for Lufthansa and INM
PR firm Drury enjoys 7.3% climb in pretax profit
Omnicom-owned company expects further growth despite end of IBRC account
UK retailers say talk of economic recovery premature
Wm Morrisons reports 10 per cent drop in first-half profits
High Court confirms Homebase examiner
DIY chain may close stores at Fonthill, Carlow and Castlebar under survival proposals
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