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A fragile year for consumers and retailers alike could encourage new habits
Hope for Irish jobs at Laura Ashley, High Court told
Laura Ashley Ireland Ltd formed part of Laura Ashley group and employed over 70 people here
Hundreds take to a Zoom rally in support of Debenhams workers
Gardaí look on as 30 people stage protest observing social distancing in Henry Street
Irish retailers face winter of discontent after UK closures
Industry believes up to 40% of stores will go bust without State help
Branson’s collateral, ‘crazy losses’ and paying to give oil away
Planet Business: Anyone for an acre of Necker Island?
High court puts liquidators into Irish Oasis and Warehouse stores
Irish subsidiaries employed about 300 people before retail shutdowns
Laura Ashley’s Irish stores to remain open - sources
As many as 721 jobs could be lost as retailer moves to close 70 UK stores
Markets edge higher on Federal Reserve action
Market reports: Dublin closes flat, with housebuilders tumbling
Iseq heavyweights drag as European markets cheer easing coronavirus fears
US markets closed for Presidents’ Day holiday
European shares drop on coronavirus cases and weak euro-zone data
Markets close: Dublin closes lower with Bank of Ireland and AIB among the biggest losers
Pretax profits decrease sharply at Arcadia’s Irish outlets
Revenues decline at Oasis while Laura Ashley reduces pretax losses
Irishman Seán Anglim resigns as Laura Ashley finance director
Galway man who was also joint COO has left retailer after more than two decades
Tanya Sweeney: Bare-bulb hipster chic is over but are we really going back to chintz?
Chintz is so busy it rarely looks dirty, with fabrics so durable they can be wiped clean
If TV is the drug of the nation, consider my prescription filled
Tanya Sweeney: Some of the intelligentsia like to say ‘I don’t even own a TV’
Jennifer O’Connell: Get ‘beach body ready?’ Don’t make me retch
What do women want for summer? Clothes that fit and sandals you can walk in
The Irish man who helped tackle Cyprus’s financial crisis
Interview: John Hourican on stepping down as Bank of Cyprus CEO to move closer to home
Stocks advance on hopes of US-China trade deal
Dublin’s Iseq slips 0.2% to close at 6,021.15 as Bank of Ireland closes the session 2.3% off
Outlook less than rosy at Laura Ashley as sales drop 4.2%
Tough high street conditions see fashion and home brand having to overhaul its strategy
Irish-based firms left out of pocket over House of Fraser
UK retail chain had debts of almost £1bn when it collapsed
Ballyfin blankets, Sorcha O’Raghallaigh’s star signs: what’s new in interiors
Home front: Wrap up in a luxurious alpaca blanket at Ballyfin, salad days in a coffee cup, Irish design goes to New York
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Planet Business: US media’s ‘catch and kill’ and a Facebook executive’s tweetstorm
Making a new home from an old factory by the sea in west Cork
Closing their knitwear business was the cue for Bebhinn and Robert Marten to move into their Baltimore premises
Homebase takeover becomes tale of retail disaster
Australian owners write down almost £600m after totally misjudging market
Brexit drives profits down 72% at Laura Ashley
Fashion and homeware retailer cites weaker pound and ‘challenging’ trading conditions
Air Berlin insolvency filing causes market turbulence
Airline shares climb in Europe as investors speculate on likely winners from insolvency
Laura Ashley shares drop 18% after profit warning
Home furnishings and womenswear group says its full-year earnings will take £2.8m hit
Seaside shacks and under the thatch - homes to rent in Donegal
Called the ‘coolest place on the planet’ by National Geographic magazine, Donegal has so much coastline it’s easy to find a seaside rental
Laura Ashley sees profits plunge on falling sales and surging costs
Shares in the group tumble 11% amid tough trading for company
Laura Ashley reports higher revenues at Irish subsidiary
Fashion-to-furnishing retailer operates five standalone stores and a concession locally
Merchants Quay Shopping Centre expected to sell for €12.5m
Landmark Cork centre comes with planning approval for redevelopment of retail units
From the Archives: October 17th, 1986
Kathryn Holmquist talked to Sinéad O’Connor and some of the other woman garage banders of the 1980s
Ségolène Royal: France’s leading lady is ready for battle
It’s taken 10 years but the former partner of Francois Hollande is once again combative, energetic and engaged at the heart of French politics
Star turn: Boyzone’s Keith Duffy makes that move
Duffy and wife Lisa are building afresh and have put their Roganstown home on sale at €1.3m
Petal power is the look of summer
Floral prints are everywhere this season. But there is a skill in putting all the elements of a floral outfit together
Fashion: Get your groove on with 1970s look
Flares, chunky heels, floppy hats and fringed bags hark back to an earlier era
Fashion: see through spring
After months of covering up, it’s time to lighten up with pinks and sheers
Can bargain-hunting US shoppers be convinced to spend in Penneys?
Boston, with its large Irish community, is a good beachhead for Primark to attempt its most ambitious retail invasion
Something old, new, expensive or blue: how to offload surplus domestic goods
Today marks yet another austerity budget, so it’s time to convert unwanted household goods to cash
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