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Pilita Clark: The study found that after a buyout, as higher-paid (often male) workers departed, the average pay gap between men and women fell 6.5%
Smyths Toys puts €175m into European business
Toy retailer looking to drive expansion at its most profitable unit
Lego records fastest growth in 5 years on back of digital shift
Sets blending physical bricks with Super Mario games propel profits
Lego wins lockdown as Danish toymaker grows sales and profits
Other toymakers have struggled but Lego has shrugged off shop closures
Walmart disappoints with weak sales volumes over Christmas
Figures from world’s top retailer under scrutiny for slowdown signs in US consumer spending
Irish retail enjoys Brexit breather after mixed 2019
Busy year for many Irish retailers at home and abroad despite weight of UK upheaval
US toy retailer FAO Schwarz opens Dublin store
Retailer takes 6,000sq ft space in Arnotts for its fourth location internationally
Smyths Toys now the most successful Irish retailer abroad
Family-owned Irish group is profitable in Ireland, the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Smyths Toys new European division generated almost €14m profits
Sales at its 21-strong Irish division also rose last year to almost €226m
Smyths Toys starts German expansion with new €40m logistics hub
Group has completed the rebranding of the region’s former Toys R Us division that it bought last year for up to €79 million
Debenhams to ‘trade as normal’ despite administration
Ailing retailer has more than 1,600 staff in Republic
The Irish Times Deal of the Year: The four finalists
Contenders include Coillte for its windfarm sale, and Smyths Toys buying a division of ToysRUs
European shares recover as US, oil stocks see bounce
Shares edge higher as turbulent week draws to a close
Trouble in toyland: Can Mattel’s revival plans for Barbie and friends pay off?
New chairman Ynon Kreiz is focusing on movies and games for some beloved brands
Caveat: will the dark forces afflicting UK retailing crash the Irish house party?
There is a sense building among some in the retail sector that Ireland is overdue a dose of Hell on the High Street
Lampert trying to avoid bankruptcy at Sears Holdings
Chief proposes debt restructuring and selling property to repay $1.5bn worth of debt
Homebase to cut 1,000 jobs by shutting 80 stores next week
DIY chain with 11 Irish outlets was bought by restructuring experts Hilco in May
House of Fraser survival in doubt as rescue plan falls apart
Chinese fashion group had planned to buy a controlling stake but has backed out
London Briefing: All is not well on the British high street
Third profit warning from Debenhams catches analysts on the hop and sends shares tumbling
Poundworld falls into administration, putting 5,000 jobs at risk
Deal is latest blow for Britain’s struggling high streets, where a string of retailers and restaurants have shrunk or collapsed
Interim examiner appointed to Flicker scooter maker
High Court told examiner required to protect Walmart contract
Will Silicon Valley robber barons really kill traditional shops?
Caveat: Harvey Norman chief evangelical in defence of bricks-and-mortar stores
IMF’s warning on tax cuts, Smyths toystores expansion, and Horan snubs INBS inquiry
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk
US court to hear Smyths Toys ‘Project Elf’ plan for Europe
Smyths will initially pay just €64 million for 93 central European stores, documents show
Smyths Toys deny interest in France or Spain’s Toys R Us
Cantillon: Irish retailer proposing to buy 93 German, Swiss and Austrian Toys R Us stores
Game on for Smyths toys family after €79m European deal
Caveat: Transformation to pan-European market leader will not be child’s play
Inside Business podcast: A super expansion for Smyths Toys
Also this week: Irish Ferries, Ulster Bank and Apple
Delays on new drugs, Smyths Toys expand in Europe and entrepreneur awards shortlist
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk
Smyths to pay almost €80m for European assets of Toys R Us
Deal likely to push the Irish retailer’s annual revenues towards €1bn
Smyths Toys to buy Toys R Us in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Mayo family-owned retailing group will double in size
Peppa Pig set to bring home bacon for Entertainment One
Children’s television show and its licensed products growing in popularity in China
Toys ‘R’ Us to close US stores as it fails to reach rescue deal
Some 30,000 jobs at risk as company to shut 735 stores in America
Toys R Us to close all UK stores after failing to find buyer
US-owned chain operated four outlets in the North
Bad weather is snow joke for struggling retailers
Beast from the East brings more woes for old-school businesses trying to stay alive
Moral panic on vultures delays end of arrears crisis
Ireland should have listened to Bill Clinton and tackled the problem years ago
Toys R Us collapses into administration in UK
Executives had hoped to raise sufficient cash to pay tax bill due this week
UK electrical retailer Maplin goes into administration
The chain is the second to collapse on Wednesday in the UK
The economy may be booming, but Irish shops are dying
The more we spend online, the harder it is for shops like Waltons to survive, writes Conor Pope
Game over for UK arm of Toys R Us if pension issue not resolved
London Briefing: Regulator takes tough stance following criticism of past actions
Irish retail back to ‘more normalised level’ of investment
Transactions slowed considerably in 2017 as Nama and banks wrap up deleveraging
Toys’R’Us collapses and scrapped dividend crushes Mattel shares
Difficult times for toymakers as Barbie maker warns it will miss revenue forecasts
Toys ’R’ Us grows old, Uber’s ‘wife appreciation’ and a Twitter overachiever
Planet Business: This week’s round-up has more issues than ‘Rolling Stone’
Are we facing into a retail apocalypse?
What will happen to our high streets if everyone goes online to shop?
Fidget spinner craze turns the toy industry on its head
Failure of traditional manufacturers to get ahead of trend has created a ‘wild west’ marketplace
Meet the Smyths, the Mayo family turning toy retailing into child’s play
Caveat: With new stores opening often in UK, chain will hit 100 outlets in early 2017
Online shopping is a boon for business but is not without issues
Most retailers benefit from a presence online but it also puts them in competition with sellers the world over
Toys R Us leases shops in Dublin and Limerick
Store takes over vacant retail spaces at Westend Retail Park and Parkway Retail Park
Tweens: on a wobbly bridge between childhood and adolescence
A marketing creation or an age group to be handled with particular care?
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