Sales
# sales - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Google exec grilled in UK over ‘devious’ use of Ireland to reduce tax
MPs suggested that more sales activities are taking place in the UK than the company is willing to admit to.
# sales - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Property tax: Seller faces €500 fine if they under-declare value of home
A buyer who discovers that the person who sold them the house under-declared its value when paying the tax will be required to inform Revenue which will then pursue the seller, the Department of Finance said.
# sales - Friday 25 January, 2013
Retail sales up in last three months of 2012
Hot beverages and home and giftware sectors saw noticeable increases while furniture and flooring suffered losses.
# sales - Friday 18 January, 2013
One4all reports 14 per cent increase in turnover in 2012
The Irish company behind the gift card brand said sales increased across all distribution channels last year.
# sales - Thursday 17 January, 2013
Dixons retail sales up 8% in Ireland and UK
Dixons Retail has posted an 8 per cent rise in sales in Ireland and the United Kingdom over the key Christmas period.
# sales - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Graphs: Here’s how car-crazy Ireland was in 2000
Figures compiled by the All-Ireland Research Observatory show just how much car sales in Ireland spiked (especially in 2000) – but how they fell sharply in the crash.
# sales - Monday 14 January, 2013
Samsung sells 100 million Galaxy S smartphones
The company launched the first Galaxy S model at the end of May 2010 and has sold 41 million of the newest version of the phone.
# sales - Monday 7 January, 2013
Is Frank Lampard off to Manchester United? The Telegraph reckon he might be…
Check out tomorrow’s reports; Fergie wants to bring that midfield’s average up to 80.
# sales - Friday 28 December, 2012
Retailers report up to 10 per cent rise in St Stephen’s day sales
Retailers are also feeling positive about 2013, saying that they may see an upturn in sales.
# sales - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
‘Do they sell dignity?’ – the best tweets from the St Stephen’s Day sales
They came. They saw. They spent their Christmas money.
Christmas shoppers and sales up on 2011 says Retail Excellence Ireland
Good news for retailers from the evidence so far on St Stephen’s Day says the retail representative body.
Early morning for eager shoppers as St Stephen’s Day sales begin
Did you queue up early this morning? These people did…
Poll: Are you hitting the St Stephen’s Day sales?
Will you be bargain hunting today?
# sales - Tuesday 25 December, 2012
4 stupidly simple but successful new inventions
Start-up turns community-generated ideas into clever new products, paying back lifetime royalties to inventors.
# sales - Monday 24 December, 2012
When do the post-Christmas sales start?
Many retailers have once more chosen to open their doors on St. Stephens Day. TheJournal.ie has a roundup of dates and times of the post-Christmas sales.
# sales - Sunday 23 December, 2012
December retail sales ‘up for first time in five years’
Retail Excellence Ireland says this weekend wasn’t as manic as expected, but was very productive.
# sales - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Tesco sales down 1.3 per cent in third quarter
The company also announced today it will be conducting a strategic review of its loss making US chain Fresh & Easy.
# sales - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
Retail sales up 1.7 per cent in October
Retail Ireland said the 24 per cent increase in electrical sales is “almost certainly” driven by television purchases ahead of the digital switchover.
# sales - Monday 26 November, 2012
Cyber Monday shoppers urged to know their rights
The NCA says there are certain risks with online shopping, particularly the non-delivery of goods or if consumers wish to return an item.
# sales - Sunday 25 November, 2012
# sales - Thursday 22 November, 2012
Forty-eight million bottles of Jameson being sold every year
Whiskey from the Midleton distillery in Cork is one of Ireland’s greatest export successes.
# sales - Thursday 25 October, 2012
HMV clarifies new tattoo and piercings rules
It had been suggested that the company had banned tattoos, piercings and long hair – but the company denies this is true.
# sales - Wednesday 26 September, 2012
Supermarket chain criticised for pre-peeled bananas
The Austrian-based supermarket Billa wrapped the peeled bananas in plastic packaging.
# sales - Friday 24 August, 2012
Poll: Should the number 13 be taken off car licence plates next year?
The Government is considering taking the number 13 from the start of number plates because people consider it unlucky. Good idea? Bad idea?
# sales - Wednesday 8 August, 2012
Arsenal new boy Cazorla targets trophies
The Spanish playmaker becomes the latest impressive addition to the London club’s squad this summer following the signings of Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud.
# sales - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
Cisco to axe 1,300 jobs worldwide
The global computer equipment giant said it is trimming its workforce by 2 per cent.
# sales - Friday 6 July, 2012
New car sales continue to fall significantly
However, official figures are greatly exaggerated because of last year’s scrappage scheme.
Eastbound and down as Jonathan Woodgate returns to Boro
The 32-year-old is a free agent having played for Stoke last season.
# sales - Thursday 28 June, 2012
# sales - Tuesday 26 June, 2012
Rate of cross-border shopping falls
The amount of people buying groceries has dropped slightly – but alcohol sales are up.
# sales - Monday 11 June, 2012
Tesco sees first Irish sales boost for two years
The announcement is a turnaround after months of declining sales figures.
# sales - Friday 8 June, 2012
5 properties to view in… Dublin 15
Sherry FitzGerald picks five homes you can see this weekend.
# sales - Wednesday 6 June, 2012
Pfizer confirms loss of 177 jobs at Cork manufacturing sites
Jobs at Little Island and Ringaskiddy will be lost in 2013, after the expiry of the Lipitor patent resulted in lower demand.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Nine things you should know this morning…
# sales - Tuesday 29 May, 2012
Ticket sales “going great” for Eucharistic Congress
More than 20,000 people have already booked tickets for events during the Eucharistic Congress next month – but with 80,000 expected to attend the final mass, organisers expect last-minute ticket sales.
# sales - Monday 28 May, 2012
Grocery sales fall by 0.2 per cent
But own-brand labels grow by 2.3 per cent year-on-year, as shoppers attempt to make savings.
# sales - Friday 25 May, 2012
5 properties to view in… Dublin 16
Sherry FitzGerald picks five homes you can see this weekend.
# sales - Monday 21 May, 2012
Only 15 per cent of firms are in growth mode – survey
An all-island survey found that 46 per cent half of Irish businesses are currently experiencing contraction, fighting for survival, or are in the process of winding up.
# sales - Friday 20 April, 2012
5 properties to view in… Dalkey, Killiney, Sandycove
Sherry FitzGerald picks five homes you can see this weekend.
# sales - Thursday 19 April, 2012
Uh-oh: Nokia posts €900m loss in just three months
The struggling mobile phone maker suffered one of its worst quarterly results ever in the first quarter of this year as sales plunged dramatically.



























































