🛒 British consumers reigned in their shopping in September as a warm start to the autumn hurt clothing sales and higher fuel prices ate into household budgets, while separate data showed confidence levels plunged in October. 🔗 checkout.ie/retail/uk-retail…

🛒 Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second-biggest supermarket group, followed industry leader Tesco in upgrading the lower end of its full-year profit outlook on Thursday, but slower sales growth in its second quarter sent its shares lower. 🔗 checkout.ie/retail/sainsbury…

💐 Too Good To Go will expand its offering beyond food, further minimising waste, the company announced on Thursday. The food surplus app noted that it will start offering personal-care items – including skincare, haircare, oral-care and beauty products – as well as pet-care products, flowers, plants, nutrition and supplements, and home products, initially spanning cleaning products and decor. 🔗 checkout.ie/technology/too-g…

🌯 Boojum has announced that it will open its tenth Dublin restaurant this month at Swords Pavilions Shopping Centre, creating 25 new jobs for the local area. 🔗 Read the full article: checkout.ie/retail/boojum-to…

📍Munster 📣 Lidl Ireland has announced a major €420 million investment in Munster, with plans to create more than 500 jobs in the province. The investment programme, announced today, includes €306 million earmarked for County Cork. 🔗 checkout.ie/retail/lidl-irel…

♻️ People across Ireland returned more than two million cans and bottles at events this summer for charities, according to Re-turn, the administrator of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). Throughout the summer, festivalgoers, sports fans, and event attendees embraced the opportunity to donate cans and bottles to Return for Children. 🔗 checkout.ie/retail/over-2m-c…

📊 Too Good To Go has released new research which reveals that nearly one in ten Irish people are throwing more food away than last year. The food surplus app found with Core Research that some 43% of adults say they are not concerned about food waste in their homes – an increase of 9% on last year. 🔗 Read the full story: checkout.ie/retail/too-good-…

🧩 Youth mental health group Jigsaw has highlighted the growing need for youth mental health support ahead of official charity partner Applegreen’s October barcode fundraising campaign in support of the organisation. 🔗 checkout.ie/retail/jigsaw-no…

🛍️ Primark – known as Penneys in Ireland – has entered its 21st international territory after opening its newest store in Doha, Qatar. 🔗 Read the full story: checkout.ie/retail/primark-e…

📍Moate, Westmeath 📣 Aldi Ireland has announced the opening date of its 168th Irish store and 5th Westmeath store. Store manager Fiona Smith talked about the "excitement building" in the local community as they prepare for the opening. 🔗 checkout.ie/retail/aldi-irel…