Retail

The major challenges facing Dublin’s retail sector in 2024

Staffing shortages, changing customer habits and sustainability are among the major issues facing businesses

Retailers are wasting their time and resources investing in sophisticated data/artificial intelligence capability without the basics being addressed in the first instance

The retail sector is a pivotal and positive element of the Irish business community; creating employment and generating commercial activity in every town and village nationwide.

Unfortunately, the main narrative with respect to Irish retail in recent months has focused on the cost of doing business, the closure of Argos and Iceland and the deplorable scenes of vandalism on Thanksgiving night in Dublin city centre.

These have overshadowed more positive developments such as the entry ...