Ian Kehoe on Business

Bradley’s Pharmacy saga reveals a retail sector reeling from multiple body blows

The Popemobile will be displayed at Paddy Dunning’s National Wax Museum from this week onwards Pic: Fergal Phillips
Limerick take on Galway in today’s All-Ireland hurling final: both teams are backed by financial heavyweightsInpho

Court filings by the Bradley’s Pharmacy Group to support its application for bankruptcy protection paint a pretty grim picture of the Irish retail pharmacy market right now. The company, which has 20 pharmacies in Dublin, Monaghan, Meath, Louth, Wicklow and Kerry, is seeking the appointment of an examiner in an effort to restructure its debts and secure fresh investment.