Smaller retailers excluded from state online grant scheme, says RGData

Tara Buckley, the director general of retail representative body RGData

Small and medium-sized retailers are claiming they are being excluded from an online retail scheme and are missing out on state-backed grants.

Enterprise Ireland’s ‘Online Retail Scheme’ was launched last year to help Irish retailers develop online offerings and give businesses an avenue to generate global sales. Successful applicants can receive up to €25,000 to part-fund a project.

In correspondence with business minister Heather Humphreys, Tara Buckley, the director general of retail representative ...