Retail Ireland hopes to boost sector as employment option

While the retail sector has undergone incredible transformation in recent decades it is still one heavily dependent on human skills and abilities for interaction

Thomas Burke, director of Retail Ireland

As an employer of more than 280,000 people, the Irish retail sector offers a diverse range of career opportunities and roles.

And Retail Ireland is working to further boost its attractiveness as Thomas Burke, Director of Retail Ireland, told The Sunday Business Post.

“The face of retail is so vital. When a customer walks into a store, the first person they meet is the shop assistant, so it’s so important the right people ...