Independent retailers come up with the goods this Christmas

Despite the challenges, small businesses are successfully carving out their own niches.

Sarah Tobin and Debbie Thornton, co-founders of Young Hearts

Christmas is the most important trading period of the year for all retailers, but none more so than the independent retail sector.

After a turbulent few years, independent Irish retail has re-emerged as one of the most dynamic parts of the Irish economy, fuelled by passion, peer-to-peer support and access to digital tools. But how do independents ensure they have a successful festive sales period?

Christmas trading has been dramatically elongated on account ...