I got a Gears Welcome this morning! Thank you, Jeff and your lovely team, for the very warm welcome in store on Parnell St Dublin today. I was really impressed with their beautiful feature sparkle wall. The store has a natural flow and I found myself mentally writing lists of what I could get […]
Author: David Quinn
Partner Spotlight: DPD
Congratulations to our partner DPD on delivering their 1 millionth parcel by an electrical vehicle to our Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar. The parcel-delivery company is currently delivering more than 4,000 parcels per day by electric vehicle and has also begun testing the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) instead of diesel on its line-haul fleet, in […]
Newsletter SIRA 15.07.22
The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 in Ireland set a legally-binding carbon reduction target of 51% by 2030 and net zero by 2050. As a society, we have a lot of work to do to put structures in place, change behaviours and drive a measurable impact on our planet. One […]
Retail and Digital Retreat 2022 – James Gold
James Gold is one of the co-founders of the multimillion-pound retail chain Skinnydip London. James is a passionate, driven and reactive businessman with first-hand experience of the pressures of managing such a popular brand. James started studying law at Birmingham University, some may say a million miles away from founding a fashion retailer. With a […]
Energy Supports for Business
Recent global events, including the invasion of Ukraine, have led to a rise in global energy costs. The government has already implemented a number of measures to help ease the impact on enterprises, including a temporary reduction in the excise duties charged, by 20 cent per litre of petrol, 15 cent per litre of diesel, […]
Partner Spotlight: DHL Express
DHL Express, the market leader in the express and logistics industry in Ireland, recently opened its new purpose-built facility in Blarney, Co. Cork. The new facility, which has been successfully operating since April represents an investment of over €11.7m and will service DHL Express customers across Cork and the south western region. This facility in […]
Retail Insights: Dior’s Beach Collection Store, Miami
Dior’s Beach Collection Store, Miami A Sea of creativity was used to come up with the latest store concept for Christian Dior. How do you channel the inner feeling of the beach, sea and all things summer in your store? Install colourful fish as props throughout the store. Park a VW camper van outside. Change […]
Sustainable Irish Retail Action (SIRA) Newsletter 01.07.22
Sharon Yourell Lawlor and Claire Cogan set out to research and write a guide on the topic of ‘Retail Sustainability’ it was very clear from the beginning that if retailers were to really embrace it, this guide needed to be very practical in nature, easy to understand and simple to follow. It also needed to […]