The cost of living crisis is beginning to bite hard, with the fall in high street shoppers bringing further heartache for retailers in Northern Ireland. Retail shops had a terrible time during the pandemic and now they are facing a dramatic decrease in sales, due to consumers having less money in their pockets to spend. …
Retailers Suffer As Footfall On High Street Decreases DramaticallyRead More
Emma Murray, the new chair of Chartered Accountants Ulster Society, believes that the many challenges we face can be overcome if we can engineer a period of stability where people can seize the opportunities in front of them and flourish. Northern Ireland Has Many Hurdles To Overcome In an article in the Irish News Emma …
Period Of Stability Needed To Build Confidence And Encourage TalentRead More
The huge hike in energy prices is beginning to have a devastating effect on many businesses as they struggle to cope with the rising bills from their energy providers. And Colin Neill, chief executive of Hospitality Ulster, has commented on these rising prices, saying that the crisis is even worse than the one brought upon …
Energy Bills Causing Huge Headaches For Businesses And Consumers AlikeRead More
It was boom-time for supermarkets during lockdown when delivery sales were at an all-time high and they were the one of the few places that were allowed to stay open for business. But sales are slowing now with grocery sales dipping by 5.4% in the year up to the 12th of June. People Returning To …
We like to bring good news to you as much as we can so we thought we would relay to you the fact that the economy in Northern Ireland grew in the first 3 months of 2022, with many sectors getting back to the levels they hit before the pandemic in 2020. There seemed to …
Healthy Signs Of Growth For Northern Ireland EconomyRead More
A new report which has been commissioned by London City Airport has given the verdict that a return to air travel for business would help boost the economy to the tune of £1 billion. And it appears that the majority of business leaders are all for travelling by air with 64% of those surveyed believing …
Many Business Leaders View Air Travel As Essential For BusinessRead More
High Street Heroes NI is being launched on July 4th with the intention of highlighting the best independent retailers across the country. Retailers are a focal point for many local communities and they can bring people together in good times and bad. It is particularly good to celebrate the best independent retailers after the difficulties …
Today looks like being quite a day in Northern Ireland as Boris Johnson looks to make significant changes to the Protocol, much to the fury of the EU. How that pans out we will have to see, but today in our blog we thought we would focus on how independent businesses across the country are …
Independent Shops Find The Going Tough As Rising Costs Make Their MarkRead More
