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RETAILERS SAY THAT the days between Christmas and New Year’s have been “pretty positive”.
Across Ireland, people queued for sales to start on St Stephen’s Day and shopping centres have been busy since, building on a strong pre-Christmas for retailers.
Sean Murphy of Retail Excellence Ireland told TheJournal.ie that since 26 December, shops have been seeing strong sales.
“It’s been pretty positive and builds on a positive pre-Christmas.
“It looks as though a lot of consumers had been waiting until after Christmas.
“The 27th was a very busy day, which was probably helped by it being a Saturday. There are continued reports of positive spend and positive footfall.”
Irish shoppers have become more bargain-aware following the recession, Murphy says.
“Irish consumers have been marked by the crisis. Consumer patterns have fundamentally changed. The relatively good weather meant consumers, particularly men, held off on buying heavier items.
“Mens’ fashion has been particularly strong since Christmas.”
Murphy says that the changing face of Christmas shopping, with consumers waiting for sales means shops have had to change how they do business.
“Retailers are very canny about meeting the needs of consumers, which is why there are discounts both sides of Christmas.”
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Has the Cookie Monster been in the cookie jar again ?
Very odd timing. They withdraw their support of this project not long after the sentencing of the doctor who helped locate Bin Laden. I’m not making accusations but it is funny.
But the accusations above that this money will be pumped into drones is ludicrous.
Great. Now they’ll redirect the $20m into more drones to attack the Pakistani population.
There’s hardly a peek about Americas secret war against Pakistan and the amount of civilians they’ve killed in comparison to
the coverage on Syria.
Don’t be a muppet
Think you may find that the drones you are referring to cost considerably more that $20 million.
Not true Derek. Guardian have been reporting the last few days on the increase of drone attacks in Pakistan and how they are blowing up *suspected* militants and everyone within a 100yd radius and then blowing up the funerals of the victims just in case their sons and daughters should harbour any resentment. Me suspects this tactic ain’t gonna work on the war on terror but if it does the guy who ordered it should get a Nobel peace prize. Oh wait…..
This episode was brought to you by the letters “U…S…A” and the numbers 9/11! you have gotta wonder is their “Oscar” an old green grouch or….a child who lives in a landfill and collects scrap for pennies?
Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Jihad Street…
Which if these kids is doing their own thing. 3 kids skipping, 1 with a bag pack.
I’m sure most US taxpayers will be disgusted the way their tax dollars are being wasted. PS Drone on, they’re killing a lot of VERY bad people with them so they then can’t kill us.
Kermit the pakki frog just does not sound or look right
Just ask the count, he’ll tell ye…
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