Boohoo buys Oasis and Warehouse brands for £5.25m
Online fast fashion group is led by Offaly man John Lyttle, formerly of Penneys/Primark
Homebase to close three of its 11 Irish stores
Store also plans to cut 1,500 jobs as struggling home-improvement chain seeks to shore up performance
Wesfarmers concedes defeat with £1 sale of Homebase
Restructuring specialist Hilco buys DIY group after Australian retailer learns an expensive lesson
Millennials start new year with old-school paper diaries and pens
Sales of stationery and notebooks are soaring even in this digital age
Why retail’s early giddiness has given way to caution
Sales hit by Brexit and dip in sterling. Result: ‘Nervousness’
Caveat: Industry must ensure tourists don’t craic up with our frothy prices
Our tourism industry will damage itself if prices allowed to swell too quickly
No sequel as final credits roll for Xtra-vision
Rise of streaming turned future bleak for company with colourful history
Xtra-vision killed by Christmas sales collapse, court told
Hilco places movie rental brand into provisional liquidation
HMV on the move on Dublin’s Grafton Street
H&M-owned & Other Stories to move to HMV site, HMV to move to old Karen Millen outlet
HMV and Xtra-Vision see 15% rise in combined group sales
Sales of CDs and vinyl soar but film rentals in sharp decline
Tower Records criticises HMV for ‘Record Store Day’ celebration
HMV to reopen flagship Grafton Street store with deals and DJs
HMV to reopen on Dublin’s Grafton Street
Owners Hilco says new stand-alone HMV store will be located in old A-Wear premises
Struggling A|Wear switches focus in latest survival plan
The fashion chain has seen four changes of ownership in six years but there may be a glimmer of hope as it enters examinership
HMV reopens Henry Street store in Dublin
Three more stores to open next week as retailer stages a comeback
Xtravision and HMV to relaunch as dual brand
Restructuring specialist HilcoCapital bought DVD rental chain out of receivership in June
Four HMV stores reopening in September will honour valid gift vouchers
Head of National Consumer Agency welcomes decision by Hilco Capital
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