The Irish Times

Spar-owner BWG increased sales by 7% in four-month period to end of January

Irish retail group’s South African parent hails its ‘impressive’ performance

Wed Feb 16 2022 - 17:38

Spar owner to use AI to guess what customers want to buy

BWG rolling out AI-based predictive stock ordering solution across its 1,000-plus stores

Mon Jan 17 2022 - 05:42

Deliveroo expands deliveries into Kildare, Meath and Louth

Services now available to 39% of population

Mon Nov 15 2021 - 05:45

Irish-founded The Naked Collective closes €6.2m funding round

Healthy drinks firm will use funding to support expansion plans overseas

Fri Nov 05 2021 - 05:38

What Circle K’s move onto city streets tells us about the future of forecourts

Bid to buy 10 Dublin Londis stores comes as its existing outlets face period of great change

Sat Sept 11 2021 - 06:05

Forecourt retailer Circle K buys 10 Dublin convenience stores

Canadian group buys 10 high-profile Londis convenience outlets from Griffin Group

Fri Sept 10 2021 - 21:04

Deliveroo expands on-demand services to Waterford city

Company, which launched in the Republic in 2015, is now operating in five cities locally

Mon Aug 09 2021 - 09:28

Musgrave joining legal action seeking compensation from Visa and Mastercard

British courts ruled ‘interchange fees’ imposed by Visa and Mastercard on retailers for every card transaction were breach of competition laws

Mon Aug 02 2021 - 05:48

Lockdown delivers 3% sales boost to Spar owner BWG

Brexit had ‘minimal impact’, South Africa-owned operator of franchise in Ireland says

Tue May 25 2021 - 18:19

The Naked Collective bags Oscar for its healthy drink

Irish company’s Mude drink to be included in goodie bag given to attendees

Wed Apr 14 2021 - 05:30

The Naked Collective to raise €2.5m through crowdfunding campaign

Co Kildare-based healthy drinks company seeking to secure €15m in investment overall

Mon Mar 29 2021 - 05:30

Deliveroo solution allows customers to order food directly from restaurants

Customers can order from online channels with deliveries done through Deliveroo

Mon Feb 08 2021 - 05:00

Irish companies eager to go green and decarbonise

Food Academy at SuperValu is a shining example of sustainability initiative

Fri Nov 20 2020 - 00:00

€56m payout for directors at Spar parent BWG after Christmas

South African group will assume full control of BWG in January

Thu Nov 19 2020 - 05:18

Irish retailers are not hotbeds of Covid-19 infection, figures suggest

Data indicates retail workers are not being infected at higher rate than general public

Mon Oct 19 2020 - 05:00

Dunnes Stores launch new groceries home delivery service

Supermarket chain’s partnership with Buymie offers service to customers in Dublin and Cork

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 07:52

Spar trialling checkout-free payment technology in 1,000 shops

Customers scan barcode on smartphone, pay and leave store without queuing

Thu Aug 20 2020 - 05:00

Dunnes Stores trials online ordering from Cornelscourt outlet

Retailer links up with Flipdish to allow customers to make minimum order of €20

Thu Jul 02 2020 - 05:00

Aldi teams up with Deliveroo to trial home deliveries

Delivery service to be available from two stores in Dublin but could be expanded

Mon Jun 29 2020 - 05:00

Spar owner sees spike in sales of gardening products

BWG Foods says sales of items such as plants surpassed €1m over past 8 weeks

Wed May 20 2020 - 02:15

Eighty fine food shops and restaurants delivering during lockdown

Order from kitchens and farms, as well as book and toy shops across the country

Wed Apr 29 2020 - 17:15

Coronavirus: BWG rolls out digital health app for staff

Wholesale chain plans to make service available to workers in 1,000-plus shops

Mon Apr 13 2020 - 05:04

Deliveroo branches into grocery deliveries in Ireland

Delivery company has partnered with Spar, Londis, Mace and Fallon & Byrne

Thu Apr 09 2020 - 05:29

Make a move to Irishtown – the affordable side of Dublin 4

This city village has parks and easy access to Grand Canal Dock and Sandymount seafront

Sat Apr 04 2020 - 06:00

Grocery retailers witnessing ‘unprecedented’ levels of demand

Market leaders such as Lidl and BWG say supplies holding up but staff under pressure

Sat Mar 14 2020 - 07:55

Business leaders see better public services as key election issue

Quality of life now key to attracting and retaining staff, company bosses say

Fri Jan 17 2020 - 05:51

Spar owner executives to share cash payout of €41.5m

Three BWG officials to receive payments as group’s equity is valued at €415m

Thu Nov 14 2019 - 05:51

Musgrave NI to open up to 20 additional stores

Grocery and convenience retailer also plans to revamp 40 existing stores in the North

Mon Jun 17 2019 - 19:59

Five mums doing healthy business in kids’ food

Faced with fussy kids, these women created inspired products for the supermarket shelf

Thu May 30 2019 - 04:58

Wines to make your party go with a pop

These 20 great party wines are guaranteed crowd-pleasers

Thu Dec 27 2018 - 06:00

Three BWG executives in line to share €75m windfall

Leo Crawford and two others due payment under deal with South African investor

Wed Nov 14 2018 - 16:56

BWG plans major expansion of Spar and Eurospar

Group plans to invest €25 million in store refurbishments.

Mon Oct 08 2018 - 13:26

At your convenience

Independent retailers have to stay ahead of their larger rivals in the battle to win and retain custom

Wed Jul 18 2018 - 00:00

The best wines to drink with salads

It makes sense to match light-bodied wines with delicately flavoured foods

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 06:00