As 2010 dawns, there’s little evidence that the difficult economic circumstances of the last year will soon abate, and according to Julie Sloan, price will continue to be a primary motivating factor. The hard discounters are here to say

As Keith Smyton reports, the year just gone was a challenging one for pork producers across Northern Ireland, thanks in the main to the early year fallout from the H1N1 dioxin scare… Doing business in 2009 was extremely challenging in [...]

John McNeill says that the Co-operative is experiencing a ‘renaissance’ on high streets and in communities across the UK, including in Northern Ireland where the business goes from strength-to-strength… We are continuing to invest in the province by refitting and [...]

Donald McFetridge argues that while some retailers are certain to go to the wall in 2010, there is also some dim light at the end of a long tunnel. Curtailing the rampant growth of out-of-town retail, however, will be key [...]

Enterprise Minister, Arlene Foster, argues that quality and innovation across the food and drink sector in Northern Ireland is bringing new dynamism to the future of the sector as a whole… At a time when Northern Ireland is facing unprecedented [...]