Around a hundred thousand jobs could be lost in retail if current sales figures don’t improve.
Ennis-based retail lobby group Retail Excellence Ireland is reporting that overall sales have fallen by close to a third.
Clothing and footwear stores, along with coffee shops, were worst affected – they saw their figures slashed by three quarters.
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Managing Director of Retail Excellence, Duncan Graham says the month of June did give him hope:
