Tuesday, July 2, 2013

H&M New Dublin Store

 H&M are set to open a new shop in Dublin in  the former National Irish Bank building on College Green. 
The new store will be besides  Abercrombie and Fitch,
The swedish retailer already operates stores on Dublin's Henry Street and on South King Street next to the Gaiety Theatre. The South King Street Complex is not performing as well as expected due to the absence of other high profile shops on the street (apart from  Zara and Warehouse.

H&M operates in 43 countries employing approximately 90,000 people. It currently has 12 stores in Ireland.

H&M stands for  Hennes & Mauritz

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Dunnes Stores now do Online Shopping in Ireland


Online shopping in Ireland has finally come to Dunnes Stores
. For many years they have been opposed to online shopping but this month have  launched a new online store on their with a revamped website. They will not be selling groceries online.

 Irish customers can have orders delivered for €4.95 for standard delivery, €9.95 for next day delivery or they can have the items delivered to a store near them for free, which will take four working days.

The site also has options for Northern Ireland, the UK and International delivery with prices ranging from free of charge to €18.95.

Dunnesstores.com

Most Popular Online Purchases in Ireland

These are the top categories of products bought online in Ireland in 2012

1Travel Service Reservations (flights/ train / etc)
2 Entertainment Tickets
3 Books / Newspaper / Magazine (hardcopy)
4 Computer / Game Software
5 Video / Music Publication
6 Clothes & Accessories
7 Food & Beverages
8 eBooks / Digital newspapers or
9 Magazine subscriptions
10 Mobile Phones (Including accessory)
11Computers / Game Hardware & peripherals
12 Flowers / Gifts / Toys
13 Skin Care / Cosmetics
14 Car / Motorcycle and Accessory
15 Household Appliance
16 Pet-related Products
17 Household Cleaning Supplies

According to another user survey on behalf of Google - online shoppers gave these reasons why they like to shop online

Lower prices
It is available 24 hours and 7 days a week  - 
I can buy products that are not available in my home country 
Availability of special products which are hard to get offline 
Presence of customer reviews from other people 
You can shop from anywhere 
No long queues 
Easier to compare prices 
Special promotions online 

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Most Popular Online Shopping Sites in Ireland

These are the most visited online shopping sites by Irish people in 2011

Amazon
Ebay
Argos
Ticketmaster
Littlewoods
Pixmania
ASOS
Play
Tesco
Buy4Now
Next
Marks & Spencer
Ebuyer
John Lewis
iloveshopping

Some facts and Figures
Women in Ireland are more active online shoppers than men and consumers with families shop online more than others.
Irish people  aged 35-49 do more online shopping  than other age groups .
The favourite online purchases in Ireland are Hard copies of books/CDs/DVDs  followed by online fashion.
Irish onsumers are going online more for travel and accommodation products and entertainment tickets.