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