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David Fitzsimons

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Name: David Fitzsimons

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

B&Q

Store giants fight back with 750 jobs saved as sky-high rents tumble

MORE than 750 retailing jobs have been brought back from the brink after two store giants exited examinership.Representative groups said it was a good day for retailers as DIY group B&Q Ireland and fashion chain Pamela Scott revealed the jobs had been ... [Published Evening Herald - May 08 2013]

Entities: B&Q, Waterford (Ireland), Athlone (Ireland), Ireland

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 3 reports

Rent reduction deals save 780 jobs at two major retailers

ALMOST 780 retail jobs have been saved after the DIY chain B&Q and high street fashion outlets Pamela Scott successfully used the examinership process to renegotiate crippling rents.The High Court has approved reinvestment plans in both companies, securing ... [Published Irish Independent - May 08 2013]

Entities: B&Q, Ireland, Athlone (Ireland), Waterford (Ireland)

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Mixed news as B&Q, Pamela Scott exit Examinership but Botanic Inns goes into administration

There was mixed news for the retail and pub trade on Tuesday with good news for Women’s clothing group Pamela Scott and DIY Chain B&Q, but bad news as Northern pub chain Botanic Inns went into administration.Botanic InnsThe umbrella body for the pub trade ... [Published Inside Ireland - May 07 2013]

Entities: B&Q, Ireland, Belfast (United Kingdom), David Fitzsimons, Dara Calleary

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

HMV Group plc

The Main Street strikes back

THE fight is on for Dublin's main streets. It's now five years since we entered the 'age of austerity' but at last retailers are starting to believe that shoppers are re-emerging from their economic bunkers.Last week, Xtra-vision became the latest well-known ... [Published Evening Herald - May 07 2013]

Entities: David Fitzsimons, HMV Group plc, Dublin, Savills plc, Market

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Bewley's

Limited implications for rent ruling

A Court ruling to reduce the rent of Bewley’s, Grafton Street, to fall in line with current market conditions, is unlikely to have significant repercussions for upward-only rent reviews, Retail News can report. The High Court case saw the famous Dublin ... [Published Retail News - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: David Fitzsimons, Bewley's, John Corcoran

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Xtra-Vision

Hunt for buyer to save 1,000 Xtra-vision jobs

XTRA-VISION is on the hunt for a buyer that will save more than 1,000 jobs after the movie rental stores went into receivership.With its headquarters based in Tallaght, Xtra-vision has more than 400,000 customers and 1,023 staff, whose jobs now hang in ... [Published Evening Herald - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Xtra-Vision, Ernst & Young, David Fitzsimons

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

The cold weather in March sees retail figures in Ireland drop (IrishCentral)

Weather puts a chill on Ireland's retail figures Retail sales in Ireland were hit by the unusually cold weather in March, the introduction of the local property tax and industrial relations uncertainty.New figures from Retail Excellence Ireland (REI) ... [Published Irish Central - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Ireland, David Fitzsimons, Retail Sales

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Over 1,000 jobs at risk as Xtra-Vision goes into receivership

OVER a thousand jobs at Xtra-vision are in jeopardy with a receiver about to be appointed to the company today.The video and electronics retailing chain has been in financial difficulties for the past few years as it struggled with high rents, declining ... [Published Irish Independent - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Xtra-Vision, David Fitzsimons, Financier, Ireland

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Xtra-vision set to go into receivership, shops remain open for now

DVD AND GAME rental and retail firm Xtra-vision is expected to go into receivership later today, putting over 1,000 jobs at the company at risk.Shops are to remain open in the interim as the receiver ? expected to be appointed later today ? seeks a buyer ... [Published TheJournal.ie - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Xtra-Vision, David Fitzsimons, Ireland, Illegal Downloading

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Cold snap hurts fashion sales... but coffee shops get a boost

SALES at garden centres, in footwear and in women's fashion nosedived last month along with the temperatures.But the cold weather was a boost for sellers of hot drinks, figures from Retail Excellence Ireland (REI) revealed.Trade in plants and garden equipment ... [Published Evening Herald - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: David Fitzsimons, Coffee, Insomnia, Starbucks Corporation

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Teesside industrial firm Hertel in new deal

Independent Investments Ltd has bought two units totalling 195,000sq ft at the Teesside site for an undisclosed sum.Part of the deal has seen Hertel subsidiary Hertel Valve & Rotating Services enter into a new long-term lease on its existing 72,000sq ... [Published nebusiness.co.uk - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Sanderson Weatherall, David Fitzsimons, Demonstration

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Such a centre should also be made rent-friendly to allow local businesses set up there. An English Market in Dublin would offer "more diversity, vibrancy and give the city more personality" , Mr Fitzsimons added

The Main Street strikes back [Published Evening Herald - May 07 2013]

David Fitzsimons, CEO of Retail Excellence Ireland, said: "while we welcome the work of the government to promote foreign direct investment, we believe a similar level of intensity and ingenuity must now be applied by government to the needs of our domestic economy."

Hunt for buyer to save 1,000 Xtra-vision jobs [Published Evening Herald - Apr 30 2013]