In the Republic of Ireland, the retail sector provides one of the largest sources of employment in the economy, representing over 12% of the workforce.[1] As of 2017, approximately 40,000 wholesale and retail businesses employed almost 280,000 people in Ireland,[2][1] with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment reporting that 90% of these businesses were Irish-owned.[1]
As of 2017, the retail market was worth €40 billion annually,[3] with the supermarket sector reportedly comprising €9 billion of this figure.[2] For the same period, €5 billion was spent by Irish consumers with online retailers - €3 billion of this going to non-Irish sites.[3]
- ^ a b c "Business & Sectoral Initiatives - Retail Sector". Gov.ie. Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Basket case: How consumers' food shopping experience is changing". 5 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ a b "60% of Irish online spending went to foreign retailers in 2017". Irish Times. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.