Some of Ireland’s leading retail outlets are quietly satisfied with how the weeks of trading have gone since the phased exit from the lockdown started. While footfall is down and queues are still forming, money is being spent in a “calm atmosphere”, they say. He said the numbers were not at last year’s level “particularly in light of capacity restrictions” but added that was not “a cause for concern”. “Our priority has been to allow retailers and customers to ease back in. He said gift card sales had proved to be particularly strong since the centre reopened, with a new gift card kiosk for self-service transactions attracting high volumes of customers.

Source: The Irish Times July 03, 2020 23:59 UTC