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16. Stock Take – March 2026

Season 1, Ep. 16

Welcome to Stock Take by Checkout Magazine – your one-stop-shop for Ireland's retail news. Each month, Checkout journalist Sarah O'Sullivan will take you through the biggest stories of the month to keep you across anything and everything in the Irish retail and FMCG market.


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Stories:

  • Dunnes Leads Market Share As Shoppers Dined In For Valentine’s – Worldpanel – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/dunnes-leads-market-share-as-shoppers-dined-in-for-valentines-worldpanel-224650
  • Musgrave Announces Appointment Of Patricia Blackshields As CCO – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/musgrave-announces-appointment-of-patricia-blackshields-as-cco-224960
  • TWIG Reveals Speakers For Tenth Annual Fundraiser – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/twig-reveals-speakers-for-tenth-annual-fundraiser-224758
  • Aldi Ireland Unveils Newly Renovated Tallaght Cross Store – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/aldi-ireland-unveils-newly-renovated-tallaght-cross-store-224742


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