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Checkout – Ireland's Retail Podcast
8: Stock Take – July 2025
Season 1, Ep. 8
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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.
Checkout: https://www.checkout.ie/
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Stories:
- Dunnes Stores Leads Market Share As Shoppers Spend Despite Erratic Weather – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/dunnes-stores-leads-grocery-market-as-shoppers-spend-despite-erratic-weather-219790
- Tesco Ireland Relaunches Ballina Store Following €5m Facelift – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/tesco-ireland-relaunches-ballina-store-following-e5m-facelift-219597
- Tesco Ireland Opens New €20m Cork Superstore In Fermoy – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/tesco-ireland-opens-new-e20m-cork-superstore-in-fermoy-219713
- Tesco Ireland Opens New Co. Cavan Store Following €3.5m Refurbishment – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/tesco-ireland-opens-new-co-cavan-store-following-e3-5m-refurbishment-219761
- Aldi Ireland Opens Doors To New Limerick City Store – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/aldi-ireland-opens-doors-to-new-limerick-city-store-219678
- Chemist Warehouse Officially Opens Newest Store In Limerick – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/chemist-warehouse-officially-opens-newest-store-in-limerick-219437
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12. 12. Stock Take – November 2025
06:56||Season 1, Ep. 12Welcome 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.Checkout: https://www.checkout.ie/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/checkout-publications/Twitter/X: https://x.com/CheckoutIrelandStories:Dunnes Holds Lead As Chocolate And Promotions Drive Market – Worldpanel – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/dunnes-holds-lead-as-chocolate-and-promotions-drive-market-worldpanel-222305SuperValu Creates 100 Jobs As It Opens New, State-Of-The-Art Dublin Store – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/supervalu-creates-100-job-as-it-opens-new-state-of-the-art-dublin-store-221878Lidl Ireland Officially Opens New Killorglin Store In Kerry– https://www.checkout.ie/retail/lidl-ireland-officially-opens-new-killorglin-store-in-kerry-222213Aldi Ireland Officially Opens New Donabate Store In Dublin – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/aldi-ireland-officially-opens-new-donabate-store-in-dublin-222542
11. 11. Stock Take – October 2025
06:23||Season 1, Ep. 11Welcome 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.Checkout: https://www.checkout.ie/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/checkout-publications/Twitter/X: https://x.com/CheckoutIrelandStories:Checkout Announces Winners Of The National Grocery Retail Awards 2025 – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/checkout-announces-winners-of-the-national-grocery-retail-awards-2025-221683Dunnes Stores Holds Market Share Lead As Grocery Inflation Passes 6% – Worldpanel – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/dunnes-stores-holds-market-share-lead-as-grocery-inflation-passes-6-worldpanel-221648Dunnes Stores To Close Three Outlets By The End Of October – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/dunnes-stores-to-close-three-outlets-by-the-end-of-october-221731Maxol Unveils Upgraded Enniscorthy Station Following €400k Investment – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/maxol-unveils-upgraded-enniscorthy-station-following-e400k-investment-221542
10. 10. Stock Take – September 2025
06:08||Season 1, Ep. 10Welcome 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.Checkout: https://www.checkout.ie/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/checkout-publications/Twitter/X: https://x.com/CheckoutIrelandStories:Ireland’s First Taco Bell Opens At New Applegreen In Co. Meath – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/applegreen-opens-irelands-first-taco-bell-in-dunshauglin-co-meath-220869Dunnes Stores Holds Lead As Grocery Inflation Passes 6% – Worldpanel – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/dunnes-stores-holds-lead-as-grocery-inflation-passes-6-worldpanel-221032Viral Fruit Snack TrüFrü Launches In Ireland – https://www.checkout.ie/a-brands/viral-fruit-snack-tru-fru-launches-in-ireland-220581Lidl Ireland Officially Opens New Dunboyne, Co. Meath, Store – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/lidl-ireland-officially-opens-new-dunboyne-co-meath-store-220777
9. 9: Stock Take – August 2025
06:52||Season 1, Ep. 9Welcome 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.Checkout: https://www.checkout.ie/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/checkout-publications/Twitter/X: https://x.com/CheckoutIrelandStories:Checkout Top 100 Brands 2025: Read The Latest Issue Online! – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/checkout-top-100-brands-2025-read-the-latest-issue-online-220524Dunnes Stores Holds Market Share Lead As Social Summer Boosts Drink Sales – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/dunnes-stores-holds-market-share-lead-as-social-summer-boosts-drink-sales-220319BWG Foods’ Profits Jump Over 30% On Strong Sales – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/bwg-foods-profits-jump-over-30-on-strong-sales-220150Dawn Meats Selected As Preferred Long-Term Strategic Partner Of Alliance Group – https://www.checkout.ie/supply-chain/dawn-meats-selected-as-preferred-long-term-strategic-partner-of-alliance-group-220034
7. 7: Stock Take – June 2025
05:26||Season 1, Ep. 7Welcome 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.Checkout: https://www.checkout.ie/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/checkout-publications/Twitter/X: https://x.com/CheckoutIrelandStories:Dunnes Stores Leads Market As Warm Weather Boosts Overall Spend – Kantar – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/dunnes-stores-leads-market-as-warmer-weather-boosts-overall-spend-kantar-218603Dunnes Stores Once Again Leads As Summer Spending Boosts Total Market – Kantar – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/dunnes-stores-once-again-leads-as-summer-spending-boosts-total-market-kantar-219082Applegreen Invests €2m To Open Braeburn Cafe And Drive-Through In Navan – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/applegreen-invests-e2m-to-open-braeburn-cafe-and-drive-thru-in-navan-218953Lidl Ireland Launches Shopper Reward Scheme To Mark 25 Years – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/lidl-ireland-launches-shopper-reward-scheme-to-mark-25-years-218878Applegreen To Invest $750m In US Motorway Services In Massachusetts – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/applegreen-to-invest-750m-in-us-motorway-services-in-massachusetts-218846
6. 6: Stock Take – May 2025
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5. 5: Stock Take – April 2025
06:07||Season 1, Ep. 5Welcome 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.Checkout: https://www.checkout.ie/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/checkout-publications/Twitter/X: https://x.com/CheckoutIrelandStories:Dunnes Holds Market Lead As Rising Prices Stall Sector Growth – Kantar – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/dunnes-holds-market-lead-as-rising-prices-and-late-easter-stall-sector-growth-kantar-217293Lidl Ireland’s Own-Brand Version Of Viral Dubai Chocolate Sells Out – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/lidl-ireland-launches-own-brand-version-of-viral-dubai-chocolate-217053Holland & Barrett Opens New Store In Ennis, Co. Clare – https://www.checkout.ie/retail/holland-barrett-opens-new-store-in-ennis-co-clare-217476Checkout Conference 2025 Highlights Five Years Of Sector Rising To The Occasion – https://www.checkout.ie/events/checkout-conference-2025-highlights-five-years-of-sector-rising-to-the-occasion-217779