New supports welcome but challenge of reopening retail enormous
Retail Ireland Director Arnold Dillon said: “The timetable for the phased reopening of the economy will leave many retailers closed for the foreseeable future. It must be kept under constant review and earlier reopening facilitated if public health objectives are met within in a shorter timeframe. Those business that survive will open up into a dramatically altered economic and public health environment. The focus now must be on protecting viable but vulnerable retailers through this period, followed by major reboot of the economy.”
