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Summary of ideas submitted in the Retail category…

• A cap should be placed on retail rents.
• A central database of market rents being paid by tenants of commercial property should be established
• A plastic bag type initiative which would apply some form of financial penalty to store operators for the use of open fronted refrigerated display cabinets unless they (the cabinets) can be demonstrated to contain all the cold air.
• A scheme where instead of putting your euro into your shopping trolley one person assigned to the trolley bay would take that one euro and give you your shopping trolley and all money would be handed to the government.
• A website should be set up exposing all the retailers who exploit employees.
• A website that tracks prices in all supermarkets should be set up.
• Abolish off license 10pm closing.
• Abolish the Good Friday alcohol restrictions.
• Add a one cent tax to all or a lot of consumer products.
• Adjust rental costs in line with exchange rates.
• Adjust sales tax.
• Air conditioning, lighting and computers in offices - turn them off at nights and weekends or when not in use.
• Alcohol and tobacco to only be sold in specialist shops.
• All retails outlets should close for business on Sundays.
• All supermarkets should consider listing out all Irish vegetables that are in season.
• Allow landlords tax breaks where they provide reduced rent to new businesses in their first 3 years or allow local councils to use their properties for tenants on the housing lists.
• Allow temporary employees to work Sundays on a normal wage.
• Allow VAT to be income tax deductible.
• Alter corporation tax rates.
• Amend the smoking ban legislation which would allow publicans to provide smoking bars or well-ventilated smoking areas in their bars.
• An electronic receipt would allow consumers to pool their shopping history in a way that could allow them to genuinely compete with the enormous data analysis capabilities of the multiples.
• An optional credit insurance scheme at the point of purchase for the loss of employment might restore some confidence to purchasers.
• Advertising campaign needed to encourage shoppers to stay this side of the border.
• Ban all Sunday shopping.
• Bring back family retail, restaurant and pub businesses to our centres.
• Bring back the deposit on return with empty bottles.
• Buy good quality clothes at a home party.
• Buy Irish (Repeated idea).
• Central location in the mall that contained a locker where you could leave some bags while you went on to shop some more
• Collect and order centres to be set up in local communities to reduce postage costs.
• Communicate with the people around you.
• Consider reducing Sunday opening for retail outlets
• Control consumption of alcohol.
• Curtail online gambling.
• Cut VRT by 50%
• Declare Dundalk a special economic zone with VAT rate of 14%.