Shimano MF TZ21 7-Speed Cassette

Evans Cycles - €35.09

Ebay - €10

Aliexpress - €3.30

I've gotten into the habit of slow shopping where for a lot of projects it doesn't bother me if I have to wait a few weeks for delivery. The mark up that consumers pay in Ireland is crazy.

For price differences like that I assume the one on AliExpress will turn out to be a knock-off rather than a genuine Shimano part?

EDIT: Actually it seems not in this case but Evans is just an extreme outlier. It's available directly from Amazon.co.uk for £9.89.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shimano-14-28- ... no+mf-tz21

Is it your first time noticing you live on treasure island?

Plus this is hardly going to break the bank
Probably <€15 in most bike shops

US youth fashion retailer Forever 21 is to close its Irish outlet in Dublin’s Jervis Centre, with the loss of 82 jobs, having racked up losses of more than €40 million since it opened in 2010.

While the chain continues to trade at the Henry Street store, it’s understood that it has agreed to terminate its lease, and a closure is expected to be imminent.

Responding to the news, trade union Mandate said its members are “ deeply disappointed” that the global retailer refused to engage with the union in order to negotiate redundancy packages. It’s understood that the company will only be imposing the minimum statutory redundancy of two weeks per year of service.

Over 80 jobs in the Republic of Ireland are at risk after electricals retailer Maplin collapsed into administration.

The British computer and electrical retailer group, owned by private equity firm Rutland Partners...Maplin currently has six stores in the Republic of Ireland - in Cork, Dublin city, Blanchardstown, Dundalk, Galway and Limerick.

According to PwC, which is still attempting to find a buyer for the group, there are currently 82 people in employment across the six stores here.....Maplin operates 217 stores across the UK and Ireland, including five in Northern Ireland, and has head offices in London and Rotherham.

Today's developments are understood to put a total of 2,500 jobs at risk across the group's operations. .
Graham Harris, CEO confirmed that it "has not been possible to secure a solvent sale of the business".

"As a result we now have no alternative but to enter into an administration process. During this process Maplin will continue to trade and remains open for business," he said.

Debenhams faces a cash crunch as credit insurers tighten terms for its suppliers, piling further pressure on the struggling department store chain.

One of the leading insurers, Euler Hermes, is understood to have reduced cover dramatically for suppliers to Debenhams, while rivals Atradius and Coface are said to have refused to cover new shipments in recent days.

Credit insurance is a vital part of the retail supply chain, protecting suppliers against the risk of a customer going bust between the point of accepting an order and payment being made.

An Post to seek up to 300 voluntary redundancies, may move HQ from Dublin's GPO