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Southern shoppers flood north as Irish retail sector falters

Turning his back on Cumbernauld for Ireland at the start of the Celtic Tiger boom was a breeze for Dougie Stewart.

When it was party time in the Republic, his specialist wine store was shifting pallets of plonk and Champagne by the caseload. These days, though, the fizz has gone out of his business.