Northern Ireland shopping centre loses Monsoon, Miss Selfridge, Evans

[BelfastTelegraph.co.uk](#) Business Headlines Tuesday 24 April 2018 Today's top story [Fairhill Shopping Centre in Ballymena.]( [Northern Ireland shopping centre loses Monsoon, Miss Selfridge, Evans]( A Co Antrim town is reeling from the loss of three national high street retailers as problems in Northern Ireland's retail sector continue to mount. Main Headlines [Good relations: Jim Bergin]( [LacPatrick need space and time to decide way forward: farmers]( By Louise Hogan Concerned farmers have urged that LacPatrick Dairies must be given the "space and time" to decide the best option for the co-op. [Pictured with the seven daynurseries.co.uk awards are Audrey McCracken, operations manager and staff from Clear Day Nurseries]( [£1m Lisburn day care facility will create 30 new positions]( By Emma Deighan A new £1m nursery has been planned for the Lisburn area, creating 30 new jobs. [Achieving a soft border remains a formidable challenge]( [Why there is more than one border to fix in these Brexit negotiations]( By John Simpson There will be no hard border, that bit is agreed… or is it? Sadly, the search to avoid a hard border is an ambition whose meaning varies depending on who advocates it. [Some of Crowne Plaza Belfast’s conference facilities and meeting rooms]( [The Crowne Plaza champions export category in our awards]( Belfast's Crowne Plaza Hotel is proud to sponsor the Excellence in Exporting Award at the Belfast Telegraph Business Awards in partnership with Ulster Bank. [Rivenwood in Newtownards]( [Ards scheme to file for second phase as new homes sell in minutes]( By Emma Deighan The latest phase of Newtownards housing development Rivenwood sold out in 10 minutes, it has emerged. [The average pay of men and women is being hotly debated]( [Closing the gender pay gap becoming crucial for future of labour market]( By Paul MacFlynn, senior economist at the Nevin Economic Research Institute Earlier this month the deadline passed for large companies to report their gender pay gap to the UK government. The drip feed of announcements from these companies over the last number of months has led to increased discussion about the average pay of men and women. [Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying at the US Senate hearing this month about data handling]( [Now is the time to consider the future of digitalisation]( By Charlie Tuxworth, Director of Software & Innovation at Equiniti If ever there was a pivotal moment in the future of digitalisation, that time is now. The Cambridge Analytica (CA) Facebook scandal, which has sparked controversy over foreign state interference and election rigging, has far wider implications. It brings under scrutiny how we harvest data, what it is used for, and how we control its dissemination - with user consent at the heart of the matter. [The prime commercial block in Magherafelt is now on the market]( [Commercial property owners must be accurate when filing rates forms]( By Emma Deighan Commercial property occupiers need to make sure they provide accurate information to Land and Property Services (LPS) to ensure an accurate rateable value is assessed, advises commercial real estate firm CBRE. [INM]( [Contact us]( | [Privacy Statement]( Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twiiter]( [Google Plus]( Get more [belfasttelegraph.co.uk/newsletters]( [Digital Edition >>]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL This email is from BelfastTelegraph.co.uk part of Independent News & Media PLC. You received this email because you have signed up for the BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Weekly Business Digest Newsletter. To unsubscribe from the Weekly Business Digest Newsletter, please [click here](. Copyright - 2018 INM Ltd, | Belfast Telegraph House | 33 Clarendon Road | Clarendon Dock | Belfast | BT1 3BG | Company number 1908967 All Rights Reserved