A number of factors have contributed to the decision.
An Offaly business is closing its doors after nearly 30 years trading this weekend.
Better Buys in Tullamore is blaming an "astronomical" increase in rates for the closure.
The minimum wage hike, increased sick leave, and added bank holiday leave are also contributing factors.
Better Buys opened its doors in 1996 and is set to close them for the final time this Saturday.
Mary and Seamus Hennessy are the husband and wife behind the business.
Ms Hennessy says the closure marks the end of a wonderful chapter in their life:
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