Belfast shop owner John Moore says retail business here is the worst it's ever been

Everywhere you look, there seems to be more bad news for our retailers Stores bringing down the shutters, town centres under massive pressure, business bodies issuing dire warnings. It's now been announced that furniture retailer Fultons Fine Furnishings has been placed into administration. The company is based in Lurgan but is best known for its big showroom on Belfast's Boucher Road. Today's Belfast Telegraph has more bleak news. It is estimated that Northern Ireland has suffered a £270m slump in cross-border shopping income. John Moore of SS Moore in Belfast says it's the worst it's ever been