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NewsRetail Week Live: 'No easy answer on business rates', says Cable
Business Secretary Vince Cable admits there is ‘a sense of unfairness’ between online and physical retailers over business rates.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Business Secretary Vince Cable hails retail an economic "bellwether"
Business Secretary Vince Cable highlighted the significant potential of online and international growth to the retail sector today as he called retail a “bellwether” of the economy.
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NewsSecond wave of Portas Pilots spend just a third of funds
The second round of Portas Pilots have spent just 36% of the Government money allocated to them 18 months ago to resuscitate high streets.
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News40% of retail sites 'overpaying' business rates because of deferred revaluation
Some 40% of UK retail sites are paying over the odds in business rates because of the Government’s controversial decision to defer a property revaluation to 2017.
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OpinionComment: New thinking on business rates
British Retail Consortium director-general Helen Dickinson on the BRC’s suggestions for the Chancellor’s budget
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OpinionComment: Should retailers offer a living wage, not just the minimum wage?
Whilst the economy has been improving of late, times remain difficult for many.
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NewsDr Vince Cable to deliver speech at Retail Week Live 2014
Dr. Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, has been confirmed to deliver a speech at Retail Week Live 2014 on March 12.
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NewsMinimum wage increase will come into effect in October, PM confirms
David Cameron has said that he will back an above-inflation rise in the minimum wage ahead of next year’s general election.
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AnalysisAnalysis: A break down of MPs' retail recommendations to Government
The select committee for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) published the findings from the retail inquiry today. Retail Week summarises its recommendations.
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NewsBRC unveils guidelines to protect retail workers from violence
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has launched guidelines to protect the retail sector’s 3 million employees from violence.
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NewsMPs call for urgent overhaul of the business rates system
The Government must act in order for high streets not to “wither” and become “social deserts” said the chair of the Retail Inquiry MP Adrian Bailey.
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OpinionComment: The retail sector is vital for young apprentices
The British Retail Consortium is a big supporter of National Apprenticeship Week, which launched this week.
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NewsArcadia’s Sir Philip Green launches innovative work experience scheme
Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia fashion retail business has launched an innovative work experience scheme designed to address the frequent disconnect between education and business.
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NewsUPDATED: Rise in national minimum wage to £6.50 recommended
The Low Pay Commission has recommended that the national minimum wage for adults should rise to £6.50.
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NewsSir Terry Leahy urges Government to scrap out-of-date business rates system
Sir Terry Leahy, the former Tesco boss, has called for business rates to be reformed and “probably scrapped” and said the system “has not worked for years”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Reaction to the Game ruling from retail, property, insolvency and legal communities
Today’s decision that Game must pay back £3m in unpaid rent accrued during its administration period has been met with a positive reaction from most quarters.
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OpinionComment: The Game ruling, while fair, will result in more liquidations than rescues
The long-awaited ‘Game’ Appeal judgement has now been delivered, to the delight of landlords.
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AnalysisAnalysis: A breakdown of the BRC's business rates reforms
The BRC this morning unveiled details of its plan, compiled with accountancy firm EY, to reform the burdensome business rates system. Retail Week outlines the options the BRC has put forward.
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NewsBRC unveils options for future of business rates
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has laid out ideas including linking business rates to energy use and scrapping it as a property tax as it pushes for reform of the burdensome existing system.
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Former M&S boss Sir Stuart Rose takes up NHS role
Former M&S executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose is to advise the National Health Service (NHS) on how it can attract and retain the best leaders.