All Policy & legal articles – Page 128
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sainsbury's and business rates
Retail news round-up September 24, 2013: Sainsbury’s hires Conversocial to bolster its social media strategy; Ed Miliband pledges business rates freeze for small firms
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NewsRiver Island signs Bangladesh factory safety Accord
River Island has signed the Bangladesh factory safety Accord, five months after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building which killed 1,129 people.
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NewsLloydspharmacy calls for drug payments reform as profits plunge
Lloydspharmacy has called for the Government to review the amount of money pharmacies receive as reimbursement for drugs by the NHS.
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NewsLink between rents and rates irrevocably broken
The link between business rates and rents is likely to have been permanently severed, showing how out of touch the ratings regime has become.
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NewsGovernment to introduce 5p plastic bag charge
The Government is to introduce a 5p charge on plastic bags in a bid to prevent littering.
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NewsFailed town centre retail focus has added £1,000 a year to cost of living, study shows
The Policy Exchange has called for retail powers to be removed from failing councils to allow competition to improve the shopping experience.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Next boss Lord Wolfson on retail’s hot topics
As bellwether Next unveils a 8.2% jump in pre-tax profits to £271.8m, its well respected boss Lord Wolfson gives his thoughts on the big issues in retail.
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NewsImproved roads and cheap parking will save the high street, says Next boss Wolfson
Next boss Lord Wolfson believes improved road access and cheap parking is key to resuscitating the UK’s struggling high streets and branded other initiatives as pointless gimmicks.
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NewsMary Portas admits Portas Pilots cannot "truly succeed" without full Government support
Mary Portas, the retail expert and TV star, has admitted that the Portas Pilots could “never truly succeed” without full Government action on her 28 recommendations to save the high street.
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NewsJohn Lewis puts electricity costs on product labels
John Lewis is to trial a new product-labelling scheme that will give shoppers the lifetime electricity running costs on white goods.
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NewsHigh street vacancy rates remain 'stubbornly high'
High street vacancy rates remained “stubbornly high” at 14.1% in the first half of 2013, according to the Local Data Company.
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NewsGovernment calls for retailers to use plus-size mannequins
Equalities minister Jo Swinson has called on fashion retailers to follow Debenhams’ lead in using plus-size and petite mannequins.
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NewsWestminster to launch inquiry into the high street following Portas hearing
The select committee for the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is set to launch an inquiry into the high street, it is understood.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Property - The reality behind the headlines
Retail Week reports all the agenda-setting retail property stories. Laura Heywood asks experts from the UK’s leading property developers about the reality behind the headlines.
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NewsFormer Asda boss Leighton says self-help not reviews will save high street
Former Asda boss Allan Leighton has said that retailers must rely on self-help rather than reviews, such as those carried out by Mary Portas and Bill Grimsey, to save the high street.
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OpinionComment: Grimsey Review means nothing without Government support
Saving the British High Street is like jumping the Grand Canyon. We know some retailers like John Lewis and Next are successful but many remain rooted to the spot, hoping someone will offer them a helping hand.
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AnalysisThe Grimsey Review: Retailers’ reaction
Former Focus boss Bill Grimsey released his review of the high street featuring 31 recommendations to Government yesterday including a freeze on parking charges and a levy on large retailers to fun start ups. Retail Week rounds up the reaction.
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OpinionBlog: Tesco UK chief Chris Bush on the grocer's approach to the changing high street
When Tesco announces it wants to open a store in a town, some assume it’s a foregone conclusion that the store will be built eventually. In reality it is only ever the start of a process of planning and consultation.
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NewsRetailers lambast Grimsey Review's proposed levy on large retailers
Retailers have slammed calls outlined in the Grimsey Review for them to invest hundreds of millions of pounds into a high street levy at a time when they are already battling heavy tax burdens.
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OpinionComment: Government's lack of innovation will be biggest obstacle for Grimsey
Bill Grimsey’s report adds to many of the elements raised by the Portas Pilot Review and introduces new ideas for an alternative future for our High Streets.