All Policy & legal articles – Page 134
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OpinionComment: Retail needs right Government response
“Do you think there is more scope for political activity to help the retail sector?”
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NewsThink tank calls on the Government to freeze business rates for two years
Think tank, the Policy Exchange, has called on the Government to implement a two-year freeze on business rates to ease the pressure on ailing high streets.
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NewsUK has the highest business rates bill across EU, says report
The Government has been urged to revamp the business rates system after the UK was named the country with the highest business rates bill across the EU.
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NewsApril retail sales suffer largest drop in a year as cold weather hits food
April retail sales suffered their largest monthly drop in values and volumes in a year as cold weather hit the food sector, which recorded its worst sales performance on record.
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NewsBusiness rates have turned high streets into cash cows for Government, says MP
Simon Danczuk, MP for Rochdale, has slammed the Government’s business rates policy and accused it of using the high street “as a cash cow to milk to exhaustion”.
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NewsInflation slows for the first time in six months
Inflation slowed for the first time in six months in April as price growth was hit by the fall in fuel prices and air fares.
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NewsMarks & Spencer under fire for online tax structure
Marks & Spencer has come under fire from tax campaigners over the way it structures its online sales to Europe, which has drawn comparisons to Amazon.
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NewsGovernment to debate out-of-date business rates system next week
Simon Danczuk, MP for Rochdale, will urge the Government to reform the business rates system in a commons debate on Tuesday, saying “business rates are past their sell-by-date”.
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NewsAmazon faces second grilling from MPs over taxes
Amazon is going to be recalled to Parliament to answer questions about its low corporate income tax bill.
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NewsMorrisons and Alliance Boots submit calls for rates reform to Select Committee
Morrisons and Alliance Boots have made fresh calls to the Government to reform business rates, which they say are restricting investment and growth.
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AnalysisBangladesh fire and building safety Accord: What retailers need to know
A wave of retailers have been signing up to The Accord of Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh following the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in the country last month. Retail Week takes a look at what retailers need to know.
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NewsAmazon under fire over tax bill
Amazon UK paid £2.4m in corporate taxes last year on sales of £4.3bn, a rate of less than 0.1%, the online retail giant’s accounts show.
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NewsGovernment rules out visa change but vows to steamline process for Chinese shoppers
Immigration minister Mark Harper MP has struck a blow to the retail sector by ruling out adopting the same visa as Europe which would make it easier for lucrative Chinese shoppers to come to the UK.
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NewsPortas fails to visit four untelevised pilot towns
High street expert Mary Portas has failed to visit four of the town centres chosen for the Portas Pilots, all of which did not feature on her television programme.
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NewsBangladesh tragedy won't affect most shoppers' fashion decisions
Nearly half of consumers will not change their shopping habits as a result of the Bangladesh factory collapse, a study conducted for Retail Week has shown.
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OpinionComment: Tackling business rates would create the lifeline that high streets need
Governments exaggerate. We all know that. Most of us laugh when we hear ministers promising a New Jerusalem.
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Coles group calls for investigation into wholesale pricing
Coles Group and Woolworths are unhappy with charges from multinational FMCG companies. The retailers claim Australian grocers are charged more than their international peers for the same products.Coles has called for an independent investigation into wholesale pricing stating that higher prices - supposedly justified by shipping distance, higher costs and ...
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NewsEU reaches out to retailers as fire kills eight in Bangladesh factory
Eight people have died in another garment factory accident in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, just two weeks after the collapse of a building which has so far killed more than 900 people.
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NewsConsumers to be given more protection as Government announces Bill of Rights
Consumers will be given greater protection and clearer legal rights to refunds under a new Consumer Bill of Rights, announced by the Queen in Parliament today.
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OpinionBlog: Verdict on Mary Queen of the High Street, episode one
I think I expected too much from Mary Queen of the High Street, which aired for the first time last night (Tuesday).