All Policy & legal articles – Page 144
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NewsRochdale MP Simon Danczuk wades into shop vacancy data row
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has defended shop vacancy figures published by the Local Data Company, after the Association of Town Centre Managers criticised them as being “fatally flawed”.
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NewsJeweller F Hinds warns rising vacancy rates could hit business
Jeweller F Hinds full year pre-tax profits dipped despite a sales jump as the retailer warned that rising vacancy rates posed a threat to its business.
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NewsFood price inflation flat as it 'bottoms out'
Shop price inflation edged up 0.1%, while food price inflation remained flat in August, despite fears that food prices are set to soar due to a difficult harvest in the US this year, said the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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NewsNew housing minister Mark Prisk set to take on Portas responsibilities
Former business minister Mark Prisk is set to take on responsibility for the Portas Review after being handed the new housing minister brief as part of the Prime Minister’s ministerial reshuffle.
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NewsShop vacancy rate stands at 14.6%
The UK shop vacancy rate hit a 14.6% average in the first half of the year as consumer spending remained under pressure, online sales increased and retail space grew.
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NewsRetail sales suffer in Olympics month
The Olympics failed to boost spending in August, when retail sales were at their lowest level in nine months, the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor showed.
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News£5.5m Government funding to be unlocked for 392 town teams
Town teams not chosen as Portas Pilots can next month apply for a share of £5.5m put aside by the Government to help kick start efforts to revive their struggling high streets.
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OpinionComment: New appointments at BRC should make a strong team
The news today that KPMG’s Helen Dickinson has been appointed as the BRC’s new director-general will be met with surprise in some quarters – many had expected a retailer to fill the shoes of incumbent Stephen Robertson.
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NewsBRC: E-crime is biggest emerging threat to retail
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called on the Government and the police to take e-crime more seriously as a new report suggests it is the largest emerging threat to the retail sector.
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NewsAsda Income Tracker: Disposable income reaches highest rate since March 2010
Families were £1 better off a week in July – the largest annual increase since March 2010 - according to the Asda Income Tracker.
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NewsStrict rules to stamp down on high street chuggers
New rules have been introduced to prevent chuggers harassing members of the public and ban them from standing near shop doorways.
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NewsFootfall drops further in second quarter
Footfall worsened in the second quarter, with high streets hit the hardest as the wet weather kept shoppers away, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)/Springboard Retail Footfall and Vacancies Monitor.
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NewsSunday trading plans attacked by Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has slammed Government plans to extend Sunday trading hours permanently, telling them it is not the “magic answer” to solving the UK’s economic problems.
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OpinionComment: Sunday trading may not be the road to retail gold
As the Olympic flag passed from London to Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and the nation began reflecting on the athletic and cultural success the Olympic Games have proven to be, attention soon turned to sustaining that momentum and building on the legacy left behind by London 2012.
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NewsInflation jumps to 2.6% in July
Inflation increased to 2.6% in July, up from 2.4% in June, driven by the clothing and footwear sectors as well as transport fares.
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NewsSainsbury's dismisses calls to extend Sunday trading hours permanently
Sainsbury’s does not want Sunday trading hours to be extended on a permanent basis despite seeing “great trading” throughout the Olympics in the grocer’s stores that were open longer.
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NewsBRC chairman Rob Templeman to stand down
British Retail Consortium (BRC) chairman Rob Templeman is set to stand down in October after just a year in the role.
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NewsStefano Pessina praises UK's culture of innovation at Government retail summit
Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina praised the UK retail sector’s unique openness to innovation in a presentation at the Government’s Business Summit for Retail, Food and Drink at Lancaster House today.
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NewsTriathlon drives shoppers to West End
Footfall across west London surged yesterday as spectators flocked to the area to watch the triathlon, according to data from Experian.
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NewsA year on from the riots Met Police works with retailers to curb crime
The Metropolitan Police is working with London retailers following last year’s riots, in order to give stores more protection from crime.