All Policy & legal articles – Page 153
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NewsLondon Olympics will 'keep tourists away'
London could see a dramatic fall in the number of tourists visiting the City during the 2012 Olympics, shattering any hopes retailers may have had for a boost in the lead up to the event.
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OpinionTime for a guild of retailers
We must unite to create a professional association to raise retail’s status, says Ian Cheshire.
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NewsRob Templeman gives first speech as BRC chair
Retail could be the “engine growth for the economy” if the Government helps reduce burdensome business rate increases next year, chairman of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Rob Templeman said in his debut speech.
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NewsScottish Government urged to conduct impact assessment on supermarket levy
Scotland’s finance secretary John Swinney must be pushed towards a full impact assessment on proposals for a new levy on retailers selling alcohol and tobacco, the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has urged.
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NewsScottish government to bring in alcohol pricing bill
The Scottish government is preparing to introduce minimum pricing on alcohol in a bid to improve the nation’s health – a policy that some retailers believe is misguided.
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NewsBRC calls on Chancellor to tackle 2012 business rates in pre-Budget statement
Chancellor George Osborne must address significant business rate increases, retail jobs and improving access to overseas markets in his Autumn statement, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has urged.
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OpinionLevelling the European playing field
Premier League matches, a Greek TV decoder and a Portsmouth pub. It was the case Karen Murphy took to the European Court of Justice where she won a partial victory in her fight to cut the cost of screening football in her bar.
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OpinionRates rise could render Portas plan irrelevant
It was standing room only in Committee Room 9 in the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday morning.
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NewsMake life tougher for out-of-town retail, Portas tells MPs
Mary Portas has told MPs her review of the high street will be about “making life easier for town centres and tougher for out-of-town.”
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NewsRetailers 'filling hole in Scottish Government's budget'
The Scottish Government has a “hole in its budget and has chosen the retail sector to fill it”, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC)
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NewsCity retail area to be pedestrianised for Christmas shopping event
City of London shopping street Cheapside will be pedestrianised for a day in December to make Christmas shopping easier.
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NewsTesco launches bras for girls aged nine
Tesco has launched a bra for girls aged nine as the age girls reach puberty becomes increasingly earlier.
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NewsRetail crime website launched
British Retail Consortium (BRC) director general Stephen Robertson has called on police support to tackle retail crime with the launch of a new website.
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OpinionTax system should be based on ability to pay
It’s Sunday morning, October 2. I’m watching David Cameron on The Andrew Marr Show, reeling off an extensive list of business issues the Government is apparently dealing with.
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NewsKingfisher boss calls on Government to focus on job creation
Kingfisher group chief executive Ian Cheshire has called on Government to focus on job creation in order to fuel economic growth in the downturn.
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OpinionGovernment needs to lift shopper confidence
As David Cameron sat down on Wednesday morning to make the finishing touches to his speech to the Tory conference, he could have done worse than take a look at that day’s statements from Tesco, Mothercare, SuperGroup and Sainsbury’s.
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NewsMore Sunday street closures envisaged to boost West End
Top retail streets in London’s West End, the country’s premier shopping destination, should close to traffic on a frequent basis to draw in more custom, it has been proposed.
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NewsCameron does U-turn on credit card debt
Prime Minister David Cameron has rewritten his speech to the Conservative conference removing a key passage which was interpreted as a call for households to pay off their credit card debts.
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NewsCameron urges households to pay off credit and store card debt
Prime Minister David Cameron will today warn millions of cash-strapped households that they should pay off their credit card and store card debt as Britain aims to rebuild itself.
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NewsEU legislation prevents UK retailers opening stores in Europe, says BRC
Unnecessary legislative barriers are preventing UK retailers opening stores in other EU countries, according to the British Retail Consortium.