All Policy & legal articles – Page 154
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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.
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NewsRetailers call on London Mayoral candidates to back West End
Retailers in London’s West End have called for urgent action to cut the number of buses running along Oxford Street and Regent Street in a 10-point ‘manifesto’ aimed at the capital’s mayoral candidates.
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NewsMinimum wage increase will threaten retail employment, warns BRC
The increase in minimum wage will make it harder for retailers to maintain and create jobs according to the British Retail Consortium.
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AnalysisWhen the going gets tough
In his new book Tough Calls, Allan Leighton examines the difficult job of making the right decisions in difficult times. In this extract from the book, he looks at how retailers responded – and emerged stronger – when the banking crisis struck
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NewsLeighton: ‘Cut VAT now’
Former Asda boss Allan Leighton has called on the Government to reverse the VAT rise to stimulate activity in the economy.
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NewsCut bag use or face legislation, Cameron tells retailers
Prime Minister David Cameron has raised the prospect of introducing laws to force store groups to slash the number of plastic bags they distribute.
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NewsRetailers to press Scottish Government on supermarket levy
Retailers will meet with Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Richard Lochhead this morning as they tackle the proposed levy to increase business rates for large retailers of alcohol and tobacco in Scotland.
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OpinionDavey’s data demands are all wrong
“Our new ‘Mydata’ project aims both to enable you to access data firms hold on you in a digital form – and to foster new applications and markets, where at a click of a switch your personal consumption data can be analysed to help you make better buying decisions.”
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NewsScottish Government to impose levy on supermarkets
The Scottish Government is planning to increase business rates for large retailers of alcohol and tobacco in Scotland, meaning major food retailers would have to pay an extra half a billion pounds in tax over the next four years.
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NewsRetailers provided over 40% of new jobs among young people in last year
Retailers provided more than 40% of all new jobs in the UK among 16 to 21 year-olds over the last 12 months, figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reveal.
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NewsEconomic recovery in jeopardy from planning system, say leading retailers
Britain’s economic recovery is being put in jeopardy by a “creaking” planning system which is frustrating investment and excluding many businesses, a group of leading retailers said.
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AnalysisMary’s regal retail roadshow in Rotherham
Mary Portas is touring the country on her review of the high street. Tim Danaher joins her in Rotherham for an insight into her thinking
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OpinionJustin King: Retail’s role in rebuilding
Big retailers can make a real difference in communities hit by the riots, says Justin King
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NewsLegislate to revive empty shops, says Portas
High street tsar Mary Portas will recommend legislation to force landlords and banks to be more flexible about bringing empty shops back into use, she said this week.
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OpinionRetail excellence will make all the difference
The 0.6% like-for-like sales decline recorded by the BRC this week was reassuringly not too bad.
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OpinionHow can we stop this ‘carry on regardless’ culture?
You’d be forgiven recently for believing we’d been transported back to the early 1940s.
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NewsLeahy: 'no danger of double-dip recession'
Britain is not heading for a double-dip recession, former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy believes.
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NewsBusinesses set up further High Street Fund for riot hit retailers
A further nationwide High Street Fund has been set up to help small business affected by the riots that hit England this month.
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OpinionRetail’s value as a force for good
Retail does a lot for youth unemployment, but now it needs to do even more, says Mark Price
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AnalysisInsurance claims
Last week’s UK riots resulted in widespread theft and damage to stores, but what does retail insurance cover and who will ultimately foot the bill?