All Policy & legal articles – Page 53
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NewsPrivate equity 'has no place in retail', argues Knight Frank
A new report has lambasted the “traditional private equity” model, saying it has no place in the retail sector.
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NewsGender pay gap does not reflect retail industry, says BRC
The BRC has said the UK retail industry has a much lower gender pay gap than many other industries but that “a single figure on its own is not a reflection” of the industry’s diversity.
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OpinionOpinion: What the latest Brexit impasse means for retail
Tuesday’s marathon cabinet meeting finally confirmed, as many of us suspected, that the current configuration of the prime minister’s Brexit deal will not get through this parliament.
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OpinionTheo Paphitis: Look behind the headlines on gender pay data
As I said in 2018 when the first gender pay gap data was released, we must be aware that statistics are not always black and white and there is a danger in viewing them as such.
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NewsRetailers implore MPs to tackle business rates 'madness'
Retailers have called on the government to tackle the “madness” of the business rates system to stop it from “strangling our high streets”.
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OpinionJacqueline Gold: Why Ann Summers is taking on Google
Receiving the Retail Activist award at the Retail Week Awards last month was one of the proudest moments of my career.
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NewsTesco boss Lewis urges Government to save retail jobs
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has urged the Government to do more to help the high street to save thousands of retail jobs.
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NewsWaitrose's Collins: Retailers and consumers 'pent up' by Brexit
Waitrose chief executive Rob Collins has said the ongoing uncertainty around Brexit is leading to “pent up business activity” from consumers and retailers waiting to be released.
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NewsWaterstones staff demand ‘real living wage’
Staff at bookseller Waterstones have launched a petition calling for payment of a ‘real’ living wage.
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NewsCo-op to pay £1.3m costs following supplier code breaches
The Co-op has been forced to pay £1.3m in costs and apologise to its suppliers after the Groceries Code Adjudicator found it had made breaches in relation to delisting and variation of supply arrangements.
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NewsRetail ‘left behind’ by Government strategy, MPs warn
The Government must do more to engage with retail and other industries that risk being “left behind” by its industrial strategy, MPs have recommended.
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Retail VoiceMaking tax digital: dispelling the five biggest myths
It’s not long until tax goes digital, yet HMRC’s new scheme is clouded with confusion. Katie Powell of Sage separates fact from fiction for retailers.
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NewsRetail welcomes MPs' vote to reject no-deal Brexit
Retail bodies have hailed MPs’ decision to reject a no-deal Brexit as “an encouraging first step” – but urged Government to find a new solution “very quickly”.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse fined £29m for Geek Squad misselling
Carphone Warehouse has been hit with a £29.1m fine by the FCA for misselling Geek Squad, a mobile phone insurance product, between 2008 and 2015.
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NewsRetail Sector Council launches investigation into retail costs
The Retail Sector Council (RSC) has launched a new survey investigating costs burdening the industry such as business rates.
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NewsGovernment pledges 2% tax on online retail
The Northern powerhouse and high streets minister has promised to extend the Digital Services Tax to include a 2% charge on online retail.
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NewsRetail sales hit by uncertainty around Brexit
Retail sales slipped in February as lingering Brexit uncertainty dented consumer spending.
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NewsThree-quarters of shoppers fear no-deal Brexit food price rises
Over three-quarters of UK shoppers are concerned about the price of supermarket food and drink in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Should the Government step in to safeguard retail jobs?
The retail sector has become synonymous with Britain’s national identity as a ‘nation of shopkeepers’ – but is that title under threat?
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NewsArcadia’s Green faces questioning by MPs over harassment claims
Arcadia tycoon Sir Philip Green and Karren Brady, former chair of parent company Taveta, have been asked to appear before a committee of MPs over the use of non-disclosure agreements.