All Policy & legal articles – Page 54
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AnalysisCan the West End survive another business rates hike?
Eye-watering business rate rises have made trading in central London more costly than ever. With some retailers shutting up shop, can the West End survive?
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NewsRetailers warn of no-deal Brexit food price hikes
Retailers in the UK and Ireland have warned of the “devastating” impact of a no-deal Brexit including hiked food costs.
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OpinionOpinion: My tactics to create great town centres
Last December, I decided that in order to help towns better understand the challenges they face there should be something that could be an easy reference document.
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NewsMPs call for online sales tax to save high street
A parliamentary inquiry has called for a new online sales tax to “level the playing field” and provide “meaningful relief” to high street retailers.
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NewsMPs call for penny tax on fashion sold in UK
A parliamentary inquiry has called for a law change to incentivise fashion retailers to operate sustainably and punish those that do not.
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NewsBRC calls for pause on minimum wage enforcement
The British Retail Consortium has called on HMRC to put a halt to its National Minimum Wage enforcement until a government consultation has been concluded.
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NewsMorrisons faces fresh equal pay claims
Morrisons is contending with further equal pay claims from “thousands” of current and former female workers, who say that they have been underpaid.
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Retail VoiceMaking tax digital: is your business ready?
Sage UK and Ireland content manager Stacey McIntosh explains how going digital will help retailers become more efficient when dealing with tax returns and record keeping.
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OpinionOpinion: Why the apprenticeship levy isn't working for retail
Data published last month showed that just 14% of funds paid into the apprenticeship levy has been spent.
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Retail VoiceTop five retail legal trends to prepare for in 2019
Understanding global issues in order to help shape, not react to, the agenda will be vital for retailers in the year ahead, believes law firm DWF.
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OpinionOpinion: Why retailers should embrace Brexit
I was most surprised to hear that the BRC had declared on behalf of some retailers that shelves would be empty in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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NewsMPs launch inquiry into impact of business rates
The Treasury Committee has launched a fresh inquiry into the much-maligned business rates amid warnings that a further 100,000 shops will close this year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is time up for your company culture?
Company culture and acceptable behaviour have rarely been in the spotlight as they are now.
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NewsAsda staff can proceed with £100m equal pay claim
Asda workers can press on with their £100m equal pay claim against the grocer following the latest ruling in a long-running legal dispute.
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AnalysisFrom ghost town to high street of the year
How can you go from ghost town to boom town? We speak to those that have reinvented their high street to find out how they did it.
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NewsConsumer confidence in UK economy slumps to seven-year low
Consumer confidence slumped in January as concerns about personal finances and the UK’s economic outlook heightened.
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AnalysisRetail Reimagined: Mapping out the high street 2.0
The health of high streets and town centres has rarely been of such pressing concern.
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NewsM&S expands plastic waste reduction scheme
Marks & Spencer has launched a new “plastic take-back scheme” which it says will prevent non-recyclable items being taken to landfill.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail won't be valued if jobs aren't
As far as retail jobs are concerned, it hasn’t been a happy new year so far.
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NewsSir Philip Green ends legal action against The Telegraph
Sir Philip Green is to discontinue his legal action against The Telegraph to prevent “causing further distress” to Arcadia’s employees.