All Policy & legal articles – Page 61
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OpinionOpinion: Time for a 'new deal' on retail property
More than 9% of shop space now lies empty and there are 2,485 fewer shops than there were three years ago.
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OpinionOpinion: HMRC’s Iceland probe shows warped priorities
Because life is short, and resources aren’t unlimited, we all have to decide on our priorities.
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NewsMPs launch new inquiry into health of high streets
Parliamentarians are to consider how to breathe new life into high streets that are suffering as online shopping grows and cost pressures increase.
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NewsPennycook: ‘Apprenticeship levy isn’t working’
BRC chairman Richard Pennycook has called for reform of the apprenticeship levy, which he said is “not working”.
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Future LeadersBe Inspired: What makes Sir Ian Cheshire ‘batshit’ crazy?
Sir Ian Cheshire said that his time as a retail chief executive at B&Q was peppered with one very particular frustration.
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NewsSports Direct in legal action over House of Fraser CVA
Sports Direct is to sue House of Fraser, claiming stakeholders were “denied information” regarding its proposed CVA.
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OpinionOpinion: There's still a long road ahead to Brexit
Recent progress on Brexit makes encouraging news for retailers concerned about tariffs, but fundamental questions remain on the movement of goods and immigration policy.
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OpinionClive Black: Sainsbury’s-Asda is big challenge for CMA
Boom! When Poundland decided to acquire 99p Stores, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) took it to a Phase 2 investigation.
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AnalysisDoes a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery work?
This week marks five years since one of the world’s worst disasters linked to labour exploitation in supply chains.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Hobbycraft's new chairman
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Hobbycraft appointing outgoing Tesco UK boss Matt Davies as its new chairman to replace Archie Norman.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Minding the pay gap
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the retailers publishing their gender pay gap data.
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OpinionConviviality – the dangers of glass-half-full attitudes
Success in retail often turns on a sixpence and, in attempting to pull off that difficult manoeuvre, drinks specialist Conviviality careered spectacularly off course.
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NewsUpdated: Floating shopping mall to open in English Channel
The world’s first floating shopping centre, poised to open in the English Channel as developers bid to exploit potential loopholes in Brexit rules, was an April Fools’ Day joke.
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NewsGovernment to launch single-use plastics deposit scheme
English consumers will soon have to pay a deposit when buying drinks that come in single-use plastics, glass bottles and cans.
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NewsSainsbury's boss Mike Coupe issues fresh Brexit warning
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has issued a fresh warning over the impact of Brexit, claiming that “no solution” would replace the benefits of the customs union.
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NewsBHS: Chappell faces directorship ban, Green cleared
Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell faces a ban from serving as a company director following the retailer’s collapse but Sir Philip Green has been cleared.
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OpinionSkilled, engaged staff are key to retail’s future
The latest labour market figures from the ONS confirmed that the retail industry is undergoing significant structural change.
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NewsRetailers face ‘£8bn bill’ in event of hard Brexit
Retailers could be hit with a “debilitating” £8bn spike in the cost of consumer goods if the UK fails to strike a deal with the EU.
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NewsBRC urges clarity on cross-border trade during Brexit
The BRC has emphasised the need for clarity on future trading across the Northern Irish border following the Brexit transition deal agreed this week.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are you targeting the wrong customer?
In this data-rich era, retailers should theoretically be able to identify and target their customers like never before. But is this happening?