All Policy & legal articles – Page 82
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NewsMP urges Mike Ashley to explain alleged bugging
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has been urged to explain an alleged bid by the company to spy on MPs with a secret camera.
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NewsToday in retail: Sainsbury's and The Donald in the news
The world has spent the day talking about Donald Trump and so have retailers mulling over the implications of his election as US president.
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NewsTesco slashes sugar levels in own-brand soft drinks
Tesco has slashed the amount of sugar in its own-label soft drinks to escape the government’s sugar tax.
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NewsSports Direct in spying storm after MPs' Shirebrook visit
Sports Direct has been accused of spying on MPs with a recording device after they made a surprise visit to the retailer’s Shirebrook warehouse.
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NewsToday in retail: Sainsbury's 'brain gain' gathers pace
It’s been a year of acquisitions for Sainsbury’s, most notably the additions of Argos and Habitat to its growing business.
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NewsToday in retail: Christmas ad TV battle blasts off
The starting gun has well and truly been fired on the battle for the most popular Christmas ad.
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AnalysisInfographic: FA chief exec Martin Glenn's retail advice
The week in words and numbers, November 4, 2016: FA boss Glenn Martin offers retail advice from the dugout; Amazon’s zero fourth-quarter income
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NewsTory minister defends M&S pay shake-up
Government minister Margot James has defended Marks & Spencer from a blizzard of criticism from MPs over the retailer’s pay changes around the living wage.
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NewsPhilip Green’s pensions offer ‘£100m less than needed’
Sir Philip Green is reportedly offering £100m less than is necessary to fill the BHS pensions black hole.
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NewsToday in retail: Good shopkeeping lifts Morrisons’ sales
Morrisons impressed today when it reported like-for-like growth of 1.6% in the third quarter – quite an achievement in the hard-fought food market.
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NewsSir Philip Green hunted by pensions regulator over BHS
The Pensions Regulator has launched enforcement action against Sir Philip Green and other former owners of BHS.
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NewsConsumers value shops over online but crave new technology
Consumers are more likely to shop in stores than online but are eager for new in-store technology.
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NewsDeflation continues as BRC warns of 'inevitable' inflation
Deflation continued apace in October, with shop prices falling 1.7%, as the BRC warned that imported inflation was “inevitable” next year.
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AnalysisListen: Lord Rose on Brexit, pricing and his career
Lord Stuart Rose reflects on the impact Brexit will have, the changes occurring across the industry and how retailers must react.
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NewsBHS: Dominic Chappell 'bled it dry', says Paul Sutton
Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell “bled it dry”, according to the man who introduced him to the idea of buying the retailer.
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NewsRetailers urged to prepare for launch of new £1 coin
The Treasury has advised businesses to start preparing now for the introduction of the new £1 coin.
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NewsToday in retail: Tesco haunted by accounting scandal
Tesco’s turnaround may be gathering pace, but Halloween has seen the ghosts of accounting scandals past return to haunt it.
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NewsTesco investors file damages claim for over £100m
A group of 125 shareholders have filed a claim for more than £100m in damages from Tesco following the grocer’s accounting scandal.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How far and fast will inflation rise?
One of the big headwinds facing consumer spending is the pick-up in consumer price inflation set to occur over the next couple of years.
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NewsSports Direct clashes with shareholders over reviewer
Sports Direct chiefs are at loggerheads with shareholders as they struggle to agree on who should carry out an independent review of the under-fire business.