All Policy & legal articles – Page 83
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OpinionThis week in retail: MPs debate the living wage nightmare
Forget the ghosts and ghouls, black cats and bats that will come out for Halloween today – there’s something else giving retailers nightmares.
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NewsConsumer confidence drops as sterling declines
Consumer confidence has dropped two points, driven by the sharp decline in the value of the pound.
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NewsLondon alliance calls for business rates reform
A group of more than 40 organisations have joined forces with the Mayor of London to lobby for business rates reform.
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OpinionOpinion: How business rates reform is a blow for retail
I always get a feeling of déjà vu when I start to write something about business rates, and this occasion is no exception.
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NewsMounting cost pressures lead to decline in retail jobs
The number of full-time jobs in the retail industry fell for the third consecutive quarter during the three months to September.
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NewsMPs to debate businesses' national living wage approach
So-called “unscrupulous employment practices” will come under scrutiny next month, as MPs debate actions by retailers to mitigate the cost of the national living wage.
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NewsBHS row could prompt new corporate governance laws
The demise of BHS on the UK high street could prompt new corporate governance legislation, the Government has revealed today.
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NewsToday in retail: Government responds to BHS inquiry
The Government has responded to the parliamentary select commitee inquiries into BHS and the message to retailers, and other businesses, is that they are going to be under scrutiny.
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NewsTesco's John Allan warns prices will rise
Tesco chairman John Allan has warned it is “very likely” that prices will rise, following the devaluation of the pound after Brexit.
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OpinionOpinion: John Lewis sets pace with Nickolds’ promotion
Congratulations to Paula Nickolds, who this week was named managing director of John Lewis.
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OpinionOpinion: Why hard Brexit would be bad for Britain
Former Treasury chief secretary Liam Byrne once famously left a note telling his successor in Government that ‘there is no money’.
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OpinionOpinion: Why retailers need to do more to stop supply chain abuses
Syrian refugee children found making clothes for British shoppers: the words no UK retailer ever wants to hear.
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NewsM&S and Asos 'use Syrian refugees to make clothes'
Syrian refugee children have been making clothes for Marks & Spencer and Asos, it has been claimed.
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NewsNestlé mulls price hike rise as sterling headwinds hit
Nestlé is considering raising prices for UK consumers to cope with the devaluation in sterling.
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NewsEx-Tesco trio to stand trial for fraud next September
The three former Tesco executives charged with fraud over the grocer’s £263m accounting scandal will stand trial next September.
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NewsMPs back stripping Sir Philip Green of knighthood
MPs have backed a motion to strip Sir Philip Green of his knighthood over his role in the collapse of BHS.
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NewsBHS: Sir Philip Green in fresh attack on MP Frank Field
Sir Philip Green has launched a fresh attack on Frank Field as MPs prepare to debate stripping the former BHS owner of his knighthood.
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NewsEx-Asda boss Clarke: Brexit will be ‘tough’ for grocers
Former Asda boss Andy Clarke has warned his old grocery rivals that Brexit is “going to be tough” for them to navigate.
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NewsTesco’s Davies: 'We'll do everything' to keep prices low
Tesco’s UK boss Matt Davies has insisted the grocer will do “everything” it can to keep prices low in the wake of the Brexit vote.
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NewsSir Philip Green lawyers brand MPs' BHS report 'bizarre'
Top barristers acting for Sir Philip Green have attacked the MPs’ report into BHS’s collapse as “bizarre” and “deeply flawed”.