All Policy & legal articles – Page 103
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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”.
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AnalysisRetail Week Live: Three sessions not to be missed
Retail Week Live 2017 gathers leaders from retail, politics and economics to deliver an unforgettable event. Here are three sessions not to be missed.
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NewsSir Philip Green hires lawyer in bid to clear his name
Sir Philip Green has hired a top human rights lawyer in a bid to clear his name following the inquiry into the collapse of BHS.
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NewsRetailers to raise prices by 5% as pound hits new low
Retailers are preparing to raise prices by around 5% next year after the pound plummeted to a new low, analysts have warned.
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NewsTesco staff take grocer to court over pay changes
A group of Tesco staff are taking the supermarket giant to court in a dispute over changes to their hourly pay rates.
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NewsMark Carney weighs in on post-Brexit food hikes
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has warned that sterling’s slump following the EU referendum will cause an inflation rise on some products, starting with food.