All Policy & legal articles – Page 121
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NewsCard Factory removes handles from plastic bags to dodge 5p levy
Card Factory is offering its customers plastic bags without handles in order to sidestep the Government’s plastic bag 5p levy.
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NewsFormer Morrisons exec launches task force to tackle retail productivity
Former Morrisons executive and Labour Party adviser Norman Pickavance is heading up a task force to tackle pay rates and productivity in retail.
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OpinionOpinion: Tesco boss Dave Lewis will lose little sleep over the GCA's report
Tesco’s public flogging by the Groceries Code Adjudicator may have been scathing, but Dave Lewis will have lost little sleep over the report.
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NewsThousands of high street pharmacies under threat owing to NHS funding cut
Thousands of high street pharmacies are under threat because of Government plans to cut NHS funding, according to the Health Minister.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things we learnt from the GCA's report on Tesco
Tesco was slammed yesterday over its relationship with suppliers as the Groceries Code Adjudicator unveiled damning findings from a one-year investigation.
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NewsTesco’s Lewis insists it has 'drawn a line under the past' after GCA report
Tesco boss Dave Lewis insisted the grocer has “drawn a line under the past” but admitted work is needed to repair supplier relationships.
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NewsShoplifting in England and Wales reached record level in 2015
Shoplifting in England and Wales reached its highest level for 12 years in 2015, according to the Office of National Statistics.
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NewsTesco boss Dave Lewis heads up campaign to crack down on food waste
Tesco boss Dave Lewis is heading up a campaign aimed at halving the amount of food wasted on the journey from suppliers to consumers’ homes.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon and Co-op
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NewsDIY retailers welcome plans to fix the date of Easter permanently
Retailers have welcomed attempts to fix the date of Easter because it would help shoppers in their planning, particularly for DIY projects.
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OpinionOpinion: Boost to tourism retail as visas for Chinese extended to two years
UK China Visa Alliance welcomes longer standard visas for Chinese visitors but says it will continue to push for 10-year permits.
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OpinionOpinion: 2016 will be a momentous year for retail as policy challenges loom
While the industry can do much to help itself, a lot rides on easing some of the policy burdens imposed on it by Government.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Jacqueline Gold awarded New Year’s Honours
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Ann Summers chief executive Jacqueline Gold receiving a CBE in the New Year’s Honours.
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NewsCo-op set to defend dismissal against alleged whistleblower
Top executives from the Co-operative Group are set to appear in court from tomorrow as a former senior manager alleges she was unfairly dismissed for whistleblowing.
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NewsGovernment to review airport retail VAT practices following ‘rip-off’ fears
The Government has launched a review into how VAT is applied by retailers in airports following controversy last summer.
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NewsJacqueline Gold and BRC’s Helen Dickinson awarded New Year’s Honours
Retail industry leaders are among several business figures to have been recognised in the 2016 New Year’s Honours List.
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NewsCompetition and Markets Authority to investigate sale of Sainsbury’s pharmacies
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has referred Celesio’s planned acquisition of Sainsbury’s pharmacy business for detailed scrutiny.
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NewsSports Direct under fire: Read the retailer's response in full
Sports Direct has hit back at what it called an “unfair portrayal” of its employment practices. Read the retailer’s statement in full here.
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NewsSports Direct to review staff conditions but insists portrayal of practices is 'unfair'
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley will review agency worker terms and conditions but the retailer has insisted the portrayal of its employment practices is “unfair”.
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VideoThe Retail Week: 2015 in review and the key factors for 2016
News editor James Wilmore and executive editor George MacDonald are joined by BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson to discuss the year in retail.