All Policy & legal articles – Page 125
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NewsAnalysis: Ikea's pay rise steals a march on retail rivals
Ikea is attracting acclaim after introducing a living wage over the Chancellor’s guidelines – a move that may have far-reaching consequences for retail.
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NewsIkea pledges to pay more than Osborne's living wage for all UK staff
Swedish furniture specialist Ikea has become the first large national retailer to pledge to pay its staff in the UK a living wage.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Ikea, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and more
Retail news round-up on July 20, 2015: Ikea first to promise living wage, Morrisons staff jailed over data leak, Sainsbury’s boss vows store reinvention and food suppliers hit by price war.
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NewsIceland boss Walker: Which? super-complaint was 'bollocks'
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker has labelled the Which? super-complaint against supermarkets on “misleading” pricing tactics as “bollocks”.
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NewsCentral London shops to create 2,000 jobs after Sunday trading shake-up
Retailers in central London have pledged to create 2,000 jobs if Sunday trading hours are extended, following George Osborne’s Budget.
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VideoThe Retail Week: CMA pricing report, Apple Pay and Matalan's bath venture
Executive editor George MacDonald and reporter Luke Tugby give their insights into the week’s biggest retail stories.
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VideoWatch: CMA reveals just 0.5% of grocery prices 'potentially misleading'
CMA senior director, consumer Nisha Arora talks Retail Week through its findings and what they mean for the future of grocery pricing.
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NewsIndustry responds to CMA findings from supermarket pricing probe
An investigation by the CMA has found there is evidence of misleading pricing by supermarkets, but the practice is not widespread.
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NewsMost supermarkets acting responsibly on promotions, CMA concludes
An investigation into supermarkets’ pricing tactics has found that most retailers take compliance “seriously” but that some are “misleading” consumers.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on retail sales, eBay and Apple
Retail news round-up on July 16, 2015: Small firms see volatile retail sales, eBay mulls enterprise business sale and Apple’s Iranian launch
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NewsAldi signs up to NFU's 'fruit and veg pledge' to back UK farmers
Discounter Aldi has become the first grocer in the UK to sign up to a so-called “fruit and veg pledge” to back British farmers.
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NewsGCA has 'no evidence’ Morrisons' email to suppliers broke code of practice
The supermarket watchdog has found no evidence ‘at this stage’ that Morrisons broke its code of practice by requesting supplier payments.
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OpinionComment: The Government must rethink Sunday trading proposals
The regulation of Sunday trading hours divides retail employers and has been the subject of many debates over the last four decades.
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NewsUK-only retailers to be hit most by living wage, says Moody's
Retailers with UK-only operations and a strong presence outside London will be most affected by the living wage, predict credit agency Moody’s.
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NewsIceland boss Walker tells staff the grocer will set the pace on pay rates
Iceland has pledged to “move ahead of the new national living wage” and increase the pay awarded to staff “as quickly as possible”.
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NewsGovernment to force large businesses to reveal data on gender pay gap
The Government is moving ahead with plans to force businesses with more than 250 employees to disclose data on the gender pay gap among staff.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on the living wage, Morrisons and retail sales
Retail news round-up on July 14, 2015: Living wage could see price increases, GCA demands explanation from Morrisons over payments email and warm weather lifts retail sales.
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OpinionComment: Living wage means retailers must create value from their people
Analysis of the Budget’s ‘living wage’, which will rise to over £9 by 2020, has focused on the cost to retailers.
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AnalysisBudget analysis: Will consumers have scope to increase retail spending?
Depending on their personal circumstances, UK consumers have been left either reeling or rejoicing in the wake of George Osborne’s Budget.
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AnalysisBudget analysis: What impact will retail see from Osborne's bombshells?
Retailers have plenty to digest after George Osborne’s Budget this week. How will changes to the living wage and Sunday trading affect them?