All Policy & legal articles – Page 150
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OpinionComment: The BRC supports a thriving retail industry
Since joining the British Retail Consortium (BRC), I have enjoyed meeting our members and discussing the future of the retail industry, and hearing your insights into the BRC’s work and our future direction.
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NewsGrimsey Review into Britain's high streets to be published next month
Former Focus boss Bill Grimsey will unveil his review on how to save Britain’s struggling high streets next month.
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NewsJuly inflation eases due to summer clothing Sales and air fare falls
Inflation growth eased to 2.8% in July, down from 2.9% in June, as price drops across air fares and summer Sales across clothing and footwear kept prices down.
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OpinionComment: Retail landlords still need to get real
I couldn’t help smiling, albeit through clenched teeth, while reading the interview with Hammerson boss David Atkins last week on Retail-week.com.
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OpinionComment: Chris Bryant's criticism of Next and Tesco missed the real retail jobs story
British retailers employ 3 million people in the UK, but you’d think from Labour immigration spokesman Chris Bryant MP’s comments that they all come from Gdansk or Warsaw rather than Dagenham or Wakefield.
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NewsLabour minister backtracks on Next and Tesco criticism in immigration speech
Chris Bryant, the shadow immigration minister, has backed down on his criticism of Next and Tesco recruiting foreign workers in his speech today, after both retailers denied the accusations.
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NewsTesco and Next hit back at Labour's foreign workers claim
Tesco and Next have hit back at shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant’s claims that they are “unscrupulous employers” who favour migrant workers.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Asda, Hawes & Curtis and Morrisons
Retail news round-up August 12, 2013: Asda to offer degree programme to staff, Hawes & Curtis set to expand in the Middle East and Morrisons calls for industry-wide approach towards lad’s mags.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How shoppers weigh up retail value and values
The recent row between Sainsbury’s and Tesco centred on product provenance. What does it mean for consumers?
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NewsSports Direct faces legal challenge over zero hour contracts
Sportswear giant Sports Direct is facing a legal challenge over its widespread use of zero hour contracts.
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NewsShops should be turned into housing, planning minister is set to recommend
Shops on struggling UK high streets should be turned into housing, planning minister Nick Boles is set to recommend this week.
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NewsControversial zero hours contracts 'more widespread' than first realised
Zero hours contracts are more widespread than first realised, as research suggests that more than a million UK workers are signed up to the contracts, four times official estimates.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How will the draft Consumer Rights Bill protect customers buying digital content?
How will the draft Consumer Rights Bill protect customers buying digital content?
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OpinionComment: Rihanna and Topshop battle shows observing image rights shouldn’t just be a US phenomenon
Rihanna’s high court battle with Topshop over the use of her image on a t-shirt highlights that celebrities can still rely on the law to prevent retailers from profiting from the use of their image.
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NewsBusiness rates experts slam Government delay of revaluation
Business rates experts have criticised the Government for delaying the rates revaluation, in a meeting organised as part of the Grimsey Review into the high street.
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NewsSwitching rates calculation to annualised CPI would have saved businesses £161m last year
Switching the business rates calculation from the retail price index (RPI) measurement to annualised consumer price index (CPI) could have saved businesses £161m last year, according to the Grimsey Review.
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NewsShop price inflation falls at fastest rate in more than six years
Shop price inflation fell 0.5% in July, representing the steepest fall in six-and-a-half years as fashion retailers cut prices for the summer Sales.
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NewsHouse of Lords calls for end to Amazon-style tax avoidance
The House of Lords has said the UK faces losing “much-needed revenue” to multinationals whose tax affairs are under the microscope.
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AnalysisZero hours contracts: What do retailers need to know?
Sports Direct employs the majority of its staff on zero hours contracts, it emerged today. Retail Week takes a look at what the pros and cons are to these casual contracts.
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NewsHammerson boss calls for review of 'crazy and outdated' rates system
The boss of one of the UK’s largest landlords, Hammerson chief executive David Atkins, has branded business rates as “crazy”, joining the growing chorus of top business leaders calling for a review.