All Policy & legal articles – Page 161
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NewsRetailers face £175m business rates bill as inflation rises 2.6%
Retailers face a £175m business rates bill next year as the Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation rose 2.6% in September.
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NewsCardiff supermarkets to face £75 dumped trolley fine
Supermarkets in Cardiff could be charged £75 for every abandoned shopping trolley, as the number dumped in the city has increased following the introduction of a 5p charge for plastic bags in Wales.
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NewsRetailers wait for news on £200m rates burden
Retailers will learn whether they face an extra £200m business rates cost burden on Tuesday when inflation figures are revealed.
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NewsM&S boss Marc Bolland urges Government to give more support to high streets
Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland has said high streets need more Government support if they are to survive.
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NewsSainsbury’s King hits out at Government ‘shares for rights’ scheme
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has hit out at the Government’s plan to allow staff to surrender their employment rights in return for shares in their company.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers rally for 2013 business rates relief
Steep increases in business rates are hurting retailers in the tough trading climate. Tiffany Holland reports on Fair Rates for Retail, our campaign for a rates freeze next year.
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OpinionComment: Tesco UK recovery likely to accelerate
Tesco boss Philip Clarke will not have thanked the way the financial stars aligned this week to bring Tesco and Sainsbury’s results on the same day, albeit for different reporting periods.
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NewsTesco adds its support to Fair Rates for Retail campaign
The UK’s largest retailer, Tesco, has backed the Retail Week and British Retail Consortium campaign for a rates freeze next year. The Government has reacted coolly however.
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NewsFlat food inflation surprises analysts
Food inflation has remained flat for the third consecutive month at 3.1%, surprising analysts who had forecast price increases due to large rises in commodity prices.
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NewsWelsh Government calls for plastic bag charge in rest of UK
The Welsh Government has urged the rest of the UK to charge shoppers for using carrier bags to help stop waste.
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NewsSecondary retail parks will follow the high street into decline warns former Focus boss
Former Focus and Wickes boss Bill Grimsey has warned that secondary retail parks are destined to go the same way as the high street and become ghost towns.
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OpinionComment: Fair rates for retail will allow focus on growth
As Britain bids to restore national financial self-confidence and goes for economic growth, few industries contribute on the scale of retail.
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NewsFair Rates for Retail: Retailers urge rates freeze
Top retailers have called for a freeze on business rates and changes to how the charge is calculated as they face a likely increase of £200m next year.
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NewsFair Rates for Retail: Retail leaders lend their support
Some of the industry’s top names are backing Retail Week and the BRC’s Fair Rates for Retail campaign to lobby the Government to freeze business rates next year, following two years of punitive rates increases.
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NewsRetail sales volumes edge up with more growth forecast
Sales volumes have risen “slightly” and retailers forecast growth will strengthen next month, according to the CBI.
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NewsRetail sales growth halves since Lehman Brother collapse
Retail sales growth has slowed to half that achieved before the collapse of Lehman Brothers which signalled the start of the recession in 2008.
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NewsIndian foreign investment law relaxation opens the door for Tesco
A relaxation of the laws on foreign direct investment (FDI) in India has opened the door for Tesco to trade under its own brand in the country for the first time.
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NewsPortas questions Government commitment to the high street
Mary Portas has questioned the Government’s commitment to the high street and town centre improvement proposals she has set out.
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NewsGrocery bosses to meet David Cameron to tackle youth unemployment
The bosses of Asda, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose are to attend a meeting in Downing Street today to discuss youth unemployment.
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NewsBritish property industry calls on Government to cut red tape
The British property industry has called on Government to cut red tape and put weight behind planning policy which claims town centres are prioritised.