All Policy & legal articles – Page 170
-
AnalysisOwn-brand rules: What do retailers need to know?
There are calls for the rules on copycat brands to be tightened up across the EU. How will the changes affect British retailers?
-
NewsScottish Government sets out detail on 'supermarket tax'
The Scottish Government has revealed the proposed “supermarket tax” has been reduced, aiming to generate £15m less than originally planned.
-
NewsBRC disagrees with Portas' "exceptional sign off" recommendation
Secretary of State sign off for all new out of town developments would be “extremely problematic” if it was agreed by the Government, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) is set to say when it responds to the Portas Review next week.
-
NewsShop price inflation falls to near-two year low
Shop price inflation fell to 1.4% in January, from 1.7% the previous month, dropping to its lowest rate since March 2010, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
-
NewsJanuary retail sales like-for-like drop 'sobering'
January like-for-like sales fell by 0.3%, providing a “sobering” picture for 2012, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
-
NewsGovernment launches Portas pilot to revive high street
The Government has today launched a £1m competition to help turn-around failing high streets on the back of the Portas Review.
-
News‘Parasitic’ own-brands face scrutiny
Retailers could face tough financial sanctions on own-brand products under proposals from the European Commission’s Internal Market and Services Directorate General (DG Markt).
-
NewsSpecsavers successfully sues Asda for trademark infringement
Specsavers intends to claim damages following a legal win against Asda, after the grocer used the trademark ‘spec saver’ phrase in an optical advertising campaign.
-
NewsRetailers "lead the way" in resource efficiency
Retailers are “leading the way in improving resource efficiency while reducing environmental impact”, according to a British Retail Consortium (BRC) report.
-
NewsGovernment rules out changes to pre-pack legislation
The Government has scrapped the introduction of new legislation which aimed to “improve transparency and confidence” in pre-pack administration deals.
-
NewsRetail employment edges up 0.5% but outlook remains gloomy
Retail employment rose by a “modest” 0.5% in the final quarter of 2011 but the outlook remains downbeat, as 38% of retailers prepare to cut staffing levels this quarter.
-
OpinionRetail rent regime still outdated
Simon Burke is an experienced senior retailer. He is currently chairman of HobbyCraft and Eagle Eye Solutions.
-
NewsMore shoppers head for mobiles to do Christmas shopping
Mobiles searches accounted for one in five online retail searches in the fourth quarter, with the number of searches on smartphones and ipads 169% up on last year.
-
News‘Energetic’ response to Portas Review promised
The Government minister charged with overseeing a turnaround of the UK’s ailing high streets has welcomed aspects of the Portas Review, but warned that more is needed to tackle the decline.
-
NewsScottish retailers have worst Christmas since 1999
Scottish retailers experienced their worst Christmas sales since 1999 with total sales in December up 1.6% year-on-year, the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has said.
-
NewsCost of retail crime soars 31%
Retail crime is costing the sector an extra £1.4bn, soaring by 31% as the number of robberies increased alongside the value per incident, a report by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has found.
-
NewsShop price inflation hits 16-month low in December, BRC finds
Shop price inflation reached its lowest level for 16 months in December, as retailers heavily discounted electrical goods, clothing and footwear in the run up to Christmas, the British Retail Consortium (BRC)- Nielsen Shop Price Index found.
-
NewsRetail like-for-likes up 2.2% in December, says BRC
Retail sales were “dazzling” in the pre-christmas week as December like-for-likes grew 2.2%, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) -KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
-
NewsAnnual footfall drops to lowest rate in five years
Footfall across UK high streets dropped by its lowest rate in five years last year, dipping 1.1%, against a 3.5% fall in 2010.
-
NewsRetail businesses in administration set to rise in coming months, warns BRC
The rise in business rates in April will fuel growth in the number of retail businesses going into administration, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned.