All Policy & legal articles – Page 184
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OpinionDigital Economy Bill: Time for change
The debate in Parliament yesterday confirmed that the anti-piracy measures within the Digital Economy bill are certain to pass into law, and be retained regardless of which party takes power next month.
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NewsSmall retailers oppose call for longer Boxing Day trading hours
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has rejected the need for a relaxation in Sunday trading laws that would allow retailers to trade for longer on Boxing Day this year.
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NewsTory plans ‘do not include an increase in VAT’
The Conservative Party has insisted that it would not need to increase VAT in order to cut the deficit if it forms the next Government as Prime Minister Gordon Brown is today expected to confirm that the next general election will be held on May 6.
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Opinion
George Osborne finds some friends
Shadow chancellor George Osborne needs all the help he can get, but he’s scored a real coup today with many of retail’s top leaders coming out to support his plans to reverse the government’s planned rise in National Insurance.
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NewsRetailers strike back in National Insurance row
Retail leaders have hit back after top Labour politicians accused them of having been “deceived” into supporting Conservative plans to reverse part of the Government’s proposed National Insurance rise.
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Analysis
Avoiding a showdown on holidays
Pushing staff to plan their holidays well in advance can benefit everyone
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OpinionRetail surgery: The rules for selling cigarettes in Scotland are changing. What will this mean for our stores north of the border?
The rules for selling cigarettes in Scotland are changing. What will this mean for our stores north of the border?
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Budget draws mixed response from retail
About 100,000 small shops will have a year off business rates from October, Chancellor Alistair Darling revealed in this week’s Budget.
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NewsSmall shops to get rates relief in mixed budget for retailers
Around 100,000 small shops will have a year off business rates from October Chancellor Alistair Darling revealed in this week’s Budget.
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OpinionThe unsustainable growth in property costs
Rents may not be rising at the speed they were, but the growth in overall costs of occupying retail property is still out of control.
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NewsVAT on food ‘could cut grocers’ profits by 16%’
The imposition of a 5% rate of VAT on food could hit the three quoted grocers’ operating profits by up to 16%, says broker Bernstein.
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OpinionRetailers need more friends in Westminster
Nobody doubts hard political choices will have to be made to cope with the costs of the banking crisis and recession, but VAT on food should not be among them.
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NewsBRC urges Budget public spending cuts
The Government should cut public spending rather than increase taxes in its next Budget, the British Retail Consortium has urged.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: What does the proposed repeal of the Land Agreements Exclusion Order mean to retailers?
What does the proposed repeal of the Land Agreements Exclusion Order mean to retailers?
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OpinionRetail surgery: What happens if we are faced with consumer group litigation and will it overlap with a product recall?
What happens if we are faced with consumer group litigation and will it overlap with a product recall?
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OpinionThe ombudsman is a regulatory empire we can do without
In my dictionary, bureaucracy is next to burden and the planned supermarket/supplier ombudsman would be a definition of both.
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NewsScottish retailers ‘hindered by business rates policy’
Retailers in Scotland will be harmed by the Scottish Government’s failure to introduce business rates transitional arrangements, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium.
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NewsMalcolm Walker hits out at new grocery code of conduct
Malcolm Walker, the boss of frozen food chain Iceland, has hit out at the Grocery Supplier Code of Practice, which comes into force today, calling it a “complete waste of time”.
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NewsRetailers to pay more in business rates to fund Crossrail
Retailers will be forced to pay more in business rates in order to fund London’s Crossrail network.
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AnalysisWhat is Planning Policy Statement 4?
Local authorities are to be asked to look at the impact of an out-of-town scheme rather than the need for one. So what does this planning change mean for retailers?