All Policy & legal articles – Page 2
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NewsJohn Lewis strikes landmark trade union recognition deal
The John Lewis Partnership has forged a collective bargaining agreement with a trade union for the first time in its almost 100-year history, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsCo-op to roll-out crime reporting trial after number of cases solved nearly doubles
The Co-op is set to roll out a new retail crime reporting system across all of its stores in Devon and Cornwall, after a trial led to the number of cases being solved nearly double.
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NewsAmazon pledges hiring 30,000 young people amid youth unemployment crisis
Amazon has committed to 30,000 entry-level roles for those aged between 18 and 24 over the next four years to help support young people into work.
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AnalysisRetail hopes for the best and prepares for the worst ahead of the Budget
With all eyes focused on the Budget, retail hopes new management doesn’t make the mistakes of the old
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NewsRetail and hospitality chiefs make business rates plea
Leaders of more than 200 businesses have written to chancellor John Healey ahead of the Budget calling for fundamental reform of business rates.
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Opinion‘After two years of increasing business costs, this Budget must break the cycle’
This Budget is an opportunity to change course on business costs, believes BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson, who met the chancellor this week to press retail’s case
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AnalysisRetailers cut energy use by 8% in three years, then war wiped out the savings
The UK’s largest retailers cut their energy use by 8% between 2022 and 2025, but the jump in prices since the Iran war began has wiped out those savings
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NewsWayfair and Appliances Direct fined over fake time-limited deals
Online homeware retailer Wayfair and electricals retailer Appliances Direct have been fined a combined £6m by the Competition and Markets Authority for misleading sales tactics, including time-limited offers that did not end when they said they would.
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NewsRetailers urge chancellor to raise national insurance threshold
M&S boss Stuart Machin and Sainsbury’s chief executive Simon Roberts were among the retailers talking to John Healey about the impact of higher national insurance contributions at Number 11 event yesterday
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NewsThird of shoppers start Christmas early in longer golden quarter, data shows
A third of UK shoppers planned to start their Christmas spending before October, stretching the golden quarter for retailers, according to a study commissioned by payments network Affirm.
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NewsHMRC raids Moda In Pelle head office as part of tax probe
HM Revenue & Customs has raided the head office of troubled footwear retailer Moda in Pelle as part of its ongoing investigation, West Yorkshire Police have confirmed to Retail Week.
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OpinionRobbie Feather: ‘To tackle Britain’s youth unemployment crisis, it needs to be cheaper and easier to hire’
Ahead of the upcoming Budget on October 28, The Very Group CEO Robbie Feather writes that the UK must get serious about tackling youth unemployment and make it easier for retailers to offer young people entry-level jobs in the first place
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NewsM&S and John Lewis bosses urge chancellor to cut tax burden
The bosses of two major UK retailers, Marks & Spencer and John Lewis, have urged the chancellor to cut the tax burden facing high street retailers.
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NewsCost of living pressures are Brits’ top Budget priority
Polling commissioned by the BRC found that nearly nine out of 10 UK adults want the government to prioritise reducing the cost of living, while four in five believe action is needed on youth unemployment.
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NewsRetail and hospitality carry the highest effective tax rates in the UK, BRC data finds
Retail and hospitality pay more tax relative to their profits than any other sector of the UK economy, according to new analysis commissioned by the British Retail Consortium.
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AnalysisExplainer: How the EU's new import charge has hit Shein's sales and helped others
Retailers have called for a similar charge to be brought in for the UK, where parcels under £135 remain exempt from customs duties until reforms take place.
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NewsSelfridges profits soar as it calls for tax-free shopping return
Selfridges has reported a surge in profit as it continues to urge the government to bring back tax-free shopping.
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NewsBeaverbrooks ‘resilient’ as national insurance contributions take effect
Jewellery retailer Beaverbrooks has posted “resilient” results despite National Insurance Contributions causing an impact on profits.
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AnalysisSustainable September: How retailers and shoppers are responding to the climate crisis
As William Reed’s annual Sustainable September campaign comes to a close, here is the must-read data analysis, interviews, news and insight into how retailers and consumers are responding to the climate crisis.
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NewsWalmart rules out personalised pricing as AI reshapes retail
Walmart’s chief executive pledged not to use shoppers’ personal data to set prices, as scrutiny of AI-driven pricing grows in Washington.