All Policy & legal articles – Page 61
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NewsTesco, Sainsbury's and Co-op win ATM business rates legal dispute
A number of supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and the Co-op have won a legal ruling on whether they should be liable for business rates on cash machines located on their premises.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The steps retailers need to take before reopening stores
Non-essential retailers are gearing up to reopen stores in two weeks’ time. What action should they be taking to make sure staff and customers are safe?
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NewsProperty giants Westfield and Landsec prepare for shopping centre reopenings
Shopping centre owners Westfield and Landsec are drawing up plans to reopen their malls as lockdown measures ease.
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OpinionDispatch: Is Italian retail ready to emerge from lockdown?
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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OpinionOpinion: Oxford Street needs post-pandemic retail reinvention
It’s the UK’s premier urban shopping destination, but London’s Oxford Street will need a lot of TLC to recover from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsChancellor extends furlough job retention scheme until end of October
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the furlough job retention scheme until the end of October but said the government wants employers to contribute more.
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VideoFace time: Theo Paphitis says retail ‘will never be the same’ after coronavirus
Retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis discusses the impact of the pandemic on retail property and trading, and says none of his stable of brands will trade in the same way that they did before the pandemic.
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AnalysisNeed to know: What the government’s Covid-19 recovery plan means for retail
Following Boris Johnson’s address to the nation last night, the government has today published guidance on how the UK might move out of lockdown assuming the pandemic is kept under control.
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OpinionRichard Lim: How to tackle the deepest recession in 300 years
The UK economy is clearly facing an extraordinary crisis. The coronavirus pandemic has sent shockwaves across communities, financial markets and has caused paralysis within many businesses.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Should Sunday trading hours be relaxed during coronavirus crisis?
The coronavirus outbreak has again put the extension of Sunday trading hours on the agenda and business secretary Alok Sharma has launched a review. Retail Week asks industry experts for their views.
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NewsCoronavirus: UK shops could reopen in June, says PM
The prime minister says that some shops may be able to reopen as early as next month as part of a phased easing of lockdown measures.
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NewsHotel Chocolat looks to high street stores ahead of phased reopening
Specialist retailer Hotel Chocolat has said it will look to reopen high street and self-standing independent stores first, ahead of it beginning a trial reopening of a number of stores as takeaway locations from next week.
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NewsCoronavirus: Vulnerable customers ‘struggling’ to get food
The government has been urged to improve the coordination of food deliveries to vulnerable people across the UK amid warnings that thousands are being underserved during lockdown.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must adopt new normals for post-coronavirus world
“Won’t it be great when things are back to normal?” you hear people say.
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AnalysisWarehouses at war: Has Covid-19 transported industrial relations to the 1970s?
When Britain went into lockdown at the end of March and the shutters were drawn down on almost all shops, many retailers were left reliant on a single trading lifeline – their online operations.
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NewsIceland boss Walker slams ‘ludicrous’ HMRC probe into Christmas Club scheme
Iceland boss Sir Malcolm Walker has slammed HM Revenue & Customs for pursuing a “ludicrous” investigation into its Christmas Club employee savings scheme during the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsSainsbury’s boss Coupe takes parting shot at Amazon on business rates
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has defended the grocer’s decision to accept business rates relief from the government – and said it will still face a higher bill than Amazon this year.
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NewsBRC names Tony DeNunzio as chair to succeed Richard Pennycook
The British Retail Consortium has appointed former Asda boss Tony DeNunzio as its new chair to succeed Richard Pennycook.
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NewsRetailers cancel £2.5bn of orders from Bangladesh amid coronavirus crisis
British retailers have cancelled an estimated £2.5bn in clothing orders from Bangladeshi suppliers, pushing the country’s garment industry towards a “major crisis”.
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OpinionMichael Jary: Post-coronavirus, sustainability will matter more than ever
Back in a previous era, otherwise known as two months ago, public and business momentum finally seemed to be gathering for a serious response to climate change.