All Policy & legal articles – Page 62
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NewsUK government teams up with supermarkets to target vulnerable customers
Supermarkets will be provided access to government databases to help prioritise deliveries to elderly and vulnerable customers.
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OpinionOpinion: Putting people before profit will count long after coronavirus crisis
So here we are. Lockdown. It was a move we all anticipated, but Boris Johnson’s words on Monday night still hit home harder than a Tyson Fury uppercut.
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OpinionOpinion: Coronavirus – government must give retailers respect they deserve
I’ve been a huge fan of apocalyptic films and TV shows since I was a teenager. With Covid-19 we seem to have come the closest to life imitating fiction with just as many twists in the tale.
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NewsCoronavirus: Non-essential shops shut as PM orders lockdown
All shops selling non-essential goods have been told to shut as part of strict new measures enforced by the prime minister to combat coronavirus.
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NewsCoronavirus: Government orders pubs and restaurants to close, defers VAT payments
The government has ordered that a range of businesses including pubs, clubs and restaurants close from tonight and unveiled a VAT deferral scheme as part of a support package for businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCoronavirus: Government relaxes competition laws for supermarkets
The government has temporarily relaxed elements of competition law to allow UK supermarkets to work more closely together to feed the nation in the face of the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsCoronavirus: Next’s Wolfson urges government to act to support jobs
Next chief executive Lord Wolfson has called on the government to introduce income support measures as employment is threatened by the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsMorrisons calls for relaxed competition laws during coronavirus crisis
Morrisons has urged the government to relax a host of regulations, including competition laws, during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsChancellor suspends business rates for 12 months for ‘economic fight’
The chancellor has announced 12-month business rates holidays for all retailers and pubs as part of a sweeping set of measures designed to support business in the face of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsCoronavirus: Retailers call for rates relief as store closure fears grow
Retailers are banding together to call on the government for exemption from business rates if shops are forced to close because of the coronavirus outbreak, and have renewed demands for far-reaching reform.
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OpinionThe Secret Retailer: Boris, we face fight for survival without your help
In the first of our columns from a ‘secret retailer’, one chief executive with stores nationwide calls on the government to up its game on coronavirus – and warns businesses will go bust if it doesn’t.
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NewsCoronavirus: PM urges Brits to avoid pubs, clubs and theatres
The prime minister has urged people to avoid pubs, clubs, restaurants, theatres and other social environments as part of new measures to combat coronavirus.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers are the unsung heroes of the coronavirus crisis
For too long, retail has been cut a raw deal.
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NewsCoronavirus: Primark warns of sales hit as overseas stores shut
Value fashion giant Primark expects to take a hit on earnings after having to close overseas stores amid the coronavirus crisis and seeing a fall in like-for-likes in the UK.
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NewsCoronavirus: Grocers issue stockpiling plea and stores close worldwide
The UK’s big grocers appealed for calm over the weekend as shoppers continued to empty shelves in coronavirus stockpiling, while around the world-leading retailers closed stores en masse as the crisis bit.
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NewsCoronavirus: Morrisons to immediately pay farmers to help with virus
Morrisons has vowed to make immediate payments to smaller suppliers in a bid to help them get through any disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Retail VoiceWhat do changes to the National Minimum Wage mean for your business?
National Minimum Wage regulation is about to undergo changes that will affect retailers. John Harding of PwC explains how to stay ahead of the curve.
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AnalysisBudget: Coronavirus dominates as chancellor breaks out cheque book
In a challenging economic climate dominated by uncertainty over coronavirus, the new chancellor took action to protect business – but business rates reforms have been delayed. Retail Economics chief executive Richard Lim examines the detail.
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NewsBudget: ‘Fundamental’ review of business rates to be completed by autumn
New chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed the government’s “fundamental review” of business rates will be completed in time for the autumn statement.
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NewsInterest rates slashed in emergency move ahead of budget
The Bank of England has this morning announced an emergency cut in interest rates in a bid to shore up the faltering economy hit by the gathering coronavirus outbreak.