All Policy & legal articles – Page 72
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NewsBoohoo pressed by MP Creagh after refusing union talks
The union of shop, distribution and allied workers (Usdaw) with help from MP Mary Creagh is stepping up its campaign for recognition at online retailer Boohoo after it refused to meet for talks on ethical trading standards.
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OpinionOpinion: Amazon could be source of new ideas on retail property
In a week in which Arcadia took its proposed store closures to a creditor vote, Amazon was opening shops.
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OpinionPeter Williams: Boots closures show what must change for stores to thrive
The news that Boots is reviewing its UK store portfolio has been met with a large degree of shock and surprise. Given what is happening to virtually every retailer with a mature store estate, why should this be the case?
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NewsGovernment to challenge £300m cash machine ruling
The government has won the right to appeal a court ruling over whether retailers should pay business rates for cash machines outside their shops.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Boots store closures will devastate the high street
When Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) warned in April that it was going to be “more aggressive” in its transformation plans, alarm bells started ringing with landlords either side of the Atlantic.
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NewsAsda accused of ‘chasing lost cause’ in pay dispute
Asda has been told to “stop chasing a lost cause” by the union for its employees, as its equal value case returns to court
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NewsLeaders call for review of ‘unsustainable’ business rates
The president of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling for an independent review of the “uneconomical, unsustainable and unintelligible” business rates system.
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NewsSports Direct probed by financial regulators
Regulators are probing Sports Direct over its latest financial accounts and compliance with rules on inside information.
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NewsTesco urges online sales tax to fund business rates cut
Tesco has called for a 2% online sales tax to help fund a 20% business rates cut.
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OpinionOpinion: CMA is wrong to kibosh Sainsbury's-Asda deal
It is not the job of the CMA to throw a protective arm around moribund businesses unable to adapt to changing competitive conditions.
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Climate change protests cost West End retailers £12m
The ongoing Extinction Rebellion climate change protests in London have cost the city’s retailers £12m over the last two days, according to the New West End Group.
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NewsMorrisons to appeal to Supreme Court over data breach
Morrisons has been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court after losing a major legal case involving a data leak.
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NewsRetail 'doesn’t punch its weight' on recruitment, says BRC chair
Retail “doesn’t punch its weight nationally” when it comes to recruiting talent, BRC chair Richard Pennycook has said.
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NewsSports Direct lawyers clash with Debenhams administrators
Lawyers for tycoon Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct have written to the administrators of Debenhams alleging a conflict of interest.
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Retail VoiceHow to prevent shopper transactions from being declined
New payment regulations will increase the security shoppers face when checking out online, but what does this mean for retailers?
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NewsPrivate equity 'has no place in retail', argues Knight Frank
A new report has lambasted the “traditional private equity” model, saying it has no place in the retail sector.
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NewsGender pay gap does not reflect retail industry, says BRC
The BRC has said the UK retail industry has a much lower gender pay gap than many other industries but that “a single figure on its own is not a reflection” of the industry’s diversity.
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OpinionOpinion: What the latest Brexit impasse means for retail
Tuesday’s marathon cabinet meeting finally confirmed, as many of us suspected, that the current configuration of the prime minister’s Brexit deal will not get through this parliament.
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OpinionTheo Paphitis: Look behind the headlines on gender pay data
As I said in 2018 when the first gender pay gap data was released, we must be aware that statistics are not always black and white and there is a danger in viewing them as such.
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NewsRetailers implore MPs to tackle business rates 'madness'
Retailers have called on the government to tackle the “madness” of the business rates system to stop it from “strangling our high streets”.