All Policy & legal articles – Page 73
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OpinionJacqueline Gold: Why Ann Summers is taking on Google
Receiving the Retail Activist award at the Retail Week Awards last month was one of the proudest moments of my career.
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NewsTesco boss Lewis urges Government to save retail jobs
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has urged the Government to do more to help the high street to save thousands of retail jobs.
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NewsWaitrose's Collins: Retailers and consumers 'pent up' by Brexit
Waitrose chief executive Rob Collins has said the ongoing uncertainty around Brexit is leading to “pent up business activity” from consumers and retailers waiting to be released.
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NewsWaterstones staff demand ‘real living wage’
Staff at bookseller Waterstones have launched a petition calling for payment of a ‘real’ living wage.
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NewsCo-op to pay £1.3m costs following supplier code breaches
The Co-op has been forced to pay £1.3m in costs and apologise to its suppliers after the Groceries Code Adjudicator found it had made breaches in relation to delisting and variation of supply arrangements.
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NewsRetail ‘left behind’ by Government strategy, MPs warn
The Government must do more to engage with retail and other industries that risk being “left behind” by its industrial strategy, MPs have recommended.
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Retail VoiceMaking tax digital: dispelling the five biggest myths
It’s not long until tax goes digital, yet HMRC’s new scheme is clouded with confusion. Katie Powell of Sage separates fact from fiction for retailers.
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NewsRetail welcomes MPs' vote to reject no-deal Brexit
Retail bodies have hailed MPs’ decision to reject a no-deal Brexit as “an encouraging first step” – but urged Government to find a new solution “very quickly”.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse fined £29m for Geek Squad misselling
Carphone Warehouse has been hit with a £29.1m fine by the FCA for misselling Geek Squad, a mobile phone insurance product, between 2008 and 2015.
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NewsRetail Sector Council launches investigation into retail costs
The Retail Sector Council (RSC) has launched a new survey investigating costs burdening the industry such as business rates.
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NewsGovernment pledges 2% tax on online retail
The Northern powerhouse and high streets minister has promised to extend the Digital Services Tax to include a 2% charge on online retail.
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NewsRetail sales hit by uncertainty around Brexit
Retail sales slipped in February as lingering Brexit uncertainty dented consumer spending.
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NewsThree-quarters of shoppers fear no-deal Brexit food price rises
Over three-quarters of UK shoppers are concerned about the price of supermarket food and drink in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Should the Government step in to safeguard retail jobs?
The retail sector has become synonymous with Britain’s national identity as a ‘nation of shopkeepers’ – but is that title under threat?
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NewsArcadia’s Green faces questioning by MPs over harassment claims
Arcadia tycoon Sir Philip Green and Karren Brady, former chair of parent company Taveta, have been asked to appear before a committee of MPs over the use of non-disclosure agreements.
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AnalysisCan the West End survive another business rates hike?
Eye-watering business rate rises have made trading in central London more costly than ever. With some retailers shutting up shop, can the West End survive?
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NewsRetailers warn of no-deal Brexit food price hikes
Retailers in the UK and Ireland have warned of the “devastating” impact of a no-deal Brexit including hiked food costs.
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OpinionOpinion: My tactics to create great town centres
Last December, I decided that in order to help towns better understand the challenges they face there should be something that could be an easy reference document.
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NewsMPs call for online sales tax to save high street
A parliamentary inquiry has called for a new online sales tax to “level the playing field” and provide “meaningful relief” to high street retailers.
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NewsMPs call for penny tax on fashion sold in UK
A parliamentary inquiry has called for a law change to incentivise fashion retailers to operate sustainably and punish those that do not.