All Policy & legal articles – Page 82
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers face a post-Brexit VAT bombshell
To every retailer’s frustration, there are many uncertainties around the Brexit deal we’ll get. But one that until very recently has been largely overlooked are the consequences of leaving the common VAT area.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail is new hotspot for equal pay claims
Tesco is the latest retailer to face multiple equal pay claims. What should we expect next?
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AnalysisTesco equal pay row: What it means for retail
Tesco emerged as the latest high-profile retailer to become embroiled in a potentially costly storm over equal pay earlier this week.
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VideoThe Retail Week: How will retail's equal pay row play out?
Retailers including Tesco and Asda have been challenged on equal pay across their shopfloors and warehouses. The team discusses the implications for the sector.
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NewsTesco could face record £4bn equal pay claim
Tesco could face a demand for almost £4bn in back pay from female shopfloor employees, a law firm is claiming.
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NewsTesco trial abandoned after Rogberg heart attack
The fraud trial against three former Tesco directors has been abandoned after Carl Rogberg – one of the accused – suffered a major heart attack.
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NewsPensions Regulator bills ex-BHS owner Chappell £10m
The Pensions Regulator has billed former BHS owner Dominic Chappell £10m in an effort to recover money owed to the collapsed retailer’s pension scheme.
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NewsHouse of Fraser owner Yuan calls for Brexit 'signal'
House of Fraser owner Yuan Yafei has urged Prime Minister Theresa May to give a “definite signal” over the Brexit deal she wants for the UK.
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OpinionSir Ian Cheshire: Brexit - just let her get on with it!
The current noise around Brexit makes me think the PM must be getting it right given she is being attacked from both extremes of the debate.
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NewsLeading MPs call for business rates reform
The Treasury Select Committee has urged an urgent review of business rates after a hard Christmas for some retailers and amid fears that some will collapse.
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NewsBHS liquidators pay out £36m to creditors
BHS creditors have received an interim dividend worth £36m from the retailer’s liquidators.
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OpinionOpinion: How will anti-dumping be tackled post-Brexit?
More than 70% of non-food retail imports originate beyond the EU. Consequently, when the UK leaves the EU, it will need its own rules to regulate this trade.
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NewsIceland to remove own-label plastic packaging by 2023
Iceland has kick-started a drive to eliminate plastic packaging from all of its own-label products within the next five years.
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NewsPoundland owner Steinhoff downgraded amid debt concerns
Poundland owner Steinhoff has been rocked by another downgrade by credit ratings agency Moody’s amid fears the conglomerate may struggle to “sustain its European operations”.
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NewsAgenda: Next and the BRC Nielsen Shop Price Index
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with an update from Next and the BRC Nielsen Shop Price Index on the agenda.
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NewsPost-Brexit price hike fears stoked by new research
Consumers face a surge in prices following Brexit unless the Government can replicate trade deals with dozens of non-EU nations, the British Retail Consortium has cautioned.
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NewsIkea faces European Commission tax investigation
The European Commission has launched an “in-depth investigation” into furniture giant Ikea’s tax affairs.
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NewsUpdated: Toys R Us CVA could be blocked by pension fund
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is demanding a £9m payment into Toys R Us’ UK pension scheme to win its backing for its proposed restructure.
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NewsAmazon tackled by MPs over delivery driver treatment
Amazon has been tackled by MPs over concerns that its delivery drivers are effectively being paid less than the national living wage.
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NewsSteinhoff chairman Wiese quits amid accounting scandal
Steinhoff chairman Christo Wiese has stepped down from the role in the wake of the group’s accounting scandal.