All Policy & legal articles – Page 84
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NewsMary Portas high street campaign fails, data shows
The towns revamped under Mary Portas’ ‘Save the High Street’ campaign have lost almost 1,000 shops in just five years, new data has revealed.
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NewsLidl hikes pay of 16,000 shopfloor staff
Lidl is hiking the pay of more than 16,000 shopfloor workers as it reaffirms its commitment to paying staff a ‘real living wage’.
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NewsBusiness rates ‘olive branch’ expected in Budget
Chancellor Philip Hammond is considering abandoning plans to increase business rates by 3.9% next April.
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NewsTesco's Lewis kept in dark over inflated profits, court told
Tesco boss Dave Lewis was kept in the dark about inaccuracies in the grocer’s 2014/15 half-year accounts, a court heard today.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How the interest rate hike will affect retail
The Bank of England issued its first base interest rate rise in a decade earlier today, upping it to 0.5%.
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NewsBank of England hikes interest rates to 0.5%
The Bank of England has increased interest rates for the first time in more than a decade.
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NewsMorrisons' Potts shrugs off potential interest rate hike
Morrisons boss David Potts has downplayed the impact a potential rise in interest rates could have on its progress.
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NewsRecord fall in retail employment as jobs and hours cut
Retail employment fell at the steepest rate in almost a decade over the three months to September.
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NewsBrightHouse to pay customers £15m after FCA probe
BrightHouse will reimburse customers to the tune of £14.8m after agreeing a compensation package with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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NewsBrexit: Business groups warn of 'serious' jobs risk
The UK’s five biggest business lobby groups have urged the Government to secure a Brexit transition deal in order to maintain jobs and investment.
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NewsDebenhams dismisses claims of 'immoral' supplier demands
Debenhams has hit back at accusations that it demanded “immoral” discounts from its suppliers, following reports over the weekend.
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NewsBRC calls for business rates freeze as inflation bites
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called for business rates to be frozen as UK inflation reaches a five-year high.
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NewsRoyal Mail wins strike injunction at High Court
Royal Mail has won an injunction preventing postal workers from striking for 48 hours next week in a protest over pensions, wages and jobs.
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NewsAldi and Iceland join retailers defying £1 coin cut-off
Aldi and Iceland have joined Poundland and Tesco in defying the Royal Mint deadline, accepting the old £1 coin until the end of the month.
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OpinionTesco and Poundland prove it pays to take a stance
As Poundland and Tesco give their two pence on the deadline for shoppers to spend their old £1 coins, are other retailers missing a trick by not speaking up?
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NewsTesco joins Poundland to flout old £1 coin deadline
Tesco has confirmed that it will ignore the Royal Mint deadline and accept old £1 coins for a week after they cease to be legal tender.
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NewsMorrisons sued by staff over personal data breach
Morrisons is being sued by over 5,500 of its employees after their personal details were leaked online by a former colleague.
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NewsPoundland to ignore deadline over old £1 coins
Poundland will ignore the Royal Mint’s deadline and continue to accept old £1 coins after they cease to be legal tender at the weekend.
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OpinionMalcolm Walker: Retailers, help me fight litter!
My last column inspired Allison Ogden-Newton, chief executive of Keep Britain Tidy, to beat a path to my office, clearly sensing a kindred spirit. I learned a lot.
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DataData: How Brexit vote is changing retail’s workforce
Uncertainty surrounding the future of EU workers following the Brexit vote could drive up employment costs and shelf prices, a new report has warned.