All Policy & legal articles – Page 85
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NewsAmazon hit with £222m tax bill after three-year probe
The European Commission has ordered Amazon to pay €250m (£222m) after finding that it benefited from an illegal tax arrangement with Luxembourg.
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NewsShop prices herald imminent return of inflation
Shop prices are “teetering” on the edge of inflation, with deflation at its shallowest in four years.
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NewsTesco execs accused of ‘cooking books’ in fraud trial
Three former Tesco executives have been accused by prosecutors of “cooking the books” and bullying subordinates into compliance on day one of their fraud trial.
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NewsFormer Co-op boss Pennycook named new BRC chairman
Former Co-op chief executive Richard Pennycook has been appointed as chairman elect of the British Retail Consortium.
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NewsFood prices to spike under ‘no deal’ Brexit, BRC warns
The average price of food imported from the EU will rise by almost a quarter if Britain leaves the EU without a tariff-free trade deal.
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NewsSports Direct challenged by MPs over courier payments
MPs have challenged Sports Direct over “deeply troubling” allegations from a whistle-blower that the retailer underpays its couriers.
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NewsMayfield: Government needs to do justice to Brexit talks
Sir Charlie Mayfield had said that the government needs to do justice to the complexity surrounding the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.
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OpinionOpinion: Rates have retailers staring down the barrel
It almost beggars belief that the row over business rates continues to rage on.
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NewsRetailers braced for £280m spike in business rates
Retailers across the UK are facing the prospect of a £280m hike in business rates next year, raising fears of “fewer shops and fewer jobs.”
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NewsTesco deducted £3.4m from charity plastic bag sales
Tesco deducted £3.4m from charity donations gathered through the plastic bag tax in order to cover “administrative costs”, government data has revealed.
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AnalysisRoadtrip: M&S, Menarys and tourism in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland as a top tourism destination is not something anyone, arguably even Northern Irish people, could have anticipated a decade ago.
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NewsAsda repays suppliers after using 'aggressive tactics'
Asda has been forced to repay a six-figure sum to supplies after breaching the grocery code by using “aggressive tactics”.
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NewsUpdate: Fraud trial of ex-Tesco executives adjourned
The trial of three former Tesco executives in relation to the supermarket giant’s 2014 accounting scandal has been adjourned until September 25.
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NewsSainsbury’s Coupe: Food could rot at border post-Brexit
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has warned that fresh food imports could be left rotting at the UK border post-Brexit.
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OpinionA Brexit customs plan fit for businesses and consumers
As the clock ticks inexorably towards March 29, 2019, the UK’s future trading relationship with the EU and the wider world will have profound implications for retailers’ supply chains and the price and availability of the goods they provide.
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NewsBHS: Green warns MP Field over settlement disclosure
Former BHS owner Sir Philip Green has threatened Labour MP Frank Field with legal action, as tensions between the two escalate further.
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NewsAsda loses equal pay appeal in ‘landmark’ ruling
Asda has lost an employment tribunal appeal on equal pay, opening the door to possible legal action.
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AnalysisGDPR: Ticking time bomb or blessing in disguise?
The EU-wide implementation of the stringent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect next May. Why should retailers care and what are the silver linings?
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NewsPhilip Green’s Arcadia agrees deal with BHS liquidators
Arcadia has agreed to pay tens of millions of pounds to unsecured creditors in BHS following the collapse of the department store chain.
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NewsGrocers fear flight of EU workers from food sector
The food and food retail industries fear that Brexit could lead to a lack of stock on supermarket shelves as EU nationals flee the UK.