All Policy & legal articles – Page 86
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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.
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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.