All Policy & legal articles – Page 97
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NewsTesco faces fresh legal claim over accounting scandal
Tesco has been hit with a fresh legal writ from investors in the aftermath of its £326m accounting scandal.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must sanction Leicester factories
You’ve withdrawn from a factory because audits have found poor standards. You’ve instructed your other suppliers not to subcontract.
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OpinionOpinion: Why London can weather 2017’s retail storm
It’s difficult to think of a year when so much has happened politically – both nationally and internationally – and when the only certainty seems to be uncertainty.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Tesco, Harvey Nichols and more
Retail news round-up: Tesco files defence case against shareholders, investigation reveals factory workers’ low wages, and new head of menswear for Harvey Nichols
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NewsToday in retail: Could Donald be a Trump card for UK?
There were protests and parties today as Donald Trump prepares to be inaugurated as the 45th US President.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Game, Halfords, Shop Direct and Trump
The Retail Week team sit down to discuss which retailers are finding success in services, fashion’s respite and President-elect Donald Trump.
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AnalysisEmployment law: what retailers need to know for 2017
This year is set to be a busy time for employment law, with some significant developments that will affect retailers.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Scottish retail sales and supermarkets
Retail news round-up: Scottish retailers report surge in sales and supermarkets under scrutiny from MPs for wasteful food deals
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NewsBusiness rates top reason overseas retailers shun UK
Almost three-quarters of international retailers are opting to expand outside of the UK because of the onerous business rates system, according to new research.
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NewsTheresa May seeks tariff-free post-Brexit trade
Theresa May has pledged to take the UK out of the EU single market but vowed to seek a “bold and ambitious” trade agreement with the region.
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NewsSports Direct breaks pledge, risking further controversy
Sports Direct has broken an earlier promise not to engage law firm RPC to review its corporate governance practices.
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NewsFirst Christmas rise in five years for high-street footfall
High-street footfall rose for the first time in five years this Christmas, despite a negative picture overall.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: BHS, Sports Direct and more
Retail news round-up: Duff & Phelps attacks pensions lifeboat, and Sports Direct breaks pledge by appointing former law firm for review
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NewsJohn Lewis chairman Mayfield defends bonus drop
John Lewis chairman Charlie Mayfield has defended the retailer’s warning that bonuses rewarded to its partners will be “significantly lower” this year.
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NewsWilko fined £2.2m after employee crushed by cage
Value retailer Wilko has been fined £2.2m after one of its staff was left paralysed following an accident in-store.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: The perfect retail storm
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the power of the year ahead for retail.
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NewsToday in retail: Paphitis builds business despite ‘perfect storm’
Entrepreneur Theo Paphitis’s eponymous retail group updated on seasonal trading today – an interesting business because of its range of interests.
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NewsRates reform not needed – Mountain Warehouse boss
Mountain Warehouse boss Mark Neale has voiced his objections to industry calls for business rates reform and said it could bring unintended consequences.
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NewsBoux Avenue spearheads Christmas sales rise for Paphitis
Theo Paphitis’s Boux Avenue lingerie business led a sales uplift at his group over Christmas, the tycoon has revealed to Retail Week.
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NewsToday in retail: Mike Ashley jumps to Hellawell’s aid
A general meeting earlier today made it clear that Sports Direct chairman Keith Hellawell has done little to restore the faith of the retailer’s shareholders.