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UK shop price inflation holds steady at 1.2% in June

UK shop price inflation holds steady at 1.2% in June

Sainsbury’s sales jump 2.7% despite weaker Argos and Tu performance

Sainsbury’s sales jump 2.7% despite weaker Argos and Tu performance

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Government covers the policies, regulations, and political developments impacting the UK retail industry. This section reports on government initiatives, legislative changes, taxation, employment law, and sustainability policy, analysing how they affect retailers’ operations and strategic planning. Retail Sector’s Government coverage provides retail leaders, compliance teams, and business owners with informed insight into regulatory trends and public-sector engagement shaping the commercial environment across the retail sector.

Government

Government covers the policies, regulations, and political developments impacting the UK retail industry. This section reports on government initiatives, legislative changes, taxation, employment law, and sustainability policy, analysing how they affect retailers’ operations and strategic planning. Retail Sector’s Government coverage provides retail leaders, compliance teams, and business owners with informed insight into regulatory trends and public-sector engagement shaping the commercial environment across the retail sector.

Home Bargains ‘underpaid staff £272k’

Discount retailer TJ Morris Limited, trading as Home Bargains, has failed to pay the…

200,000 companies sued over business rates

Over 200,000 businesses were taken to a Magistrates court for failing to pay for businesses…

Asda CEO: Hard Brexit could have ‘significant consequences’ for food supply and quality

Asda CEO Roger Burnley has expressed his concerns that a ‘hard’ Brexit could have…

UK Treasury rejects retailers’ business rates reform calls

The UK Treasury has today rejected calls from retailers who say business rates should be…

BRC calls for two-year freeze on business rates

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has asked the government to consider freezing business…

FRC launches investigation into KPMG’s last Conviviality audit

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched an investigation into the most recent…

Head office jobs more likely to face axe than shop floor following national living wage rises

New research has found that those working in head office are more likely to lose their jobs…

MPs to investigate environmental impact of ‘fast fashion’

The Environmental Audit Committee has launched an investigation into the social and…

MPs hit out at ‘baloney’ supermarket claims of price-cut post-merger

Neil Parish MP yesterday told Asda CEO Roger Burnley not to “give us a load of baloney”…

Independent retailers feeling ‘optimistic’ about high street future

More than half of the nation’s independent high street retailers are optimistic about the…