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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

French Senate passes bill to curb ultra-fast fashion retailers

French Senate passes bill to curb ultra-fast fashion retailers

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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.

Truss in talks to further cut business rates amid rising costs

Liz Truss has reportedly entered discussions with industry lobbyists over plans to further…

Rishi Sunak commits to reducing business rates if elected PM

Rishi Sunak has vowed to slash business rates this autumn during the Conservative leadership…

Retail Jobs Alliance calls on next PM to reduce business rates

The Retail Jobs Alliance, a coalition of retailers including Morrisons, Greggs and Tesco,…

UK recession can be averted, claims Truss

In an interview with Sky News’s Kay Burley last night (4 August), foreign secretary Liz…

Sunak pledges to slash empty high street shops by 2025

Rishi Sunak has pledged to slash the number of boarded up high street shops by 2025 if he…

Leicester factory workers not reporting underpayment, LPC finds

Workers in Leicester textile factories are reportedly “vulnerable to exploitation” and…

Brazel’s win to place financial burden on thousands of employers

The Supreme Court has today (20 July) ruled that employees who only work for part of the…

Asda joins retailers in rejecting online sales tax

Asda has reportedly told the government that introducing an online sales tax (OST) will harm…

Spring Statement: Chancellor raises NI threshold to £12,570

The chancellor has outlined a series of measures to help combat the rising cost of living in…

Matalan founder Hargeaves loses 20-year court battle over tax bill

Matalan founder John Hargreaves has lost a long-running court battle with HMRC as he…