British Retail Consortium

Shop price inflation reaches lowest point in a year

Shop price annual inflation dropped to 6.2% in September, down from 6.9% in August, reaching its lowest point since September…

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Tesco rolls out protective screens for retail workers

Tesco is introducing new protective screens at hundreds of Express stores and petrol station kiosks in a further bid to…

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How intelligence-led solutions can become preventative shoplifting measures for retailers

Do you think the UK is facing a shoplifting epidemic at the moment? There’s plenty of evidence on the basis…

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Failure to reform Apprenticeship Levy cost retailers 12,000 lost apprenticeships, BRC says

Retailers could have offered 12,000 more apprenticeships over the past year if it was not for the Government’s failure to…

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Retail leaders call for business rates freeze

Leaders of major retail businesses have written to chancellor Jeremy Hunt calling for a freeze in business rates in the…

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How can retailers combat shoplifters?

Retailers have recently reported that they are increasingly dealing with a problem of shoplifting in addition to the rising cost…

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UK retail sales soar by 4.1% in August

UK total retail sales has seen an increase of 4.1% in August, against a growth of 1.0% in August 2022,…

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Superdrug calls for apprenticeship levy reform amid new campaign

The boss of Superdrug has called for a reform of the government’s apprenticeship levy, claiming it would help promote social…

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Bottle recycling scheme to cost at least £1.8bn a year, warns BRC

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that government plans to introduce a bottle recycling scheme could cost the industry…

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Waitrose and John Lewis offers free coffee to police to combat shop thefts

Waitrose and John Lewis is reportedly offering free hot drinks and discounted food to on-duty police officers who visit its…

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