Government

Retailers indicate ‘overwhelming support’ for online sales tax

Retailers have given “overwhelming support” to the introduction of a form of online sales tax to take the pressure off…

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Government to force landlords to let out shops vacant for over 6 months

Landlords will be forced to let out empty shops that have been vacant for more than six months under new…

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Tesco installs EV chargers at 500 stores

Tesco has announced it has expanded its free electric vehicle (EV) charging network to 500 stores nationwide, with Inverness Extra…

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Retail industry responds to ‘underwhelming’ Spring Statement

Both Bira and CBI have expressed disappointment in the chancellor’s Spring Statement, with Bira having declared it is “underwhelmed with…

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13 Spring Statement predictions

With both the global and UK economies coming under pressure from the rising cost of living crisis, which has only…

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BoE raises interest rates to 0.75%

The Bank of England has raised interest rates back to the pre-pandemic level of 0.75% as it tries to mitigate…

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Retail insolvencies surge 21% amid supply chain issues

Data recently released by the Insolvency Service has shown that insolvencies amongst retailers businesses have surged in the past year…

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BRC calls for reform on Apprenticeship levy to create 8,000 new jobs

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has written to the secretary of state for education calling on the government to introduce…

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Why buying into digital transformation makes good business sense for retailers

It’s an understatement to say that COVID-19 – and the restrictions imposed on businesses as a result of it –…

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Asda reveals 6.1% gender pay gap between colleagues

Asda has published its Gender Pay report for 2021, which shows that its mean and median figures continue to be…

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