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NewsBadenoch vows to lower retail costs but rules out business rates cuts
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has told Retail Week she would lower costs for retailers to support job creation if she were to win the next election, but ruled out widespread business rates reform.
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NewsCosts and supply chain disruption drive rise in UK retail sourcing from high-risk labour countries
Energy costs, inflation and supply chain disruption are changing how British retailers source their goods. The shift has come with an increase in procurement from countries with high risks to human and labour rights, according to research by sustainability rating agency EcoVadis and verified with official trade data.
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AnalysisNextâs Lord Wolfson on economic prospects, AI adoption, healthy high streetsâŚand menswear opportunity
Next chief executive Lord Wolfson provided a temperature-check for retail as the industry looks forward to the golden quarter and ponders the impact of the forthcoming Budget
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NewsCompetition watchdog flags potential issues with proposed Co-op merger
The Co-op Groupâs proposed acquisition of the Southern Co-op has been flagged as potentially harmful to competition in the sector, according to the CMA.
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NewsBRC calls on government to raise NIC threshold to tackle NEETs crisis
The BRC has called on the government to raise the UK National Insurance Contribution (NIC) threshold to help retail tackle the growing youth unemployment crisis.
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AnalysisâWeâre willing to be misunderstoodâ: Amazonâs Prime drones are ready, but is the UK?
Amazon Prime Airâs six-month trial in Darlington is ready to expand, but is the UK ready for drone delivery?
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Retail VoiceNavigating retailâs challenges: Costs, crime and changing consumer trends
Rising employment costs, fragile consumer confidence and retail crime are weighing heavily on the sector, but there are still opportunities for growth and innovation. Business insurer NFU Mutual examines the key challenges and opportunities shaping retailâs future.
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OpinionâNew jobs campaign should raise retailâs currency in corridors of powerâ
For once there were warm words from Westminster about retailers. The industryâs launch of a drive to address the NEETs employment crisis should help ensure their voice is heard on other issues, believes George MacDonald
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NewsEuropean Commission warned changes to Google Search could backfire
A coalition of European shopping comparison sites has written an open letter warning the European Commission that proposed changes to Google Search could backfire.
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Retail VoiceRetailer insurance â expert cover for shops, stock and premises across the UK
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NewsRetailers to create thousands of jobs to combat youth unemployment crisis
UK retailers and the government have created a plan to hire thousands of young people in a bid to tackle youth unemployment, according to the British Retail Consortium.
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NewsNext wins appeal of equal pay case
Next has won its appeal to overturn a 2024 court ruling that forced the retail giant to pay its store staff the same higher basic pay rates as its warehouse workers.
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AnalysisWhy Sainsburyâs holds all the cards in any potential supermarket mega-merger
Rumours are swirling about potential grocery M&A, and bankers are on manoeuvres. Retail Week evaluates some of the proposals being floated, looks at who exactly is floating them and why Sainsburyâs is the name on everyoneâs lips
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NewsUK not sufficiently prepared for shocks to food supplies
The National Audit Office has urged the government to act as climate crisis, disease and cyberattacks pose growing risk to nationâs food security.
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NewsBRC calls for retail âBudget boostâ after sluggish August footfall
The British Retail Consortium has called on the government to give retail a âBudget boostâ after the secured endured a sluggish August.
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NewsBRC urges chancellor to raise national insurance contribution threshold in Budget
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has written to chancellor John Healey urging him to raise the employer national insurance contributions threshold in the autumn Budget.
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NewsFrasers Group says Sports Direct advert ban is âfundamentally wrongâ
Frasers Group on behalf of Sports Direct has released a statement calling the Advertising Standards Authorityâs (ASA) ban on its advert âfundamentally wrongâ and is contesting it âfullyâ.
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NewsLeading retailers warn Burnham that a Budget tax raid would hit jobs and investment
Some of retailâs biggest names, along with shopworkersâ union Usdaw, have written to prime minister Andy Burnham, voicing concerns over the possibility of further tax hikes in the forthcoming Budget.
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NewsBoden posts profit rise as US powers sales
Fashion retailer Boden has reported increased full-year profits and continued revenue growth in the current year, despite challenging conditions.