All BRC articles – Page 9
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NewsBRC calls for reform as 85,000 retail jobs are lost in a year
The British Retail Consortium has called on the government to reform business rates and fix the apprenticeship levy, after the equivalent of 85,000 retail jobs were lost year on year.
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NewsRetail business rates to increase by £137m
The BRC has warned that retailers face a £137m business rates hike from next April based on the latest figures from the government’s consumer price index (CPI), which will pile more pressure on the sector.
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NewsBRC welcomes government’s proposed crackdown on plastic
The British Retail Consortium has welcomed proposals put forward by the government in the Queen’s speech today aimed at cutting the use of plastic.
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NewsRetailers facing ‘sustained drop in footfall’ as September falls flat
The number of people visiting bricks-and-mortar locations has tumbled 10% over the past seven years, after September suffered a further decline in footfall.
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News‘Spectre of no deal Brexit’ haunts worst September on record
Retail sales fell as the “spectre of a no-deal Brexit” continued to affect consumer spending habits, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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NewsShop prices fall at fastest rate since May 2018, spurred by grocery
Shop prices declined in September as non-food prices decreased and grocery inflation also eased to its lowest rate since April 2018.
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NewsBRC savages £16m Brexit training fund as ‘too little, too late’
The British Retail Consortium has said the government’s pledge of £16m to help businesses – including retailers which export to the EU – train staff to make customs declarations is “too little, too late”.
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NewsAugust sales flatline in ‘incredibly disappointing month for retail’
Retail sales dropped to a “new low” during August, according to the latest BRC-KPMG sales figures.
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NewsWeak consumer spending drives shop prices down
Shop prices fell slightly in August, driven by weak consumer spending and “stiff competition” between retailers.
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NewsChancellor Sajid Javid shrugs off plea for business rates reform
Chancellor Sajid Javid has shrugged off pleas by the retail industry for reform of the “broken” business rates system.
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NewsShop vacancy rate hits worst level since 2015
The number of empty stores across the UK has hit its highest level for over four years, new figures have revealed.
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NewsRetail sales return to growth, but consumer spending languishes
Retail sales returned to growth in July but BRC boss Helen Dickinson warned that consumer spending is continuing to languish after a “punishing few months” for the sector.
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NewsRetailers make ‘significant progress’ to cut carbon emissions
Several leading retailers have reduced their impact on the environment as part of the BRC’s ‘Better Retail Better World’ initiative.
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NewsRetailers in ‘stiff competition’ drives shop prices down
Shop prices fell slightly during July amid “stiff competition between retailers”.
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NewsBRC calls for ‘high street rethink’ as retail employment falls
The British Retail Consortium has called on the new prime minister to “rethink the high street strategy” as retail jobs decline across the country.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail must reinvent its image to attract future leaders
Does retail have an image problem? Our 2018 Employee Perceptions Survey showed that almost 60% of retail employees think so.
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NewsCBI and BRC welcome Johnson but warn of challenges
The Confederation of British Industry and British Retail Consortium have welcomed the appointment of Boris Johnson as the new prime minister but warned of the issues facing business and retail more widely.
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NewsRetail sales slide in 'worst June on record'
Retail sales declines in June dragged the 12-month average increase to the lowest since records began as BRC boss Helen Dickinson warns of a “bleak” sector outlook.
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NewsGovernment urged to act as 79,000 retail jobs lost
The BRC is pointing the finger at the government’s “sky-high business rates” for the continued decline in retail jobs across the country.
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NewsRetail sales suffer 'biggest decline on record' in May
Retail sales suffered “the biggest decline on record” during May, as food sales dropping for the first time in nearly four years.