All Brexit articles – Page 9
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Opinion
Opinion: Supporting retail this election is just good politics
We are blessed with one of the most vibrant and dynamic retail industries in the world.
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News
Consumer confidence falls as Brexit uncertainty takes toll
Consumer confidence declined in October as political and Brexit uncertainty bit.
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Video
Will December election spell retail blues or boom during peak?
A divided nation is heading to the polls for the first December general election in almost 100 years. Seasoned Peel Hunt retail analyst John Stevenson joins Retail Week executive editor George MacDonald to discuss the implications for peak trading and the industry’s wider Christmas prospects.
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Cartoon
Blower's cartoon: All I want for Christmas is to win my seat
Patrick Blower’s take on the general election to come on December 12.
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News
Retail stock levels reach record high stoked by Brexit fears
Retailers’ stock holdings versus anticipated sales have reached an unprecedented level, partly on the back of Brexit concerns, according to the CBI.
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Opinion
Leader: December election – keep calm and carry on retailing
The last thing retail needs is a December election, as Boris Johnson has called for.
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News
Superdry chief executive: Brexit amounts to ‘financial suicide’
Superdry founder and chief executive Julian Dunkerton has lambasted a looming Brexit as “financial suicide” for the UK.
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Analysis
Analysis: What Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal means for retail
Whatever your opinion of Boris Johnson’s Brexit negotiating team, one thing is clear. After months of the EU saying “the deal is the deal, there is only one deal”, another one has miraculously been conjured up.
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News
Brexit fears threaten to put brakes on Christmas spending
Christmas spending is forecast to be lacklustre as concerns about Brexit weigh on shoppers.
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News
Iceland suppliers face freeze out from insurers
Iceland’s suppliers have had insurance cover cut due to the ongoing concern of Brexit and the impact it may have on the supermarket’s supply chain.
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News
Grocery sales grow as discounters increase market share
The grocery market continued its recovery with further growth, as discounters Aldi and Lidl solidified their combined market share.
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Retail Voice
How digitisation can safeguard global trade
As the global market feels the ripple effects of Brexit, trade wars and customs systems roll-outs, AEB International’s managing director Geoff Taylor explains why digitisation is the best strategy for maintaining the global supply chain
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News
Temporary no-deal Brexit clothing import tariffs unveiled
The government has unveiled temporary tariffs on clothing products from developed countries in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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News
Consumer confidence inches up despite looming Brexit deadline
Consumer confidence increased marginally across all measures in September as shoppers delivered mixed results ahead of the October 31 Brexit deadline.
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News
M&Co profits fall as ‘unprecedented trading challenges’ bite
M&Co has posted a fall in annual earnings after confronting “unprecedented trading challenges”.
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Analysis
Analysis: Can Next become an ‘Asos for the middle-aged’?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have been empty-chaired on his latest visit to Europe, but there’s one UK representative that is being welcomed in the EU and elsewhere overseas: fashion giant Next
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Video
Why Next's boss thinks no-deal Brexit will mean lower prices
As Next unveils its half-year results, the team discuss boss Lord Wolfson’s assertion that the clothing retailer would be able to cut prices by 2% in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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News
Grocers call for VAT cut to offset post-Brexit price rises
Some of Britain’s biggest grocers have urged ministers to cut VAT in the event of a no-deal Brexit, to help them protect shoppers from price rises.
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News
Grocery market returns to growth as Lidl leads pack
The grocery market returned to growth in recent weeks, when value player Lidl generated the greatest sales rise among bricks-and-mortar retailers.
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Analysis
Analysis: What’s gone wrong at John Lewis…and can it be fixed?
John Lewis Partnership’s half-year results made for a sobering read, as the high street stalwart unveiled the first half-year loss in its history.