‘Down about the Budget? Don’t worry, retail, at least you’re getting an envoy!’
By 
Charlotte Hardie2025-11-26T16:44:00
While today’s Budget wasn’t all doom-and-gloom for the retail sector, the almost completely buried announcement that the government is looking to appoint a new retail tsar raises plenty of questions all on its own, writes Charlotte Hardie.
Rachel Reeves’ 2025 Budget was neither disastrous for retail in the immediate term, nor did it raise many smiles – more on that shortly. However, the news that the retail and hospitality sectors are getting their very own special envoy did at least make me laugh – if not necessarily for the right reasons.
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