All Policy & legal articles – Page 109
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NewsEx-BHS owner Sir Philip Green confirms he will face MPs
Former BHS owner Sir Philip Green says he will appear before a parliamentary inquiry as questioning over the retailer’s collapse continues.
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AnalysisBHS: Six questions Sir Philip Green is likely to face from MPs at hearing
As Sir Philip Green’s parliamentary inquiry looms, what questions will he have to answer about his involvement in BHS and its collapse?
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NewsMPs call for government to consider tax on online-only retailers
MPs have urged the government to consider introducing a tax on online-only retailers to level the playing field with bricks-and-mortar shops.
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NewsWaterstones boss warns of job cuts if UK votes for Brexit
Waterstones’ managing director James Daunt has warned staff that a Brexit would have “adverse” effects and result in job losses.
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NewsCost of national living wage and Brexit uncertainty hits retail jobs
Jobs in the retail sector could fall to their lowest level in five years as the cost of the national living wage (NLW) starts to take its toll on retailers.
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NewsIndustry chiefs lock horns with ministers in first retail roundtable
Business minister Anna Soubry has branded a meeting with industry chiefs an “important milestone” as the government ups its dialogue with retailers.
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NewsAgenda: Ted Baker, N Brown and Sir Philip Green faces MPs
Retail Week looks ahead to next week with updates from Ted Baker and N Brown, while Sir Philip Green is due to face MPs over BHS’s collapse.
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VideoThe Retail Week with Bryan Roberts: BHS inquiry and launch of Amazon Fresh
Analyst Bryan Roberts joins the team to discuss key moments as Chappell and Topp face MPs and Amazon enters the grocery market.
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NewsBoots' Stefano Pessina warns of "negative consequences" from Brexit
Stefano Pessina has reiterated his desire for Britain to stay in the EU, warning a Brexit would have “a lot of negative consequences”.
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VideoWatch: Highlights and lowlights from Mike Ashley's fiery MP probe
Sport Direct’s boss Mike Ashley made a dramatic appearance in front of a panel of MPs who grilled him on work conditions within the company.
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NewsBHS inquiry: Chappell claims former owner Green stymied rescue sale to Ashley
Dominic Chappell told MPs that former BHS owner Sir Philip Green is to blame for the department store group’s demise.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Mike Ashley goes head-to-head with MP Iain Wright
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the Sports Direct founder’s Parliament grilling over practices in his Shirebrook warehouse.
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News‘Premier league liar’ Chappell threatened to kill BHS boss Topp, MPs hear
Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell was labelled a liar who allegedly threatened to kill the retailer’s chief executive Darren Topp.
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OpinionOpinion: Ashley's grilling – from Santa to rubber dinghies and zero hours
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley had far more to say than many had anticipated when he appeared before MPs in Parliament today.
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NewsSports Direct owner Mike Ashley admits staff were paid below minimum wage
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley said the retailer must “pull its socks up” after admitting that warehouse staff were paid below minimum wage.
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NewsMike Ashley acknowledges need to improve Sports Direct working conditions
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley admitted the retailer’s working conditions could be improved ahead of today’s parliamentary hearing.
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OpinionOpinion: Hard times for retailers? Don’t blame it on the Brexit
As the EU referendum edges nearer, it should be noted that there is more to the malaise being felt in some retail quarters than Brexit angst.
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NewsMike Ashley to attend parliament tomorrow after u-turn
Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley has decided to appear before MPs tomorrow to “defend the good name” of the retailer, days after vowing he would not.
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NewsSir Philip Green repeatedly threatened to abandon BHS deal
Sir Philip Green was reluctant to sell BHS to Retail Acquisitions, documents from the joint select committee inquiry into BHS’s collapse show.
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NewsSports Direct owner Mike Ashley pulls out of parliamentary hearing
Mike Ashley has said he won’t attend next week’s parliamentary hearing about practices at Sports Direct’s Shirebrook warehouse.