All Policy & legal articles – Page 72
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Mike Ashley's Christmas spectacular
Patrick Blower’s take on Mike Ashley setting the record straight at his swaggering appearance in Westminster.
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NewsMike Ashley: High streets in 'downward death spiral'
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has urged MPs to “take the bull by the horns” to save British high streets from “a downward death spiral”.
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NewsBoohoo and Primark defend prices and sustainability to MPs
Fast-fashion retailers including Primark, Boohoo, Asos and Missguided defended their practices to MPs yesterday.
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DataThird of retailers unprepared for no-deal Brexit
A third of retailers are unprepared for the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, new research has revealed.
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OpinionOpinion: Don’t rely on Ashley to 'save' the high street
Get the popcorn ready for next Monday, when retail tycoon Mike Ashley will meet MPs to set out his thoughts – no doubt robustly – on how to rescue the troubled high street.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Super Mike to the rescue
Patrick Blower’s take on Mike Ashley ‘demanding’ to meet MPs next week to set out how they can ‘save the high street’.
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AnalysisThe future of food: Insects, Brexit and petri-dish burgers?
Climate change, shifting food trends and Brexit are putting the food supply chain under immense pressure. How can retailers keep Britain well fed?
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NewsAshley demands to meet MPs to 'save the high street'
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley will set out his views on how to save the high street in a meeting with MPs next month.
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NewsFarmers’ union warns on Asda-Sainsbury’s deal
A takeover of Asda by Sainsbury’s would hit farmers’ margins and could affect food quality and choice, according to the National Farmers’ Union.
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NewsCo-op HR executive wins unfair dismissal case
The Co-op’s former HR director has won a claim for equal pay and unfair dismissal.
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DataShoppers ‘more likely’ to buy British as Brexit looms
Consumers are “significantly more likely” to buy British produce than they were two years ago as Brexit uncertainty continues to swirl, new data has revealed.
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NewsM&S, Next and John Lewis sign anti-slavery charter
Major fashion retailers including M&S, Next and John Lewis together with enforcement agencies have signed up to an anti-slavery charter.
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OpinionLord Kirkham: The only certainty in retail is Christmas
With astonishing speed, it’s almost that most wonderful time of the year – again.
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NewsTesco, Sainsbury’s and Co-op win £300m ATM rates case
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and The Co-op have won their appeal against a ruling that meant retailers had to pay business rates for cash machines situated outside their shops.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail’s winners have never feared disruption
Two words are pretty much guaranteed to pop up in any retail conversation today – ‘transformation’ and ‘disruption’.
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NewsRetail sales growth sluggish in 'non-starter' October
Retail sales edged up in October but remained “low by historical standards” as Black Friday anticipation and Brexit jitters dampened demand.
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NewsPhilip Green was a ‘bully’, ex-Topshop director claims
Sir Philip Green has been branded a “bully” by one of his former senior executives amid claims about his behaviour towards staff.
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AnalysisThe Autumn Budget – retail salve or window dressing?
The Government’s latest budget unveiled a raft of changes intended to reinvigorate retail and even out the playing field between online Goliaths and high street chains.
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NewsMothercare cuts almost half of head office jobs
Mothercare is axing up to 200 head office jobs in an attempt to cut costs, after agreeing a rescue plan with creditors earlier this year.
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OpinionOpinion: Green is at odds with spirit of the times
Topshop tycoon Sir Philip Green has once again found himself a pariah.