All Economy articles – Page 69
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Comment & OpinionBRC rethinks rates rethink
It was good to see MPs in their droves yesterday backing the BRC’s call for a fundamental overhaul of business rates
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Analysis & FeaturesCo-operative sector hopes numbers will counter bad press
A new report focussed on the UK co-operative market says the sector contributes £37bn to the economy, but many of the UK’s biggest co-ops are finding life tough
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Comment & OpinionCoining it in
What’s behind Morrisons’ ban on the use of the £2 coin at some self-service tills?
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Comment & OpinionRates reform dashed
Westminster has been accused of being a zombie government of late and, certainly, there was little sign of ministers springing to life to tackle the issue of business rates reform yesterday.
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NewsHerring wars over as Faroe Islands strikes deal with EU
A dispute between the European Union and the Faroe Islands over herring has been resolved.
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NewsBRC records first ever three-month fall in food sales
The British Retail Consortium finds growing “polarisation” between food and non-food retail sales
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NewsLate Easter gives April retail sales a shot in the arm
The late falling of Easter gave retail sales a boost in April, as expected, but food struggled to reap the benefits.
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NewsMarch retail sales hindered by late Easter
Retailers will be hoping the late Easter delivers a much-needed boost in April, after like-for-like retail sales dipped 1.7% in March.
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Analysis & FeaturesScant evidence of 'price war' as inflation remains steady
Price cuts to select fresh produce and dairy KVIs are the exception as inflation remains steady…
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NewsFood price inflation hits lowest level in eight years
Food price inflation hit its lowest level in eight years in March, growing by just 0.8% year-on-year.
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Comment & OpinionWhy are imports of food & drink so much higher than exports?
We’ve just had a very upbeat chancellor telling us that the UK has the fastest recovery of any G8 nation…
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News7-Eleven considers UK convenience market entry
C-store giant 7-Eleven has confirmed it is eyeing the UK as part of its international expansion plans…
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Comment & OpinionSalmon's a-leaping
Good news for food and drink exporters yesterday: the world, it seems, is buying more British produce – with food and non-alcoholic drink exports up 5%to £12.8bn.
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NewsFood and drink exports bounce back in 2013
Food and drink exports have recovered strongly after a flat 2012.
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NewsBestway launches UBL Omni money transfer service
Bestway has launched a new money transfer service using its own bank in Pakistan…
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NewsBRC and government link to boost jobs for young people in retail
The government and the BRC this week promised to work more closely to try to get young people into careers in retail…
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NewsDrinks industry hails end of alcohol duty escalator
Drinks industry campaigners are celebrating the scrapping of the alcohol duty escalator in this year’s Budget.
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NewsBudget 2014: Osborne scraps the alcohol duty escalator
George Osborne has heeded long-standing calls from the drinks industry to abolish the alcohol duty escalator in this year’s Budget.
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Comment & OpinionThe unpalatable truth of the costs of food
At what point does society change when faced with unpalatable facts?…
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Comment & OpinionWhy Coke is a backbone of the economy
George Osborne has reawakened concerns about the fundamental problems besetting the nation’s manufacturing sector…