Helen Dickinson news, features and comment – Page 30
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the BRC to blame for business rates revaluation fiasco?
With small shops facing eye-watering rates increases, how has this happened, and should the BRC have done more to stop them?
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NewsChancellor under pressure over business rates reform
Communities secretary Sajid Javid told the Commons that more needs to be done on rates
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NewsBusiness rate appeal change proposals slammed by retailers
13 different trade groups, including the BRC, the ACS and the BPF, have condemned the proposals
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NewsConsumers concerned about rising food prices, survey reveals
Study found shoppers were already taking steps to protect themselves against the threat of rising food prices
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NewsCity snapshot: Footfall declines at fastest pace since Brexit vote
Consumers avoided the high street in January as footfall declined at its fastest rate since June last year, according the latest data from BRC – Springboard.
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NewsCity snapshot: Aldi knocking on the door of big four
Aldi has accelerated passed Co-op to take its place as the fifth biggest food retailer in the UK, the latest Kantar Worldpanel data has revealed. Plus, the latest figures from Nielsen and the BRC - KPMG retail monitor for Jannuary.
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NewsFood prices begin to rise in wake of underlying cost pressures
Lower prices were recorded in January, but BRC believes this will only be a short-term blip
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Analysis & FeaturesBrexit white paper gives food & drink cause for optimism
Securing rights for EU nationals in the UK and UK nationals in the EU is named as a key objective
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NewsOnline crime costing retailers £100m a year, says BRC report
The BRC said there was an urgent need for a policy debate on the state of digital policing
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NewsCity snapshot: Sugar free Irn-Bru sweetens AG Barr sales
The launch of Irn-Bru Xtra and Rubicon Spring in the summer helped AG Barr sales recover in the second half. Plus the latest BRC Nielsen shop price index for January.
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Analysis & FeaturesTheresa May’s Brexit speech: the grocery industry reacts
The Prime Minister today fleshed out her vision for a post-Brexit UK. Here’s how the food & drink industry reacted to her speech
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NewsCity snapshot: High street sees first Christmas footfall rise in five years
Continuing the surprisingly strong festive retail results of last week, the BRC – Springboard footfall numbers for December have found the first festive rise in high street footfall for five years. Plus a look at the week ahead and all the latest news from the City.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer Top Products Survey 2017: Up!
A plummeting pound has sent food & drink prices flying, with 93 of the 114 sectors analysed in our annual roundup inflating
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NewsChristmas sales uplift taken to the wire by shoppers
BRC/KPMG figures reveal week leading up to 25 December was “bumper period exceeding expectations”
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NewsCity snapshot: Morrisons sales grow at fastest pace for seven years
Morrisons has upgraded full-year profit expectations after recording its strongest performance for seven years
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NewsCity Snapshot: Deflation eases again as ambient prices rise
Deflation continued to ease in December, according to the monthly BRC-Nielsen shop price index, with overall shop prices down 1.4%
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NewsCity snapshot: Black Friday fails to halt retail footfall decline
Retail footfall fell 1% during November despite the Black Friday sales event, with high street footfall dropping for its third consecutive month
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NewsCity snapshot: Food drives November retail sales rise as Black Friday falls flat
UK retail sales were up 0.6% like-for-like in November, driven by a strong rise in total food sales as Black Friday failed to boost general merchandise sales. Plus the rest of this morning’s news from the City
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NewsFood price deflation slows significantly
Inflationary pressures squeezing suppliers are beginning to filter through to the supermarkets as food price deflation slowed significantly in November, the latest BRC – Nielsen shop price index reveals.
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NewsAutumn Statement 2016: Snap industry reaction
Following this afternoon’s autumn statement announcement by the chancellor Philip Hammond, here is a round-up of comments from industry figures on the likely effect on the UK economy over the next fiscal year