Helen Dickinson news, features and comment – Page 35
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Analysis & FeaturesBusiness rates: will the door really open for a shake-up?
The BRC may say the BIS inquiry is a “nail in the coffin” but diverse solutions present no quick fix for high streets…
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NewsFood inflation falls to lowest level since 2006
A slowdown in ambient food prices pushed food inflation to its lowest level since December 2006.
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NewsBusiness rates not fit for purpose, BIS committee finds
The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee of MPs has called for reform of the business rate system – and asks stern questions around Portas Pilot funding.
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NewsRetailers offered help to tackle violence and abuse
Shop staff endured 25,000 instances of abuse or aggressive behaviour and 11,000 instances of violence last year, according to a new report from the British Retail Consortium.
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Comment & OpinionBlue sky thinking
The BRC’s ideas on reforming business rates have certainly produced a few curveballs - but will they fly?
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NewsBRC’s ‘radical’ business rates review floats green tax plan
Retail leaders have urged the government to consider “radical” alternatives to business rates, including replacing them with a new energy tax based on businesses’ energy efficiency.
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NewsFood sales drop as grocery sector sits out the recovery
UK retail sales have shown “strong growth” in January, but the green shoots of recovery are strikingly absent from the grocery sector.
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NewsRetailers at risk from ‘sophisticated’ criminals
A rising tide of crime cost retailers £511m last year, with a rise in theft and fraud accompanied by a growing threat from cybercriminals.
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NewsElliott review on horsemeat scandal: Reaction
Industry bodies have welcomed the publication of Professor Chris Elliott’s interim review into the UK food chain, with different groups highlighting different messages
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NewsAutumn statement caps business rates rises at 2%
Business rates rises will be capped at 2% from next April, chancellor George Osborne declared in today’s autumn statement.
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NewsConsumer confidence 'pauses' in October as recovery slogs on
UK retail sales inched up 0.8% on a like-for-like-basis in October, as consumer confidence took a pause, the BRC said today.
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NewsRetailers prepare for 3.2% business rates hike
Retailers will be hit by an increase in business rates of hundreds of millions of pounds in 2014.
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NewsLabour plan to cut business rates welcomed by retail leaders
Labour’s plans to cut business rates for small businesses in 2015 and introduce a subsequent freeze have been welcomed by retail leaders.
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NewsAugust footfall drops as retailers suffer an Olympic comparison
Overall retail footfall in August suffered the biggest drop since March, according to the BRC’s springboard footfall monitor.
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NewsFood sales edge up in August but miss the Olympic effect
Food sales in August missed out on a certain Olympic bounce this year – but still managed to climb 1.4% on a like-for-like basis, new figures have suggested.
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NewsBRC drops call for business rates freeze in favour of cap
The British Retail Consortium has explained its decision to end calls for a freeze on business rates.
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NewsFood sales lead the way in July as retail picks up
Food volume sales rose by 2.1% year on year in July – the biggest increase since April 2011, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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InterviewsBRC chief Helen Dickinson's reasons to be cheerful
BRC director general Helen Dickinson is more optimistic about the economy than when she took the helm six months ago…
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NewsShop prices fall as food inflation slows
Food price inflation slowed down in July, hitting its lowest rate since summer 2010, new figures have shown.
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Analysis & FeaturesAn outpouring of joy - at the £243m boost to the economy
That’s the estimate from the Centre for Retail Research but could ‘event fatigue’ dampen the feelgood factor over the roya…