Helen Dickinson news, features and comment – Page 5
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Comment & OpinionBusiness rates: government has shown its hand in the budget – and retail has been cheated
Labour’s solution to separating online retail from the high street as part of business rates reform, we now know, is that it’s not going to
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NewsMedia Bites 6 November: Asda, air fryers, farming strikes
Farmers are reportedly planning strike action in response to plans to introduce a 20% inheritance tax on farms
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NewsMedia Bites 5 November: shoplifting, Sainsbury’s/M&S, Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Shoplifting remains in the spotlight in this morning’s papers, with impending results from M&S and Sainsbury’s also in focus
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NewsCity snapshot: Associated British Foods delivers better-than-expected profits
Profits at Associated British Foods have beaten market forecast thanks to margin recovery at Primark and “good growth and strong profitability” in the food division. Plus, interims from Distil, a trading update from Hilton Food Group, Q3 results from Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and the latest retail sales data from the BRC and spending report from Barclays
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NewsCity snapshot: Branded growth outpaces cheaper own label - OC&C 150
Sales at the biggest 25 branded players in UK fmcg increased by almost a fifth in 2023 as new analysis by OC&C revealed that Britain’s largest food brands held back competition from cheaper own-label alternatives
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NewsFmcg shares crash as investors stress over budget pressure for industry
Investors gave a big thumbs down to chancellor Rachel Reeves and the first Labour budget for 14 years as the FTSE 100 sank and shares across fmcg suffered a mass sell-off
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NewsCity snapshot: Profit rebuild on track at C&C Group despite poor summer hurting cider sales
C&C Group has delivered profits in line with expectations in the first half despite a washout summer driving down cider sales. Plus, the latest BRC shop price inflation data and full-year results from Ultimate Products
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NewsViolence means almost 40% of retail workers want to quit jobs
Nearly half (48%) said they did not get enough support from their employer to deal with the current levels of violence, threats and abuse
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s in new workers’ rights bill and who should be worried?
It’s been hailed as the best news for workers in years, but it’s set to ban a number of industry practices and heap challenges on HR teams
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NewsBRC lobbying sparks row with small shops over business rates
The BRC has been accused of making proposals that only benefit ‘the largest retailers’ while being ‘really detrimental to a large majority of independents’
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NewsSupermarket bosses call for 20% business rates cut in letter to Rachel Reeves
Retail needs a business rates cut to ‘stem the tide’ of shop closures, says the BRC
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NewsCity snapshot: Virgin Wines collaborates with Ocado Retail
Starting this week, Ocado customers have access to an exclusive selection of 50 wines from the Virgin Wines portfolio, “carefully curated” by the buying teams from both businesses
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NewsMedia Bites 26 September: consumer spending, Co-op, Brexit border checks, single-use plastic
Co-op has revealed a £40m hit from shoplifting in the first half of the year, and personal spending on retail has improved
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail sales pick up but consumer confidence remains ‘fragile’
Both sales and volumes in grocery saw an uptick in August
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NewsCity snapshot: Shop prices fall for first time in three years
Shop prices have fallen for the first time in almost three years as non-food retailers tempted shoppers with deep discounts in a bid to shift summer stock
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NewsCity snapshot: summer boosts food and clothing sales
UK retail sales were back in growth in July after a poor June as the advent of summer and warmer weather boosted food and clothing sales
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NewsRetailers reeling after week of far-right riots
Over 190 retailers dialled into an emergency call hosted by the BRC. It included representatives from the Home Office, Department for Business & Trade and the police
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Comment & OpinionLabour has a golden opportunity to revive retail
The new government is an opportunity for fresh thinking, says Helen Dickinson, CEO of the British Retail Consortium
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NewsCity snapshot: Diageo posts organic sales and profit declines amid Americas weakness
Spirits giant Diageo has posted a decline in organic sales and profits as a heavy sales fall in Latin American and the Caribbean hit annual performance
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NewsCMA accused of ‘colossal waste of time’ over loyalty card probe
The CMA report looks at fuel prices and wider retailer profitability, as well as the findings from the probe it launched into loyalty cards in January