James Lowman news, comment and analysis – Page 17
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NewsACS joins trade bodies in warning of national living wage hikes
Greg Clark urged to create a new steering group to allow businesses to feed back reports about the impact of the wage…
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NewsRetail leaders urge government to prioritise business rates cut
Retail associations say threat to the economy posed by business rates has reached a “tipping point”
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NewsUncertainty over EU food workers' future has 'cast shadow'
The FDF has also called on the government to “act urgently” to bring to an end verbal and physical attacks on workers
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News'Some stores will close' as NLW comes into force
Half of independent retailers are worried they won’t be able to afford the new national living wage
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Analysis & FeaturesCan convenience cover the cost of the national living wage?
Nine months after the chancellor first announced a higher wage for British workers it’s time for c-stores to pay up
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NewsACS Crime Report reports rising cost of crime to local shops
Shop theft cost the convenience sector £43m last year
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NewsNo new Sunday trading research since 2006, government admits
The last round of research was carried out under the DTI a decade ago
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NewsKeep Sunday Special campaign to mount legal challenge
KSS says it has not entered the prospect of legal action lightly but there were “fundamental flaws” in the process the government had taken
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NewsKeep Sunday Special lines up mass lobby of Parliament
Call for retailers to attend rally against changes to Sunday trading rules
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NewsRetail leaders slam government for business rates "bragging"
BRC warns 40,000 high streets stores will close by 2020 without rates reduction
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NewsWholesaler profitability 'will be decimated by living wage'
Wholesale distribution will be among the UK business sectors worst hit by the national living wage
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Category ReportThe fat lady sings: tobacco category report 2016
With tough new rules imminent, brands are preparing last gasp bids to encourage loyalty. What’s ahead for the market?
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NewsRetailers attack 'desperate' Sunday trading plans
Retail groups claim government has relied too heavily on evidence from 1970s Sweden
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NewsGovernment to push ahead with relaxation of Sunday trading laws
Shopworkers will be free to opt out of working on Sundays
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NewsConvenience store investment levels make slight recovery
C-store investment bounces back despite Living Wage fears
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Analysis & FeaturesAutumn Statement 2015 – industry reactions
Here’s our round-up of how the grocery industry has reacted to today’s Autumn statement
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NewsAmazon business rates bill is the same as for 15 supermarkets
With annual turnover exceeding £5bn, online giant Amazon will pay just £10m in business rates this year
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NewsSunday job creation claim by David Cameron blasted by ACS
David Cameron was criticised this week for incorrectly suggesting that extending Sunday trading hours would create jobs
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NewsBusiness rates power handed to local authorities
Chancellor reveals plans to overhaul business rates system
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Analysis & FeaturesSwitch the Lights: how you switched on to The Grocer's campaign
It’s 10 months since The Grocer launched its Switch the Lights campaign – and take-up of LED lighting has been impressive