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Jul- 2018 -23 July
Committee finds retailers ‘poor’ at regulating fur sales
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has found that retailers, local authorities and Trading Standards have been “poor at…
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23 July
HMRC proposal to access taxpayers’ bank accounts in secret ‘condemned’
An HMRC proposal that would have allowed secret access to taxpayers’ bank accounts has been condemned as an “unreasonable invasion…
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20 July
Inquiry into BHS directors could be reopened
The inquiry into the former directors of BHS could be reopened following the discovery of new information by the Financial…
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17 July
Sir John Timpson to advise government on high street future
Sir John Timpson has been appointed to chair a panel of experts to advise on how to improve the future…
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11 July
Alternative Oxford Street ‘transformation’ announced
Westminster City Council has announced plans to “transform” – though not necessarily fully pedestrianise – Oxford Street after scrapping the…
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10 July
Home Bargains ‘underpaid staff £272k’
Discount retailer TJ Morris Limited, trading as Home Bargains, has failed to pay the national minimum wage to its staff…
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9 July
200,000 companies sued over business rates
Over 200,000 businesses were taken to a Magistrates court for failing to pay for businesses rates under the first year…
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9 July
Asda CEO: Hard Brexit could have ‘significant consequences’ for food supply and quality
Asda CEO Roger Burnley has expressed his concerns that a ‘hard’ Brexit could have “significant consequences” for food supply and…
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6 July
UK Treasury rejects retailers’ business rates reform calls
The UK Treasury has today rejected calls from retailers who say business rates should be reformed to create a level…
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4 July
BRC calls for two-year freeze on business rates
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has asked the government to consider freezing business rates for two years to ease the…
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