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Retailers urge government to reform Apprenticeship Levy

Three leading trade bodies and seven food retailers are calling for urgent action to reform the broken Apprenticeship Levy system…

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Failure to reform Apprenticeship Levy cost retailers 12,000 lost apprenticeships, BRC says

Retailers could have offered 12,000 more apprenticeships over the past year if it was not for the Government’s failure to…

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How can retailers combat shoplifters?

Retailers have recently reported that they are increasingly dealing with a problem of shoplifting in addition to the rising cost…

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UK retail sales soar by 4.1% in August

UK total retail sales has seen an increase of 4.1% in August, against a growth of 1.0% in August 2022,…

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Store Vacancies fall to 13.8% in Q4

The overall vacancy rate improved to 13.8% in the fourth quarter of 2022, which was 0.1 percentage points better than…

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Retail sales rise 6.9% over Christmas

The BRC has reported that sales on a total basis increased by 6.9% in December 2022, compared with the prior…

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Food inflation hits record high of 13.3%

ood inflation accelerated to the highest inflation rate in the category on record, after jumping to 13.3% in December, up…

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Low retail sales growth expected in 2023, says BRC

Retail sales are estimated to grow between 2.3% to 3.5% in 2023, according to new analysis by the British Retail…

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Shop prices surge to record highs

Shop Price annual inflation accelerated to 6.6% in October, up from 5.7% in September, according to the latest BRC and…

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Retail reacts: Gov has taken ‘first step to longer term reform’

The retail industry has welcomed chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn budget announcement, with the BRC saying it shows “the government has…

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