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Tier 4 will bring ‘severe’ consequences to retail sector, warns BRC

Retail will face “severe” consequences in light of heightened restrictions across much of the UK, the British Retail Consortium (BRC)…

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No need to panic buy before Brexit, says BRC

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has urged members of the public to refrain from stockpiling food before Britain leaves the…

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No-Deal Brexit could see UK face £3bn tariff ‘bombshell’ 

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that UK supermarkets and their customers could face a £3.1bn tariff “bombshell” on…

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Shops permitted to open for 24 hours a day

Shops in England will be allowed to trade for 24 hours a day in the coming weeks, housing secretary Robert…

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Pre-lockdown boost sees retail sales up 4.9%

UK retail sales increased by 4.9% on a total basis in the four weeks ended 31 October 2020, according to…

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UK shop vacancy rate increases to 13.2% in Q3

Shops in the UK are continuing to shutter, with the average shop vacancy rate increasing to 13.2% in the third…

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Retailers pay £1.1bn to accept customer payments

The cost to retailers of accepting payments reached £1.1bn in 2019, of which £950m was from card payments. It comes…

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BRC launches toolkit to combat retail cyber attacks

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has developed a new toolkit which supports business leaders in taking steps to reduce the…

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UK retail sales rise by 6.1% in September

Retail sales in the UK increased on a like-for-like basis by 6.1% in September from the same period last year,…

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Retail coalition calls for government inquiry on retail violence

Several retail trade bodies have formed a coalition to call on parliament to launch an inquiry on retail violence, in…

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