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Mar- 2018 -5 MarchHR
Retailers ‘want more apprenticeships’ to develop future workforce
New data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has suggested that retailers want to commit to more apprenticeships in the…
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Feb- 2018 -23 FebruaryAdvice
Feeling the squeeze: how to fight falling profits and rising costs
The boom in e-commerce over the last few years has altered the way we shop beyond recognition and the fast…
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12 FebruaryHigh Street
Retail footfall takes a hit with Scotland showing sharpest decline
Footfall in January decreased by 1.6% year-on-year, showing a deeper decrease than the rate seen for January 2017, according to…
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6 FebruaryEconomy
January shows positive retail growth amid tough trading month
January saw positive retail growth despite challenging market conditions, with like-for-like sales rising by 0.6% compared with the same period…
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2 FebruaryGovernment
MP calls for retailers to become more ‘Disability Confident’
The Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Sarah Newton, is encouraging more retailers to realise the benefits of employing…
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Jan- 2018 -15 JanuaryEconomy
High street sees sharpest footfall decline in four years
New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard show footfall in the month of December suffered its sharpest…
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9 JanuaryEconomy
UK retail sales show marginal growth over Christmas
UK retail sales showed less growth over Christmas than they did last year, according to figures from the British Retail…
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5 JanuaryEconomy
Christmas discounts push shop price deflation to 9-month high
Shop prices in December fell at their fastest rate for nine months, having previously been “teetering on the edge of…
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Nov- 2017 -23 NovemberGovernment
Retail associations respond to ‘encouraging’ Autumn Budget
A number of retail associations have responded positively to the Chancellor’s Budget which was revealed yesterday (22 November). The British…
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20 NovemberEconomy
Retail bosses call on Chancellor for ‘shoppers’ budget’
Leading CEOs from across British retail are today backing Phillip Hammond, the Chancellor, to deliver a “shoppers’ Budget” including decisive…
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