Helen Dickinson

Non-food retailers see £22bn sales hit due to Covid

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is reporting that the country’s three national lockdowns have cost ‘non-food’ stores – mainly ‘non-essential’…

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January retail sales slump to lowest level since May 2020

January saw retail sales growth decline to its lowest level since May of last year, figures by the BRC and…

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BRC chief calls for rates extension as vacancies rise by 13%

Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has urged the government to extend business rates relief beyond…

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British retailers suffer worst year on record, BRC reveals

British retailers suffered one of the worst years on record for sales growth, a new study by KPMG and BRC…

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BRC says national lockdown will be severe on businesses

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has released a response to the latest lockdown restrictions imposed by the government stating the…

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Tesco limits sale of essential items

Tesco has limited the number of sales customers can make on essential goods such as toilet roll, flour, dried pasta,…

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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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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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PM outlines Covid Winter Plan

Boris Johnson has unveiled his ‘Covid Winter Plan’ in the House of Commons this afternoon, whilst outlining England’s return to…

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