Shops and firms will not be forced to accept cash
Shops and service firms will not be compelled to accept cash, a government minister has said, despite concerns that millions ...
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Keep Britain Tidy criticises BRC calls for delay in deposit return scheme
Keep Britain Tidy has voiced frustration at calls by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) to consider delaying the deposit ...
UK’s Eco Flexibles secures BRC Food Safety Grade AA certification
The certification process involves scrutiny of over 300 operational points such as hygiene protocols, quality control, and ...
Deep January fashion discounts as UK price deflation slows
January 2025's widespread sales featured substantial savings for consumers, particularly in the fashion category as UK shop ...
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Shoppers fear the impact of the Budget’s tax raid on retailers, with retail job losses and price hikes among key concerns – RTS research
London, UK — With the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and leading retailers warning that unprecedented staff tax bill hikes triggered by the Budget will cause ‘inevitable’ retail job losses, consumers ...
Data: Shoppers fear Labour budget will trigger retail job cuts and price hikes
Shoppers across the UK are expressing growing concerns over the impact of the government’s recent Budget, with many fearing ...
British retail faces a reckoning as 232-year-old chain looks to sell its high street stores
British retailer WH Smith is looking to sell its historic high street business to focus on its travel store unit in the ...
Spectre of inflation returns as food prices jump at fastest rate since April
Price cuts and deflation may not last much longer as retailers will soon feel the full impact of £7bn of new costs announced ...
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Food prices see fastest monthly jump since April last year
Food prices overall increased by 0.5% between December and January, according to British Retail Consortium figures.
Food prices set to rise ‘across the board’ as inflation fears build
The BRC's shop price index showed that food prices rose 0.5 per cent month-on-month, up from 0.1 per cent in December ...
UK shop prices fall less quickly as retailers eye cost pressures, BRC says
Prices in British shops fell a bit less sharply in January than in December and food costs rose at the fastest monthly pace ...
UK retailers post big drop in sales, CBI says
British retailers reported a sharp drop in sales volumes during the year to January and they expect no improvement next month ...