BRC
This coverage focuses on the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and its influence on the UK petcare industry through policy advocacy, market research, and industry standards. Pet Gazette reports on BRC’s economic updates, retail performance data, regulatory guidance, and initiatives affecting pet retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and supply chain operators. Our coverage provides pet trade professionals with insights into market trends, compliance requirements, and business strategies shaped by the BRC’s work.
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Mar- 2018 -8 MarchRetailers
Violent crime against retail staff doubles
There has been a ‘concerning spike’ in the number of violent incidents against retail staff, according to a survey by British Retail Consortium (BRC). The trade body’s Retail Crime Survey found the rate of incidents of violence with injury has doubled since the previous year to six per 1,000 members…
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5 MarchRetailers
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 coming years. In a survey of UK retailers, 86 percent indicated they would increase the number of apprenticeships they offer in the next two years. In England, retailers are committed…
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Feb- 2018 -12 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
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 new figures. New British Retail Consortium (BRC) data showed a drop in footfall across all UK regions, with the sharpest decline being seen in Scotland (4.6 %). Despite footfall falling…
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2 FebruaryBusiness
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 disabled people. The government has launched a new campaign to get retailers to sign up to its Disability Confident scheme which launched in 2016. According to the latest official statistics,…
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Jan- 2018 -15 JanuaryRetailers
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 decline since March 2013. Total UK retail footfall fell by 3.5% compared with December 2016, while the high street saw a sharper drop, down by 4.6%. Shopping centres suffered a…
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9 JanuaryRetailers
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 Consortium (BRC). Retail sales increased by 0.6% on a like-for-like basis from December 2016, which was a decline compared to an increase of 1.0% from the preceding year. Over the…
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Nov- 2017 -27 NovemberFeatures
How safe is your job?
Despite a three percent drop in employment, Pet Gazette discovers that the retail sector is still going strong “The pace of job reductions in the retail industry is gathering steam,” says British Retail Consortium (BRC) chief executive Helen Dickinson OBE. In October, the BRC reported a record reduction in retail…
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6 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Shop price deflation stays at four year low
For the second consecutive month, shop price deflation has remained 0.1 percent. According to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen, September and October saw the shallowest rate in the last four years. Non-food products saw deflation of 1.5 percent. October’s food prices recorded the same increase as…
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Oct- 2017 -26 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Record reduction in retail employment
There has been a record reduction in the amount of people and hours worked in retail employment, according to the BRC. Hours worked in retail fell by 4.2 percent compared with the same quarter a year ago. Reductions in hours worked on both full-time and part-time contracts contributed. This is…
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Sep- 2017 -5 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
August sees retail sales increase
In August, UK retail sales increased by 1.3 percent on a like-for-like basis from August 2016, according to the BRC. On a total basis, sales rose 2.4 percent in August, against a decline of 0.3 percent in August 2016, which had been the poorest performance of the year. This is…
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