British Retail Consortium
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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Aug- 2012 -7 AugustCurrent Affairs
UK retail sales ‘subdued’ in July
Despite better weather and the feel-good factor surrounding the start of the Olympic Games, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has reported that UK retail sales were subdued in July. Food and drink sales were beneficiaries of the good weather, in a month that saw sales rise just 0.1 per cent…
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Jul- 2012 -18 JulyIndustry News
Rain-hit retailers to thank for inflation fall
The price-cutting by retailers has caused the Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) to fall to its lowest level for two and a half years. Government figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) put CPI at 2.4 per cent, which is down from 2.8 per cent in May. The largest downward…
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18 JulyCurrent Affairs
Rain-hit retailers to thank for inflation fall
The price-cutting by retailers has caused the Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) to fall to its lowest level for two and a half years. Government figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) put CPI at 2.4 per cent, which is down from 2.8 per cent in May. The largest downward…
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5 JulyIndustry News
Industry taskforce launched in aid of town centre retail
A British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) led taskforce has been launched to encourage investment in desolate towns’ retail property. The Distressed Retail Property Taskforce has been set up by the BCSC with the aim of addressing issues such as physical degeneration, falling footfall, reduced investment and associated social decline…
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5 JulyCurrent Affairs
Industry taskforce launched in aid of town centre retail
A British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) led taskforce has been launched to encourage investment in desolate towns’ retail property. The Distressed Retail Property Taskforce has been set up by the BCSC with the aim of addressing issues such as physical degeneration, falling footfall, reduced investment and associated social decline…
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Jun- 2012 -12 JuneIndustry News
BRC publishes annual payments survey revealing high charges on retailers
The survey has revealed that banks are unfairly charging retailers and customers alike for handling card payments. The average cost to a retailer of having a credit or charge card payment processed was 36.2 pence while for a debit card it was 9.6 pence. Paying with cash is more common…
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12 JuneRetailers
BRC publishes annual payments survey revealing high charges on retailers
The survey has revealed that banks are unfairly charging retailers and customers alike for handling card payments. The average cost to a retailer of having a credit or charge card payment processed was 36.2 pence while for a debit card it was 9.6 pence. Paying with cash is more common…
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May- 2012 -14 MayIndustry News
Police support needed in fight against shop violence, says BRC
The British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) latest annual crime survey has revealed that more than 35,000 members of staff working in retail suffered physical or verbal abuse during a 12-month period. Leading retailers have come together to ensure the best possible measures are in place to protect shop staff from violence,…
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