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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Oct- 2016 -10 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Brexit strategy ‘must focus on fair deal for consumers’, says BRC
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called on the government to put consumers first in the forthcoming Brexit talks. In a letter to Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox, the BRC said the government’s strategy must focus on finding opportunities for lowering import costs as well as avoiding…
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Aug- 2016 -9 AugustCurrent Affairs
Unipet achieves A grade accreditation
Unipet has achieved an ‘A’ grade accreditation from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) for its suet based wild bird complementary feed products. Following months of hard work and the continued efforts from every individual in the business, the company is now officially recognised as a certificated supplier as part of the BRC Global Standards Food Safety…
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Apr- 2016 -6 AprilCurrent Affairs
British shop prices decline as ‘intense competition’ grows
Overall shop prices reported deflation of 1.7 percent in March from the 2.0 percent decline in February, according to The British Retail Consortium. Helen Dickinson OBE, chief executive, British Retail Consortium said: “This month shoppers can celebrate three years of falling non-food prices. While non-food deflation slowed to 2.6 per…
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Feb- 2016 -29 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
UK retail could lose 900,000 jobs by 2025
There may be as many as 900,000 fewer jobs in retail by 2025, according to a new report published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Although there may be less jobs it is thought those that remain will be higher earning and more productive. The reports also suggest that store…
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Apr- 2014 -7 AprilRetailers
BRC welcomes European Parliament vote on card payment fees
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has welcomed a vote by MEPs for an overhaul of the European payments market, which could include introducing a cap on bank fees charged to retailers for card payments. It is thought that the caps could be set at 0.2 per cent and 0.3 per…
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Mar- 2013 -19 MarchCurrent Affairs
Retailers beat green targets
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has launched a progress report that reveals retailers have surpassed a range of targets set to reduce their environmental impact. Titled ‘A Better Retailing Climate’, the progress report shows that retailers went above and beyond their commitments to reduce their waste, energy and water usage…
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6 March
UK retail sales grow at fastest rate for years in February
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has reported that retail sales in the UK grew at their fastest rate for more than three years in February. According to the BRC’s figures, like-for-like retail sales during February were up 2.7 per cent on the previous year – the fastest rate of like-for-like…
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Feb- 2013 -19 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Retail business running costs up £20bn since 2006
A British Retail Consortium (BRC) commissioned study by Oxford Economics has revealed that retailers’ operating costs have increased by a fifth since 2006. BRC’s new pre-budget research has seen the association call on the Chancellor, George Osborne, to maintain retailers’ contribution to the country by reducing business costs and re-building…
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Jan- 2013 -24 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Data shows rise in retail employment despite record decline in shop numbers
Retail employment was shown to have risen by 0.6 per cent in the BRC-Bond Pearce Retail Employment Monitor (REM) for the fourth quarter of 2012. Despite the number of retail outlets falling by 3.6 per cent during the quarter, the fastest rate since the REM began in October 2008, retail…
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8 JanuaryRetailers
Christmas period proves testing time ahead says BRC chief
The Christmas period has done nothing to convince retailers that 2013 has any significant growth in store, said the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) director general Helen Dickinson. Consumers have been really astute this festive period, according to the BRC chief, and waited until the last minute to make festive purchases,…
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