Economy

Pooch & Mutt Beat 2,000 Companies to Win SMARTA ‘Made in Britain’ Award

  The SMARTA 100 awards are the UK’s largest awards dedicated to championing smart, inspiring, resourceful small businesses. This year…

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Independents’ Day campaign set for July 4

The National Skills Academy for Retail and People 1st has launched its 4th annual Independents’ Day campaign. Celebrating the contribution…

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Retail sales show promising increase for May

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released figures showing a 1.9 per cent year-on-year increase in sales in the…

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UK website to offer low cost pet-sitting services

The UK’s first social networking website to offer pet-sitting services by pet owners themselves has launched, promising a ‘sharing economy’…

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Retail sales growth continues but momentum slows

Retailers reported a year-on-year growth in sales volumes in the first half of February, the CBI has revealed. In its…

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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…

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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…

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Starbucks pays up but business rates will still rise

Starbucks’ acceptance to pay increased corporation tax has done little to soften the news that business rates will not be…

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BRC submits six-point plan to Chancellor of the Exchequer

Ahead of next month’s autumn statement, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has submitted a plan to Chancellor George Osborne requesting…

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UK economy ‘returns to growth’

According to a British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) survey, the UK economy returned to growth in the third quarter. Based…

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