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City snapshot: Food sales jump as shoppers stay home
Retail sales bounced back in January with a bigger-than-predicted rise thanks to strong growth in food stores as people ate more at home to save money, according to new official figures. Plus, consumer confidence also improved in February
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Media Bites 20 February: Trump tariff backlash, Tesco apologises over online glitch
Minutes US Federal Reserve’s January meeting revealed members of its committee believe Trump’s policies might ’hinder the disinflation process’
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Civil unrest in 2024 affected one in four businesses
Retailers and shop owners are still reeling from a series of protests and riots that took place across the UK last year
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‘Fury’ from farmer groups as Treasury ‘shuts door’ on alternative tax solutions
Farming groups were invited for a meeting with the Treasury earlier today to raise concerns around the upcoming IHT changes
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Media Bites 18 February: Pret’s water bill, job cuts, Asda/Sainsbury’s merger
The pick of the retail news and headlines from Tuesday 18 February
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City snapshot: UK employers weigh up wave of redundancies to cope with tax rises
Businesses across the UK are scaling back on hiring new staff and stepping up redundancy programmes in reaction to the fresh wave of employment taxes following the Labour budget, according to a new survey released this morning
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Further doubt cast on Treasury IHT calculations as protestors force Starmer to ditch trip
Some 1,400 tractors descended on Westminster this week for the latest protest against government changes to Inheritance Tax for farm businesses
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Beef prices on the way up as supply tightens and farmgate prices soar
Analysis of Assosia data by The Grocer shows 43% of all supermarket fresh beef lines have seen hikes since the turn of the year
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What does Trump’s tariff showdown mean for UK food and drink?
The US president’s unpredictable approach to bringing in tariffs has upset global markets. The UK may not escape the crossfire
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Media Bites 6 February: interest rates, M&S and Brexit, Tesco eyeing Post Office branches
Interest rates look likely to fall today due to a sluggish economy and a softening in the labour market
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Almost 60 suppliers and supermarkets join NFU campaign to abolish ‘Family Farm Tax’
NFU president Tom Bradshaw said the changes to Inheritance Tax had ’far-reaching consequences’ for the UK’s food security
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Why Tesco’s ‘biggest ever Christmas’ didn’t prevent it from cutting jobs
Just 21 days have passed since Tesco said sales were up 4% over Christmas – but today’s job cuts meant that success was short-lived
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Rachel Reeves pushes for ‘Brexit reset’ and Trump partnership in economic speech
The Chancellor delivered her speech outlining plans to grow the UK economy on Wednesday
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Media Bites 29 January: Rachel Reeves speech, Diageo, WH Smith and Starbucks
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will give a speech later this morning
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Food businesses shouldn’t expect growth in 2025 amid Trump tariffs and inflation, IGD says
The IGD report said the potential for ‘stagflation’ in 2025 was high
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AHDB data torpedoes government position on Inheritance Tax impact
Independent analysis by the the non-departmental government body are at significant odds with the government’s own claims
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January promotions keep prices down, but tough times are ahead
Food inflation eased yet food prices continue to rise at their fastest rate since April 2024
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Riverford founder slams supermarket ‘hypocrisy’ over IHT campaign support
Guy Singh-Watson said supermarkets should improve buying practices and treat suppliers fairly, following their declarations of support this week
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City snapshot: Consumer confidence sinks and more businesses teeter on the edge of collapse
Confidence in the UK economy has plummeted as consumers worry about ‘dark days’ ahead, according to a closely watched survey out this morning. Plus, there has been a ‘worrying surge’ in the number of UK businesses entering ‘critical’ financial distress in the final quarter of 2024
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Media Bites 23 January: supermarkets calls on IHT, recession fears, CMA, EU relations
Today’s headlines focus on supermarket support for a pause to government inheritance tax reform for farm business, plus growing concerns over the economy