High street – Page 37
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Comment & OpinionIt’s groundhog day with the same empty promises to fix business rates
Party leaders have promised to ‘breathe new life’ into the high street – but it’s the same old plans being repeated
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NewsTory plans to help high streets need to ‘go much further’ say BRC
The prime minister said today the party had an ambitious programme to “revitalise towns”
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NewsBRC calls on next government to reform business rates & apprenticeship levy
Measures seen as essential for retail to continue supporting communities have been set out in the BRC’s ‘Vision for the UK’
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NewsCity snapshot: Takeaway.com increases Just Eat deal likelihood by way of offer
Dutch food delivery giant Takeaway.com has increased the “certainty” of its all-share combination with Just Eat by implementing the merger by way of an offer
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NewsBusiness rates system ‘unacceptable’ Treasury Select Committee concludes
Today’s report was dismissive of previous attempts to soften the blow of rates on retailers
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NewsUber Elevate unveils new food delivery drone
Uber Elevate – the company’s aerial delivery and ride arm – said the drone had passed a “critical design review”
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NewsPoundland to roll out new price points to all stores next month
All 800 Poundland stores across the country are to get the new multiple price points in time for Christmas
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NewsOriginal Poundworld founders open ‘UK’s biggest pound shop’
The 12,000 sq ft Bradford store is the latest by new chain One Below, founded by father and son Chris Edwards Sr and Jr…
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NewsInflation set to hike retail business rates by £137m
The controversial business rates system is calculated every April based on the CPI of the previous September
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail footfall continues to plunge
Retail footfall has dropped once more in September as consumer caution ahead of Brexit increased.
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NewsPoundland adds ‘mini’ Pep&Co ranges to smaller stores
The mini shops in shops are being trialled from today in five stores
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NewsBrexit uncertainty pushes retail sales to ‘new record low’ in September
UK retail sales slumped 1.3% in September, crumbling to a “new record low” for the month
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NewsPret extends coffee cup recycling scheme across the UK
Paper coffee cups from any high street shop will be accepted, to be turned into stationery and packaging…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs an ‘Owen’s Law’ needed to address allergens on menus?
Byron concedes current rules and requirements are ‘not enough’
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NewsGovernment must ‘get a grip’ on depletion of free cashpoints, says Which?
The ACS said it would continue to urge the Payments Systems Regulator to intervene to ensure that free access to cash
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NewsNew high street fund meaningless against business rates, say retailers
Culture secretary Nicky Morgan announced £95m for 69 town centre high streets across England at the weekend
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Analysis & FeaturesHow regulators are trying to rein in e-commerce giants
The number of retailers governed by the Grocery Code Adjudicator rose to 13 last week
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Analysis & FeaturesPret a Manger, Eat, Caffè Nero and Costa unveil new autumn menus
From warming soups to vegan treats, here’s what’s on offer at Britain’s high street eateries this autumn
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NewsCity snapshot: UK shop closures surge to record levels
Heightened restructuring activity has seen the half-year net reduction in stores on Britain’s high streets hit record levels according to research by the Local Data Company and PwC.
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NewsCosta Coffee opens first commuter-focused railway station store
Eight mini-format stores are set to open at railway stations accross London over the next six months