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BRC chairman Ian Cheshire calls for tax overhaul for retailers Monday, 4th March 2013
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British Retail Consortium (BRC) chairman Ian Cheshire has called out for a change in the government’s tax system on retailers, describing the present model as a “19th-century tax base whereby space and people get taxed and digital activity doesn’t.”
Speaking at a briefing in London on Friday, Cheshire warned: “All companies in the U.K.
Posted in People, Retail Industry Tagged ian, cheshire, kingfisher, b&q, diy, brc, british, retail, consortium, tax, government, danny, alexander
BRC warns Osborne over business rates Wednesday, 20th February 2013
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Retailers’ total operating costs have increased by a whopping 21 per cent since 2006, according to a new industry study commissioned by the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The study by Oxford Economics found annual operating costs rose £20 billion in the past seven years, taking it to a total £116 billion, while retail sales rose by just 12 per cent.
Posted in People, Retail Industry Tagged brc, british, retail, consortium, george osborne, study, rates
Footfall down 4.6% for January as snow keeps shoppers away Monday, 18th February 2013
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Total footfall fell 4.6 per cent over the year to January, and it’s not just the high street that’s suffering as even out-of-town retail parks and shopping centres saw a decline. In its sharpest drop for nine months, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard on Monday revealed footfall dropped 7.2 per cent in out-of-town retail parks in the year to January, with shopping centres recording a 5.2 per cent fall.
Posted in Retail Industry Tagged brc, british, retail, consortium, helen dickinson, office, national, statistics, footfall, high street, out of town, shopping, centre
Scottish retailers report best sales performance in nearly two years Wednesday, 13th February 2013
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Fort Kinniard shopping park. A 5.2 per cent rise in food sales for January saw Scottish retail sales give their best performance in nearly two years, according to results out this week. The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) found total sales grew by 2.1 per cent in January, with food sales up 5.2 per cent on a year ago.
Posted in Fashion News, Food, Retail Industry Tagged scottish, retail, sales, food, non-food, consortium, january, results
UK shop price inflation falls to 38 month low for January Wednesday, 6th February 2013
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Shop prices in the UK experienced the slowest-rate of growth in more than three years as post-Christmas sales eased household spending. The latest results from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen found shop price inflation fell to 0.6 per cent in January from 1.5 per cent in December.
Posted in People, Retail Industry Tagged brc, spi, nielsen, british, retail, consortium, shop, price, inflation, food, non-food, january, high street, results, statistics
January “lifts spirits” for retailers as sales grow 1.9% Tuesday, 5th February 2013
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UK retail sales rose 1.9 per cent on a like-for-like basis from the same period a year before, with total sales up 3.0 per cent, its highest growth since September 2012 and like-for-like sales growth for 13 months. The latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) –KPMG Retail Sales Monitor are set to provide some much needed relief to the industry, which traded through heavy snowfall in the last two weeks of January.
Posted in Retail Industry Tagged brc, kpmg, sales, monitor, retail, sector, british, consortium, helen, dickinson, trade, food, non, clothing, online, january, results, snow
BRC: Half of retailers plan to cut staffing levels for 2013 Thursday, 24th January 2013
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Half of retailers plan to decrease staffing levels in the first quarter of 2013, as store cuts take their toll on the high street. Retail employment rose by 0.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with a year earlier, a figure research has found to be driven “entirely” by part-time workers.
Posted in People, Retail Industry Tagged brc, retail, british, consortium, employment, results, helen, dickinson, bond, pearce, retail employment monitor
Footfall up in Scotland and London, but falls 1.2% overall for December Monday, 21st January 2013
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The number of shoppers on the UK high street fell 1.2 per cent last month, compared with the year before, according to the latest data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Wales was the worst hit for the period, with footfall numbers dropping 11.5 per cent, followed by the east of England, which fell by 7.1 per cent.
Posted in Retail Industry Tagged footfall, brc, british, retail, consortium, statistics
BRC finds UK retail sales up just 0.3% for December Tuesday, 8th January 2013
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Crowds wait for Marmite's Christmas lights on Oxford Street. “Not a cause for celebration, but not a disaster either” was the verdict on December’s results as UK retail sales values rose just 0.3 per cent on a like-for-like basis from December 2011. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) found total sales were up 1.5 per cent against a 4.1 per cent rise the year before, with online sales up a promising 17.8 per cent for the period.
Posted in Retail Industry Tagged uk, brc, british, retail, consortium, shopping, supermarket, online, fashion, consumer, inflation, recession, december, peak, christmas
BRC results find retail sales improve for November Tuesday, 4th December 2012
Like-for-like sales rose 0.4 per cent in value for the year in November according to the British Retail Consortium, with total retail sales up 1.8 per cent for the year. Despite the positive results, economists polled by Reuters initially expected a 0.9 per cent rise. With inflation at 2.7 per cent, analysts pointed out that retail sales volumes could still be falling.
Posted in fashion, Food, Franchise & Expansion, Retail Industry Tagged brc, british, retail, consortium, november, results, statistics, stephen, robertson
