The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has labelled the second quarter of 2021 as the best on record for the sector. Non-essential retail opened at the beginning of Q2 and shoppers were keen to get back in shops, but the e-commerce boom still continued, making for strong combined performance. This has resulted in a total sales […]
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]]>More than 65 CEOs have called for new legislation to protect retail workers from abuse in the line of work, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed. Companies such as John Lewis and Debenhams have thrown their weight behind an open letter to Boris Johnson, requesting that assault of shopworkers be made a separate offence, […]
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]]>Retail sales fell for the first time in 25 years last year, says the leading UK retail industry body. Total sales slipped by 0.1% in 2019, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and advisory firm KPMG, the first annual sales decline since they began monitoring the sector in 1995. The downturn was influenced by […]
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]]>Retailers selling products online could face ‘major disruption’ as strict new rules on internet sales could see a third of transactions fail to complete, an MP has warned. Anti-theft measures being introduced by the EU in September will mean that consumers will have to use their smartphones to complete purchases over £27. It could mean […]
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