All Business rates articles – Page 7
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NewsReform business rates to trigger investment, MPs told
Business rates must be reformed if retailers are to invest in their businesses and help UK highstreets to flourish, an influential committee of MPs has been told.
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NewsBRC steps up calls for business rates reform
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has stepped up its call for the government to reform business rates after new official data highlighted the decline in total shop numbers across the UK.
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Features and analysisHey big spender
As Tesco rolls out its latest bargain basement format, Jack’s, there are other retailers who are setting their sights on a more upmarket future.
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NewsC-store retailers back parties' focus on high streets
Retailers have broadly welcomed the two main political parties’ new strategies for saving the high street, with action on ATMs, business rates and a digital services tax among the proposals capturing imaginations.
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NewsLabour vows to ban ATM charges and save high streets
Labour has pledged to ban ATM charges under a five-point plan to save the UK’s high streets.
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NewsFSB sets out small business survival plan for England
Policymakers are being urged to take note of a new five-point “lifeline” plan to help keep England’s small business sector afloat.
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NewsScottish government presses ahead with business rates reform
The Scottish Government has announced plans to introduce a new Bill on business rates that will see more regular valuations and improved standards of information.
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BlogRating the options
If the government wants to torch the business rates system, that’s fine by us, but many of the things that would make the system fairer and more effective don’t need a whole new system.
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NewsLib Dems call for changes to business rates system
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable MP has called for reform to the business rates system in the UK, a move welcomed by The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
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NewsOvernight trade drives growth in foodservice market
The number of times people in Britain visited food or beverage outlets between midnight and 7am rose to 257 million for the year ending May 2018, according to new figures from global information company The NPD Group.
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BlogFee to use?
Link must continue to be held to account over the effects of interchange fee cuts, James argues.
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NewsChancellor rejects calls for business rates reform
The UK government has resisted pressure from retailers and industry bodies to reform business rates, with the chancellor responding to calls from a group of influential MPs.
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NewsBRC calls for two-year freeze on business rates rises
The British Retail Consortium had called for a two-year freeze on the business rates increases, describing the current system as “unsustainable”.
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NewsFresh food price inflation slows as overall deflation eases
Fresh food price inflation slowed marginally to 0.9% in June, with overall shop price deflation easing by 0.6% when compared to figures in May, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen shop price index.
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NewsNisa retailer raises business concerns during ministerial visit
Nisa retailer Sukhjinder Gill recently hosted small business minister Andrew Griffiths MP in his Burton-on-Trent store.
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NewsFirst cut to ATM interchange fee comes into force
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has condemned the decision by ATM network Link to reduce the interchange fee for cash machine operators, with the first cut coming into force on Sunday (July 1st).
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NewsFresh food price inflation steady despite overall deflation
Fresh food price inflation remained at 0.9% this month, despite overall shop prices experiencing their 61st month of deflation, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen shop price index.
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Dear Jac
Sometimes you have to take the bull by the horns
If you don’t, you might get badly gored – in the wallet…
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NewsSouthern Co-op posts rise in sales and store numbers
The Southern Co-op has announced a 9% rise in annual income to more than £430m and a 1.6% growth in like-for-like food sales.
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NewsACS and SGF raise concerns with MPs over ATM removals
The ACS and SGF have raised concerns with MPs over the potential impact of the removal of ATMs on local consumers, especially in rural areas.