All National Living Wage articles – Page 3
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Features and analysisBeyond price
The discounters are becoming a force to be reckoned with, stretching the battleground beyond pounds and pence and changing the face of the UK grocery industry along the way. C-Store looks at their route to success and asks whether independent stores can fight back.
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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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NewsACS urges caution in future National Living Wage rises
The Association of Convenience Stores has urged the Low Pay Commission to consider the impact of future increases in wage rates on the labour market.
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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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BlogThe challenges of new legislation
It is imperative that BWS suppliers begin to understand the threats and opportunities Minimum Unit Pricing may present for their brands, says HIM’s Josh Clifton.
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NewsScotmid blames profit fall on "avalanche of cost challenges"
Scotmid Co-operative has announced a 9.4% drop in annual trading profit to £4.8m, which it attributed to an “avalanche of cost challenges”.
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NewsACS asks retailers to respond to NLW survey ahead of deadline
Retailers have until 4 May to respond to the Association of Convenience Stores’ (ACS) 2018 National Living Wage survey.
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NewsNational Living Wage rise set to take its toll on retailers
Independent retailers are struggling to absorb rising costs as the government prepares to introduce the latest hike in the National Living Wage (NLW).
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NewsChancellor brings forward business rates revaluation
The next business rates revaluation has been brought forward by one year to 2021, chancellor Philip Hammond announced in the Spring Statement on Tuesday.
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NewsRetailers on 'named and shamed' list for underpaying staff
A handful of c-store retailers are among a list of nearly 180 employers named and shamed by the government for underpaying minimum wage workers.
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Features and analysisWhat's in store for 2018?
Where will the coming 12 months lead you? Industry experts and retailers give their advice on the trends to watch and areas to invest in.
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BlogBudget analysis
So what did you make of the Budget? Frustration with announcements on minimum pay and tobacco duty, or silver linings on business rates?
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NewsRetailers consider impact of latest rise in wage costs
Retailers have started to explore how they will absorb rising staff costs after the chancellor’s decision to increase the National Living Wage (NLW) to £7.83 next April.
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NewsChancellor announces 4.4% rise in NLW and changes to business rate calculations
The National Living Wage will increase to £7.83 per hour next April, but retailers will benefit from a share of a £2.3bn saving on business rate rises.
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News£9.66: The real hourly cost of employment, SGF claims
The real minimum hourly cost of employment is £9.66 when additional costs such as pensions and National Insurance contributions are taken into account, according to data released by the Scottish Grocers Federation.
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Features and analysisC-Store Champions discuss their responses to NLW rises
Speaking at C-Store’s Champions Lunch, leading retailers outline how the National Living Wage has impacted their businesses.
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Features and analysisLiving with the NLW
It’s been 18 months since the National Living Wage was introduced, and its effect on the c-store sector has been far-reaching. We look at what the enforced wage has meant to store owners, and the solutions they are finding to offset the increases in their costs.
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NewsCostcutter retailers get access to Business Services programme
Costcutter Supermarket Group has offered its independent store owners access to its new Business Services programme in a bid to help them cut costs.
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BlogThe cost of living
Further evidence this week that the National Living Wage is having a huge impact on the retail industry, says editor David Rees.
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News20,000 jobs disappear from c-store sector
The number of jobs in the UK convenience store sector has fallen for the second consecutive year as business costs such as the National Living Wage continue to make an ongoing impact on business operations.