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Total retail sales fell by 1.3% in September against an increase of 0.7% in September 2018, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. The BRC said this is below the 3-month average decline of 0.4% and the 12-month average growth of 0.2%: a …

Bira (British Independent Retailers Association) has written to Andrea Leadsom, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, calling for greater clarity on what Brexit will mean for the UK workforce. Bira said: ‘With many independent businesses relying heavily on foreign workers, the suggested £30,000 minimum salary threshold would …

Forma House has released a statement detailing its ‘Brexit plan’. The housewares supplier said: ‘Since receiving the news that we would be leaving the EU, we have been hard at work creating a plan to ensure that Brexit goes as smoothly as possible for us and our customers. ‘We now …

The Giftware Association has once again been invited to Parliament by The Genesis Initiative. Supported by Parliamentarians, The Genesis Initiative was formed to improve the quality of the debate on SMEs (small or medium-sized enterprises) and create economic reform. It includes representatives of entrepreneurs and SMEs within the UK. The …

Three trade associations in the home enhancement, garden and leisure and pet product sectors are joining forces to host a conference on the theme of ‘The Future for International Trade’, ahead of the UK’s departure from the EU.  BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association) has teamed up with Gardenex (Federation …

A host of proposed new laws designed to prepare the UK for a departure from the EU were announced in the Queen’s Speech, delivered on June 21. Helen Dickinson OBE, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), commented: “In very uncertain times, retailers will be encouraged that the Government …