Retail

Shoplifting is the one British industry that is thriving – and whoever is to blame, it is heaping even more pressure on our troubled high streets

Timpson’s high street company mends shoes, cuts keys and helps prisoners rehabilitate. Is it all too good to be true?

Two out of five small businesses are not clear about new rules for posting goods to the EU since the start of the year, new research suggests. A survey of 500 small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) found that one in six were not even aware of new EU posting requirements. Many of those questioned by […]

Two of Britain’s most popular cars will cost £1,700 more this year thanks to new post-Brexit tariffs. Ford has increased the price of sport versions of its Fiesta and Puma ranges, which were both made in the EU and exported for sale in the UK. The motoring giant said it was passing on the costs to customers and […]

A leading DUP Brexiteer has claimed that Boris Johnson has “screwed over” Northern Ireland with Brexit. MP Ian Paisley criticised the prime minister’s comment that empty supermarket shelves in Northern Ireland are down to “teething problems”. Paisley told MPs: “What did we do? What did we do to members on those benches over there to […]

Specialist online retailers in several EU countries have said they will no longer deliver to good to UK customers because of tax changes caused by Brexit. Small businesses across the trading bloc have halted sending supplies to the UK, with many saying they have stopped to avoid customs declarations and registering for VAT. Some customers […]

A major European dairy products producer has corrected the UK government saying that a no-deal Brexit will lead to higher prices. Alra, which produces items like Lurpak butter, said the environment secretary was incorrect to suggest the company could simply move part of its production to Britain in the event of a no-deal scenario. George Eustice told the BBC […]

Sainsbury’s devotee WILL SELF on the chain’s travails and what they reveal about a doomed attempt to make everyone in Britain middle class.  Last week Sainsbury’s announced it will be losing 3,500 jobs due to the closure of its in-store meat, fish and deli counters, and of its 420 standalone Argos outlets. The latter will […]

Spar UK has warned suppliers that it must take the hit associated with increased costs from the Brexit transition period ending to avoid price rises for consumers.  As Boris Johnson warned that the UK is preparing for a no-deal Brexit on January 1, a letter seen by the Grocer, the retailer has warned it will […]