British Retail Consortium
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Marks & Spencer may buy more Irish goods as it seeks ways to avoid tariff confusion
- Retail & Services
- January 9, 2021, 05:56
Marks & Spencer may buy more Irish goods as the department store chain seeks ways to avoid post-Brexit tariff confusion. Industry body the Britis(...)

Tesco seeks clarification over ‘confusing’ Brexit tariff rules
- Economy
- January 8, 2021, 04:01
Tesco is in talks with the Irish and UK governments in a bid to resolve confusion over post-Brexit tariff rules that could hit its shops here. The ne(...)

Tougher restrictions to be extended in England as coronavirus cases soar
- UK
- December 23, 2020, 20:15
Millions more people in England face the toughest restrictions from December 26th as Britain struggles to contain the spread of the new coronavirus va(...)

Covid crisis: Food supplies secure and festive stock in place
- Irish News
- December 21, 2020, 16:11
Robust plans are in place to ensure goods remain on our shelves even as supply chains come under pressure, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has sa(...)

British business groups sound alarm over no-deal Brexit
- Economy
- October 18, 2020, 12:17
More than 70 British business groups representing more than seven million workers have made a last-ditch attempt to persuade politicians to return to (...)

UK retail rebounds in bright spot for Covid-hit economy
- Retail & Services
- September 18, 2020, 10:18
British shoppers spent more last month, taking sales further above pre-Covid levels, as strong online demand helped much of the sector rebound faster (...)

UK firms warn of struggle to repay pandemic government support
- Economy
- September 8, 2020, 06:55
UK firms are warning they will struggle to pay back government-backed financial support they received during lockdown, adding a new threat to Britain’(...)

Shoppers queue as high street stores reopen in England
- Retail & Services
- June 15, 2020, 08:04
Eager shoppers queued early outside some stores on London’s Oxford Street on Monday morning as non-essential shops were allowed to reopen for the firs(...)

UK’s hardline Brexit stance starts to sour relations with business
- Economy
- March 10, 2020, 21:35
Boris Johnson’s election victory in December not only removed business concerns over a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour government but lifted hopes he would b(...)

Coronavirus: Harrods bans staff from wearing face masks with customers
- Retail & Services
- February 14, 2020, 19:15
Harrods Department Store, a big tourist attraction in London for Chinese shoppers, has prohibited staff from wearing masks when dealing with customer(...)