Business rates: Do you feel lucky?
All eyes will be on the Budget on March 8 and the focus for many will be what chancellor Philip Hammond has to say on the matter of business rates. The NFRN, ACS and several associations representing...
View ArticleHow the convenience industry reacted to the spring Budget
Philip Hammond delivered his first and the final spring Budget today, where business rates, a lowering of the sugar levy, a minimum excise on tobacco and an extension of the timeframe for businesses to...
View ArticleHave your say on tobacco sanctions
Retailers should voice their opinions on tobacco sanctions in a new government consultation, Imperial Tobacco has said. The consultation, which launched last month, is seeking views on four potential...
View ArticleThe NFRN’s Independent Retail Report will fight to improve the lot for local...
Independent retailers play a vital role in their communities but operate under increasing pressures, so every so often it is important to remind people of just how great a contribution they make....
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Promotions under pressure as MPs focus on child obesity
Retailers will come under more pressure to cut back on cut-price and multibuy offers on unhealthy products after MPs demanded that more is done to tackle childhood obesity. In the report by the Health...
View ArticleBusiness rates delay ‘surprises’ local gov committee
Government plans to give all business rates tax revenues to local authorities were delayed by the government itself, according to a new report. The Communities and Local Government Committee’s legacy...
View ArticleRising tobacco prices hit store sales
Rising tobacco prices and poor availability of the smallest pack sizes are adversely affecting business, with one retailer’s cigarette sales cut by nearly a third. Following the Spring Budget, the...
View ArticleGovernment denies plain pack illicit tobacco impact
Manufacturer claims that plain packaging laws are boosting the illicit tobacco trade have been denied by multiple government bodies. Steve Wilkins, JTI anti-illegal trade operations director told...
View ArticleGovernment should step up legislation advice to retailers
Only 40% of retailers surveyed by the Tobacco Retailers’ Alliance remember receiving any legislation advice from the Government in relation to EUTPD2 law. A further 68% had no contact with their local...
View ArticleBusiness rates relief one step closer to reaching retailers
The Government has confirmed that councils now have everything they need to hand out the £175m of discretionary business rates relief owed to small businesses this year. The Department for Communities...
View ArticleYou can make a case for discretionary rate relief
Over the next few weeks, thousands of businesses will start to receive updated business rates bills that account for the discounts, such as small business rate relief, they’re entitled to. Since the...
View ArticleWhat the ACS wants for convenience retailers from the Autumn Budget
At the end of September we put our annual submission into Government ahead of the Chancellor’s budget, setting out the measures we believe will help the convenience sector in the coming year. Firstly,...
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