BRC News - Professional Jeweller

BRC calls on shoppers to be ‘respectful’ to staff as stores reopen across England and Wales

News Retail by Sam Lewis on 12th April 2021

This comes after a reported 'surge in violence' towards shop staff caused by the enforcement of Covid-safety measures

‘Surge in violence against shopworkers must end’ say campaigners ahead of reopening

News Retail by Sam Lewis on 9th April 2021

USDAW and BRC fear for shopworkers' safety as shoppers return to high streets on Monday and staff are once more asked to enforce social distancing restrictions

Shop prices continue to fall due to ‘low demand and intense competition’

News Retail by Sam Lewis on 1st April 2021

Dartford Town Was Selected As A Portas Pilot That Aimed To Improving The Area

BRC chief exec Helen Dickinson said that 'prices of fashion and footwear have seen double digit declines in 11 of the past 12 months'

Retailers have lost out on ‘whopping’ £27 billion since first lockdown

News Retail by Sam Lewis on 30th March 2021

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown that the retail sector has missed out on around £27

Shoppers begin to loosen purse strings in advance of April retail return

News Retail by Sam Lewis on 11th March 2021

A 1% sales growth through February will have non-essential retailers hoping that shoppers are ready to return to high streets next month

Non-essential retailers ‘vigorously discounting’ products to combat lockdown spending drought

Business News Retail by Sam Lewis on 4th March 2021

Consumers are cashing in on non-food items as it's reported that non-essential retailers are continuing to drop their prices in response to England's third lockdown. With most stores closed due to Covid restrictions, retailers are

Worst year on record for retail in 2020 as sales and footfall plummet

News Retail by Andrew Seymour on 16th February 2021

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2020 was officially the worst year on record for retail sales growth, with in-store non-food declining by 24% compared with

Retailers call on PM to act as coronavirus restrictions drive up shopworker abuse

News Retail by Sam Lewis on 5th February 2021

Retailers like John Lewis and Debenhams have signed a letter to the Prime Minister asking for new legislation to protect retail workers

Christmas struggles to reinvigorate retail as high streets see almost 50% fewer shoppers in 2020

News Retail by Sam Lewis on 8th January 2021

December footfall did see an increase over November however, after England's four-week lockdown was lifted

Lack of clarity over Brexit makes it ‘harder for businesses to prepare’, argues BRC chief

Business News Retail by Sam Lewis on 14th December 2020

Businesses will be forced to pass on some of the billions of pounds of tariff costs to consumers if the government does not act, argued Helen Dickinson

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