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BRC claims 400 of Britain’s biggest stores at risk from proposed business rate increase
Stores & in-store tech

BRC claims 400 of Britain’s biggest stores at risk from proposed business rate increase

Guest User 12 Sep 2025
UK retailers call for business rates action from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to avoid £400m cost hike
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UK retailers call for business rates action from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to avoid £400m cost hike

Staff Writer 11 Sep 2023
UK retailers close stores and rethink new openings as Covid-19 lockdowns and ‘crippling’ business rates hit hard
Stores & in-store tech

UK retailers close stores and rethink new openings as Covid-19 lockdowns and ‘crippling’ business rates hit hard

Staff Writer 28 Jul 2023
Stores & in-store tech

UK store vacancy rate plateaus but challenges remain

Staff Writer 29 Oct 2021
CBI and BRC call for urgent reforms to ‘broken’ business rates system
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CBI and BRC call for urgent reforms to ‘broken’ business rates system

Staff Writer 14 Oct 2021
BRC flags urgency of fixing ‘broken’ business rates system
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BRC flags urgency of fixing ‘broken’ business rates system

Staff Writer 20 Sep 2021
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The five most important retail tech news stories of the week

Staff Writer 14 Feb 2020
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Major retailers hit out at ‘broken’ business rates system

Staff Writer 13 Feb 2020
New John Lewis boss Sharon White must champion business rates reform
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New John Lewis boss Sharon White must champion business rates reform

Staff Writer 04 Feb 2020
Government must get serious about saving High St, Colliers International
Stores & in-store tech

Government must get serious about saving High St, Colliers International

Staff Writer 05 Sep 2019
Boris Johnson must act to cure retailers’ Brexit blues
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Boris Johnson must act to cure retailers’ Brexit blues

Staff Writer 25 Jul 2019
British Retail Consortium hits out at ‘mad’ business rates system
Stores & in-store tech

British Retail Consortium hits out at ‘mad’ business rates system

Staff Writer 01 Apr 2019
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