All Legislation articles – Page 43
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NewsMPs set to debate policy on preventing retail crime
MPs will debate policy on the prevention of retail crime in the House of Commons on 11 April.
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NewsRetailers struggle to absorb latest National Living Wage rise
Independent retailers are struggling to absorb the cost of the latest increase in the National Living Wage (NLW).
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NewsSmall firms still unprepared for digital tax laws with just days to go
Thousands of small businesses have yet to sign up to the government’s new Making Tax Digital (MTD) scheme which comes into force on April 1.
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NewsEuropean parliament votes to ban single-use plastic items by 2021
The European Parliament has approved plans to ban single-use plastic items including plates, cutlery, straws and cotton buds by 2021.
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NewsConfusion reigns over new Track and Trace laws, wholesalers claim
With less than two months until the enforcement of new Track and Trace rules, which will change the way retailers buy tobacco, some of the UK’s biggest wholesalers are reporting high levels of confusion and concern among small store owners.
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NewsRetailers given three-week window to apply for Track and Trace codes
Small convenience store retailers will have only a three-week window to apply for the two unique codes that they will need to legally buy tobacco, ahead of the implementation of the new Track and Trace legislation on May 20.
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NewsFuture of CBD products in doubt following EU decision
Retailers could potentially be forced to remove some CBD and other hemp-derived food supplements from sale, following a new EU decision to reclassify cannabidiol (CBD) as a Novel Food.
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Dear Jac
Who do you pay your business rates to? I expect you know
And you would certainly expect a ‘professional’ to know the answer…
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Dear JacStaying sharp
I’ve been honing my knowledge on razor blades following a query from Jayesh Patel…
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Dear Jac
Most stores would prefer a captive audience...
But, in most cases, it just doesn’t work that way…
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Dear Jac
The licence fee goes up. Why? Because you're in a new tax band
So it’s a double whammy. The score is council one: you, zero…
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Dear Jac
Times change but the terms of the lease haven't
And now the retailers are locked in the past by a knowing landlord…
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Dear Jac
Can I get rate relief on two stores fairly near each other?
Not if the rateable value is too high…
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Dear Jac
Was this a case of sloppy police work or vindictiveness?
The outcome was both devastating and unnecessarily ruined lives…
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Dear Jac
Why aren't there clearer guides to CCTV data rules?
Ways to prevent falling foul of these new protection regs…
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Dear Jac
Just for a change...we're dispensing some really good news
And believe it or not it happens to be on the tobacco front…
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Dear JacLost and found
Delivery man walks into a village post office looking all lost and says, “Can you tell me where Mrs So-and-so lives? I can…
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Dear Jac
Hopefully the Feds will get somewhere with their new campaign
Newsagents deserve better treatment than they are getting.
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Dear Jac
It's been a very slow burn for some retailers...
The scheme aims to ignite cigarette sales but has stubbed out some loyalty…
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Dear Jac
You can't charge for taking cards but the ones in the middle can
They’re chipping away at all sides, looking after their pennies…


















