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Reading Time | < 1 min 19 Jun 2013

Retailers welcome food labelling scheme

Reading Time • < 1 minThe Government's announcement of a new, consistent front-of-pack food labelling system has been welcomed by the UK's major food retailers. Green, amber and red colour-coding will help shoppers make informed decisions about products based on...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 17 Jun 2013

Retail footfall falls 0.7 per cent

Reading Time • < 1 minThe latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show that total footfall in May was down by 0.7 per cent compared like-for-like with May 2012. Footfall at high streets and shopping centres was one per cent and 1.7 per cent lower...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 13 Jun 2013

Relaxed RTI rules extended to April 2014

Reading Time • < 1 minThe temporary relaxation of real-time information (RTI) reporting rules for small businesses will be extended until April 2014, HMRC has announced. Employers with fewer than 50 employers were told in ...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Jun 2013

Business groups want growth measures in Spending Review

Reading Time • < 1 minMeasures to stimulate small business growth and investment should be a priority in next month's Government Spending Review, business groups have said. In its submission to Chancellor George Osborne, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) ...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 11 Jun 2013

Export growth hampered by skill shortages

Reading Time • < 1 min'Major shortfalls' in foreign language skills and commercial knowledge are holding many businesses back from successful exporting and growth potential, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has claimed.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 11 Jun 2013

Cameron lays down G8 agenda

Reading Time • < 1 minTax, trade and transparency are some of the key issues Prime Minister David Cameron will raise with world leaders at this month's G8 summit. The UK's agenda hopes to encourage global growth, prosperity and economic development and will focu...
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Reading Time | < 1 min 10 Jun 2013

Red tape freeze extended

Reading Time • < 1 minFrom 2014, businesses with fewer than 50 employees are to benefit from the same regulatory exemptions that currently apply to smaller businesses, as the government continues its drive to reduce red tape....
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Reading Time | < 1 min 06 Jun 2013

Retailers boosted by strong sales and price deflation

Reading Time • < 1 minRetail sales values were up by 1.8 per cent in May, compared like-for-like with May 2012, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The BRC also found marginal deflation in overall shop prices. The 0.1 per cent deflatio...
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Reading Time | 2 mins 28 Feb 2013

Local advisors complete substantial deal

Reading Time • 2 minsLeading advisors from the Yorkshire region have delivered a deal which sees HG Group, the leading independent control systems integrator...
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