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Retail Industry Ready For Equality Bill, Says Brc
03 July 2008 NewsResponding to the Government's Equality Bill, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has announced that UK retailers have a more diverse workforce than many other business sectors. -
Out-of-town Retail Centres Suffer From Downturn
02 July 2008 NewsThe high street has performed better than out-of-town retail destinations in the face of drops in footfall according to figures by Experian. -
Backlash Against Tesco Competition Commission Appeal
01 July 2008 NewsHot on the heels of Tesco's decision to challenge to the Competition Commmission's proposal to introduce a “competition assessment” into the UK planning system, industry bodies are hitting back. -
New Tv Show Seeks Family Businesses
01 July 2008 NewsWorried about who's going to take over your business when you retire? A new TV show called Keep it in the Family aims to highlight the need to continue the legacy -
Hugh And Jamie Crowned Chicken Champions
27 June 2008 NewsAs Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall takes Tesco to task about chickens at the company’s AGM, the RSPCA is presenting him with an award for his efforts to improve chicken welfare across the UK. -
Government Has Lost Sme Trust Says Poll
27 June 2008 NewsSmall business owners say that the Government is making it more difficult for them to handle rapidly rising costs, a survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed. -
Retailers Still Gloomy Despite Improving Sales
26 June 2008 NewsLast week's announcement by the National Office of Statistics that sales rose by 3.5% in May apparently did little to bring confidence to the high street. -
Waitrose Showcases The Best Of British
24 June 2008 NewsWaitrose has just launched a national in-store campaign to raise the profile of specialist British food producers. -
Deli Celebrates Strawberry Glut
24 June 2008 NewsGonalston Farm Shop in Nottinghamshire will be hosting a Strawberry Festival on 28th and 29th June; just one of the events featured in the 2008 Month of Taste (14th June-20th July), coordinated by the National Farmers' Retail & Markets Association (FARMA) as a celebration of the… -
Have Your Say Online!
24 June 2008 NewsIn print and online, the survey will run for a number of months, offering respondents the chance to win a fantastic knife set from Richardson Sheffield worth £67! The first 100 entries will also receive a free copy of Great British Food magazine! -
Speciality & Fine Food Fair Takes A Grand Step
23 June 2008 NewsOrganiser Fresh RM has announced that Speciality & Fine Food Fair London 2008 (SFFF) is moving from the National Hall to the Grand Hall at Olympia. The move is just one of a number of exciting new initiatives for the exhibition and marks the latest chapter… -
Nominate The Best Of British!
23 June 2008 NewsNow in its 9th year, the prestigious BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards returns to celebrate the best of British food in what Jamie Oliver describes as the “Oscars of the food world”.
