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British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 2h

📢NIRC has welcomed confirmation from Justice Minister Naomi Long that her upcoming Sentencing Bill will include tougher penalties for assaults on retail workers.

A vital step to protect those serving the public. 👏

neighbourhoodretailer.com/sentencing-b...

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 5h

New BRC Chair, Jo Whitfield, also spoke to the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme about the rise of retail crime. 📻

The new standalone offence for assaulting a retail worker must apply to all customer facing roles including delivery drivers. 👮

#retail

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 5h

New BRC Chair, Jo Whitfield, spoke to the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme this morning about the upcoming #Budget and why changes to business rates must not burden retailers further. 📻

Take a listen below.👇

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 1d

The SRC appreciated chance to meet the Scottish Conservatives Deputy Leader, Rachael Hamilton MSP and discuss industry priorities on economic growth 📈, high streets 🏪, Scottish Budget.📜

#retail

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 1d

👍Following some really important points being raised by the The Resolution Foundation about the ERB, Lord Sharpe mentioned the retail industry's concerns with the Bill in its current form in the House of Lords yesterday. 💬

#retail #ERB

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 1d

📢NIRC welcomes confirmation from Justice Minister Naomi Long that her upcoming Sentencing Bill will include tougher penalties for assaults on retail workers.

👏 A vital step to protect those serving the public.

#ProtectRetailWorkers #NIRC

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 2d

🛍️ Retail at the Heart of Wales’ Future.

The Welsh Retail Consortium launches its 2026 manifesto — “Vote Retail 2026: Unlocking Retail’s Role in Wales’ Future Economy.”

📈 Backing jobs, high streets & sustainable growth.

Read more 👉 brc.org.uk/wrc

#VoteRetail2026

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 2d

📢“Scotland needs real growth, not more tax.”

The Scottish Retail Consortium’s second mini manifesto calls for:

✅ Competitive business rates
✅ Fairer income tax
✅ Smarter skills investment
✅ Leaner government

brc.org.uk/media/kmclwh...

#DeliveringRealGrowth #ScotEcon

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 2d

📉 Sweet relief for shoppers this Halloween!

BRC-Nielsen IQ Shop Price Monitor shows shop price inflation falling to 1.0% in Oct (down from 1.4%)

Food inflation eased to 3.7%, while Non-Food deflation is at -0.4%.

🎃Chocolate seeing lower prices ahead of trick or treating.

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 3d

Some really important points being raised by the Resolution Foundation about the ERB. 🤔

✅We all want to see a Bill that brings all employers up to the same high standard without damaging the ability of responsible employers to invest in their workforce. 📜

www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

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British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 3d

✏️The letter we coordinated from Britain's largest supermarkets to the Chancellor features on the front page of the Daily Express today. 📰

Full story.👇

express.co.uk/news/politic...

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 3d

The Chancellor can't 'exacerbate the burden' which was placed on retailers at last year's Budget.🎙️

Listen to BRC CEO, Helen Dickinson, speak to BBC Radio 5 Live about the letter sent to the Chancellor ahead of the Budget by major food retailers. 📝

#retail

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 3d

Food retailers write to the Chancellor ahead of the Budget. 📝

BRC CEO, Helen Dickinson, spoke to Times Radio yesterday about the letter and why the Chancellor must avoid actions which could trigger further inflation. 📻

#retail

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British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 3d

BRC CEO, Helen Dickinson, and CEO of UK Hospitality, Kate Nicholls, were on the BBC Breakfast sofa this morning to discuss the Chancellor's upcoming #Budget. 📺

Our ask:

✅Significant rates reduction for stores below 500k rateable value

🏪No shop pays more

#retail #businessrates

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British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 6d

Director of Insight at the BRC, Kris Hamer, spoke to the @scotsman.com this week about the golden quarter and how retail can drive economic growth so long as the Government doesn't burden the industry again this autumn. 📰

#retail

www.scotsman.com/business/aut...

Autumn Budget plea: ‘Don’t add to £7 billion burden and retail industry can drive UK growth’

“We are already in the ‘golden quarter’ where it is make or break for many retailers” – Kris Hamer, BRC

www.scotsman.com

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 7d

Retail theft up 13% to 529,994 offences (ONS).🛒

It costs £2.2bn a year & fuels violence — 2,000 incidents daily. 💷

The Crime & Policing Bill must remove the £200 theft threshold & protect all retail and delivery workers from abuse. 👮

#RetailCrime #Shoplifting

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 7d

As reported in @thegrocer.bsky.social, retailers have long called for funds raised from the packaging tax to be ringfenced for improvements to recycling infrastructure.📰
With 80% of costs set to be passed on in higher prices, consumers will want value for money.💷
www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/defra-s...

Defra says government must ‘get out of the way’ and let industry run EPR

Defra's circular economy director Emma Bourne confirmed the government planned to hand over the vast majority of functions for running EPR to a producer-run organisation

www.thegrocer.co.uk

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 7d

🎄 BRC-Opinium Consumer Sentiment – Oct 2025 🎄

Shoppers are getting ready for Christmas:
🛍️ Retail spend expectations +14 (↑ from +5)
💸 Overall spend +18 (↑ from +14)
💰 Savings -9 (↓ from 0)
📉 Personal finances -11 (↓ from -7)

#Retail

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 8d

For the latest insight and analysis into the ONS CPI, follow BRC Economist @harvirdhillon.bsky.social. 👇

Harvir Dhillon @harvirdhillon.bsky.social · 8d

Surprise drop in food prices means that the CPI remains unchanged at 3.8%. This is the first monthly decrease in food prices since May 2024.

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 8d

📊 Inflation steady at 3.8% in Sept according to the ONS,
as easing food prices (4.5%) were offset by higher transport inflation.

With UK inflation set to remain the highest in the G7, pressures persist ahead of next month’s Budget. 😬

#UKinflation #Budget2025 #Retail

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 9d

📢 BRC welcomes the Govt’s reform to the Growth & Skills Levy – allowing employers to fund short, flexible training from April 2026.

💬“This long-overdue change will help retailers upskill their workforce & boost productivity,” says Luiza Gomes, BRC.

#Skills #Retail

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 13d

📊 SRC - @kpmguk.bsky.social Scottish Retail Sales Monitor – Sept 2025.

Scottish retail sales up 1.3% YoY — best since April. 😀

🥗Food +1.1%, 🪑Non-Food +1.4%. Adjusted for inflation, sales -0.1%. 📉

Shoppers stay cautious as retailers eye the Golden Quarter.🎄

#Retail #Scotland #Economy

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 13d

Op-ed from BRC Food and Sustainability Director, Andrew Opie, in @thegrocer.bsky.social today following our Climate Action Week last week.📰
David Halpern CBE delivered a keynote speech covering consumer behaviour and the role it will play on the road to net-zero.💬
www.thegrocer.co.uk/comment-and-...

How retailers can help close the sustainability ‘say-do’ gap

Consumers want to make greener choices in principle, but are stopped by cost, convenience and limited knowledge, says Andrew Opie, director of food & sustainability at the BRC

www.thegrocer.co.uk

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British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 13d

💬BRC Crime Policy Adviser, Lucy Whing, has reacted to the Crime and Policing Bill completing its Second Reading in the House of Lords yesterday. 📜

It is essential that the new standalone offence for assaulting a retail worker covers delivery drivers. 🛵

#retailcrime

British Retail Consortium @britishretail.bsky.social · 14d

Tax fears ahead of the #Budget. 😬

The Scottish Retail Consortium have joined other business groups in urging the Chancellor to show restraint in her Budget next month amid fears taxes will rise once again. 💷

Front page of today's @scotsman.com. 👇

#retail