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Higher shop prices are expected in the run up to Christmas, according to a new report by the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The research reveals how factors such as increased…

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and British Retail Consortium (BRC) along with 41 UK trade associations have outlined how action by the Chancellor in this month’s Budget to reform the business rates system could unleash a wave of investment across government priorities, including net-zero and levelling up.

41 trade unions call for urgent reforms to ‘outdated and outmoded’ business rates system

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October 14, 2021

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The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and British Retail Consortium (BRC) along with 41 UK trade associations have outlined how action by the Chancellor in this month’s Budget to reform…

Card payments made up over 80 per cent of all payments in the UK last year as the pandemic led to an “accelerated cash decline”.

£4 of every £5 spent in UK now paid for with cards

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September 22, 2021

Card payments made up over 80 per cent of all payments in the UK last year as the pandemic led to an “accelerated cash decline”. According to the British Retail…

A new “click & collect cash” service is set to be trialled next month in the latest efforts to ensure vulnerable communities still have access to physical money.

New ‘click & collect cash’ pilot to be launched next month for vulnerable shoppers

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February 16, 2021

A new “click & collect cash” service is set to be trialled next month in the latest effort to ensure vulnerable communities still have access to physical money. The “Cash…

Contactless card spending will account for almost half of all transactions made in the UK by the end of next year as the pandemic has “forever changed the way consumers spend their money”.

Contactless limit could more than double to £100

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January 28, 2021

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Contactless payment limits could soon jump to £100 as the coronavirus pandemic forces a dramatic change of “behaviour in how people pay”. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced yesterday that…

Ocado has become the first UK grocer to warn customers of an increase in missing items and substitutions thanks to “staff absences across the supply chain”.

Ocado warns of “missing items and substitutions” as COVID-19 ravages supply chain

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January 11, 2021

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Ocado has become the first UK grocer to warn customers of an increase in missing items and substitutions thanks to “staff absences across the supply chain”. Customers of the online…

Charged has collected key insights, predictions and analysis from leading experts across the industry so you know what to expect.

Black Friday 2020: Record breaker or lost cause? Here’s what the experts say

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November 27, 2020

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Black Friday is finally here, but like almost everything this year, it promises to be a totally different beast from previous events. This year the sales extravaganza, which traditionally marks…

One in seven small business expect to have to lay off some or all of their staff after the furlough scheme ends later this year.

Lockdown 2.0 to cost UK retailers £2bn a week

Industry

November 5, 2020

Retailers are set to lose as a whopping £8 billion over the next month as the UK enters its second national lockdown. Non-essential retailers will have to close their doors…

The majority of UK retailers want to go entirely cashless, removing the option to pay by physical currency entirely.

Retailers’ could soon replace cash machines in the UK offering withdrawals without a purchase

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October 15, 2020