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Author: Leigh Sparks
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2.11.2018 Details of my two new books added – Logistics and Retail Management and Food Retailing and Sustainable Development
12.07.2018 Our final Trading Places column for Town & Country Planning is now available on the Trading Places section of this blog
Top Posts & Pages
- The Multiplier and the Glue: Locally owned convenience stores and the local economy
- Retail change and why we fell in love with supermarkets?
- A Lidl Surprise?
- "You can’t be a good retailer unless you’re good at logistics"
- Taxing Times: Tesco and Poland
- UK Grocery Market Share 1997-2019
- A Japanese Eataly? In Singapore?
- Efficiency or Idiocy?
- Local Convenience Stores in a Challenging Retail Environment
- Retail Branding: it's not (just) private label
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Category Archives: Wages
Taxing Matters for Retailers
The Scottish Election is in full swing; well as much of a swing as can be generated when everyone thinks they know the outcome. Some have described it as a lacklustre campaign season; others have asked what campaign? So it … Continue reading
Posted in Deposit Return Scheme, Government, Independents, Leadership, MSPs, Rates, Regulation, Retail Levy, Retailers, Scotland, Scottish Government, Scottish Grocers Federation, Sugar Tax, Tax, Wages
Tagged Deposit Return Scheme, Living Wage, Pensions, Rates, Retail Crime, Retailers, Scotland, Scottish Grocers Federation, Small Retailers, Sugar Tax, Tax
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Any Given Sunday?
Well, the first Conservative UK budget for 18 years has been and gone, and no doubt retailers are beginning to assess what it all means for them. That might be tough given the lack of some details, some rabbits that … Continue reading
Posted in Association of Convenience Stores, Consumers, Government, Independents, Legislation, Localisation, Part-time working, Planning, Profits, Rates, Regulation, Retail Policy, Retailers, Scottish Government, Sunday Trading, Wages
Tagged Budget, Consumer Spending, Localisation, Minimum Wages, Policy, Rates, Scotland, Sunday Trading
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