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May 2021 – Journal Articles page updated with two new academic papers in Planning, Theory and Practice, and Sustainability, joining our Ageing & Society paper
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- National Planning Framework 4 - the consultation
- Grocery Market Shares in the UK 2020
- Twenty One Years of UK Grocery Market Share
- About Leigh Sparks and this Blog
- Logistics and Retail Management 5th Edition
- UK Grocery Market Share 1997-2019
- Changing Scotland's Towns
- Donald Garvin Harris OBE 1938-2013
- The Big Show (Y Sioe Fawr)
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Tag Archives: Pensions
Damaged Goods
As Private Eye put it, serialised exclusively across all newspapers, this book says that Philip Green is not a nice person. “Quelle surprise” as they may say in Croydon. But on the other hand, Oliver Shah is the Sunday Times … Continue reading
Posted in BHS, Employees, Finance, Government, Leadership, Legislation, Pensions, Philip Green, Politicians, Regulation, Retail Failure, Retail leadership, Shareholders, Uncategorized
Tagged Brexit, Collapse, Corruption, Damaged Goods, Employees, Pensions, Philip Green, Retail, Scandal, Sunday Times
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Retailing’s Unacceptable Faces
Of course, the week I was away on annual leave (and if you love rain, then my home country Wales, had it in buckets) the two House of Commons Select Committee investigations into those captains of industry, Sir Philip Green … Continue reading
Playthings of the Monetary Rich and (In) Famous
The last couple of times this blog has fallen silent for a month, it has been because of a death in my family. Thankfully, this time that is not the case, though an alleged death threat does feature. Can you … Continue reading
Posted in administration, BHS, Closure, Comet, Governance, Liquidation, Pensions, Retail Failure, Select Committees, Store Closures
Tagged administration, BHS, failure, Pensions, Select Committees
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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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