Buying habits are putting retailers and manufacturers under pressure, but that is not the only problem for retailers. Rising property costs driven by local business rates and wage growth, as well as...
Read moreThe rates bill is now often the most significant cost after wages and, in some parts of Britain, the burden is increasing disproportionately to business outcomes. Rateable values (and therefore...
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Read moreAnother week; another chance to take a pop at franchised workshop labour rates. The Warranty Direct annual labour rate survey is easy meat for those magazines and newspapers (and even some trade...
Read moreThe Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee remained split on the decision to hold borrowing costs at a record low in its first policy meeting since George Osborne’s budget. But, for...
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