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03 News from the BRC

A Fair Brexit For Consumers // Helen Dickinson, BRC

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International e-commerce Environment: 3 Tips for Ensuring You Are Local // Luca Senatore, Genie Goals

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RETAILERS CONTINUE TO REASSESS STAFFING LEVELS

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PAPER CARRIER BAG - RETAIL HERO IN COMBATTING CLIMATE CHANGE // Tom Hallam, BillerudKorsnäs

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GROWTH DISTORTED BUT SIGNS OF INTEREST IN SUMMER RANGES

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ARE YOU READY TO LEVY? // Fionnuala Horrocks-Burns, BRC

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Managing your energy supply chain: the key to business efficiency // Kirsten Tuchli, British Gas Business

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Is it possible to stop the internet from being used against us? // Hugo Rosemont, BRC Scotland: high street revival starts with councils // David Lonsdale, BRC

26 retail news

Disrupt or be disrupted in this changing retail landscape // Adrian Clamp, KPMG

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Belfast: An Evolution of the Retail Landscape // Ian Henton, Lambert Smith Hampton

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Changing data protection rules for retailers Are you ready for the GDPR? // BEVERLEY FLYNN, STEVENS & BOLTON LLP

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Change is coming. how Will your financials be impacted? // Paul Fry & Hannah Coleman, CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD

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Retail Success: Enabled By Tech, Delivered By People // Neil Pickering, Kronos

32 New Guidance for Retailers on Pricing Practices // PAUL WALSH & LEANNE DOLAN, HILL DICKINSON

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FREEHOLD OR LEASEHOLD: WHICH IS A BETTER INVESTMENT CHOICE? // Justin Mason, CAPITAL LAW

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THE RISE OF AI AND ROBOTICS IN RETAIL //Charlotte Walker-Osborn & Candice O’Brien Eversheds Sutherland LLP ‘Payment Linked Loyalty’ can help capture the ‘Hearts & Minds’ of consumers in the digital age // James Day, Bink

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