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Consumer Spending for May Drops First Time in Five Years

Jun 13, 2017

Further uncertainty surrounding the general election results is expected to fuel further decrease in spending and sales. Consumer spending in May has dropped for the first time in four years, with the uncertainty from last week’s ...

Tags: Consumer Spending

Government Has Sought to Downplay The Continuation of The Policy Permitting 51per Cent FDI

May 22, 2015

Facing criticism on retail FDI issue, the government has sought to downplay the continuation of the policy permitting 51per cent FDI in the multi-brand retail sector saying the BJP's stand remains the same on the matter, according to media ...

Tags: retail FDI issue, UPA policy

Tories Pull Ahead by 3.7 Per Cent in Wasgij Political Puzzle Sales Race

Apr 15, 2015

Following a recent review of sales figures for Jumbo's three political Wasgij jigsaw puzzles, released in time for the election, the Conservative version has emerged as the most popular choice. In the midst of all the General Election ...

Tags: Wasgij Political Puzzle, Puzzle Toys

The Winners of The Toy Fair Best New Toy Awards to Predict Top New Toys for 2015

Jan 22, 2015

36 toys pick up honours across 12 categories. The winners of the Toy Fair Best New Toy Awards have been announced for the seventh year at Toy Fair, predicting some of the top new toys for 2015. Winners range from household names such as ...

Tags: toy retailers, toy industry, Toys

Politicians From The Three Main Political Parties Had a Spirited Debate Last Night

Dec 5, 2014

Politicians from the three main political parties had a spirited debate last night on the future of intellectual property policy after the General Election. Panellists from the political parties were Mike Weatherley MP (Conservative), Iain ...

Tags: Political Parties, IP Question, Furniture

BRC Has Highlighted That Business Rates System Is in Need of Fundamental Reform

Dec 2, 2014

Publishing its submission to HM Treasury ahead of the Autumn Statement on 3rd December, the British Retail Consortium (BRC), has highlighted the consensus across the business world that the business rates system is in need of fundamental ...

Tags: Retail Consortium, HM Treasury, Furniture

Gfk's UK Consumer Confidence Index Has Stayed at The Same Level This Month

Dec 1, 2014

GfK’s UK Consumer Confidence Index has stayed at the same level this month at -2. Two of the five measures used to calculate the Index Score saw decreases this month, two of the five measures stayed at the same level and the remaining ...

Tags: Confidence Index, Furniture

Further Action on Tax and Late Payment Are Key Calls Featured in The Forum's Submission

Nov 10, 2014

Ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement in December, national business group the Forum of Private Business (FPB) has written to George Osborne with a list of top business wants that will provide much needed the short-term support ...

Tags: tax, late payment, Autumn Statement, Furniture

Jumbo Games Launched Three Wasgij Imagine Puzzles

Nov 6, 2014

Each variation of the jigsaw puzzle will contain 1,000 pieces and the boxes will be colour coded to reflect the different political parties. Jumbo Games' next Wasgij Imagine… puzzle will be based around the possible fictitious ...

Tags: Wasgij Puzzles, General Election Toys, Toys

Gfk's UK Consumer Confidence Index Has Decreased This Month

Nov 3, 2014

GfK’s UK Consumer Confidence Index has decreased one point this month to -2. Three of the five measures used to calculate the Index Score saw decreases this month, with the remaining two measures increasing. Nick Moon, MD of ...

Tags: Consumer Confidence

More Than 100 Businesses Have Come Together Today to Call for Business Rate Reform

Sep 18, 2014

More than 100 businesses have come together today to call for political parties to commit to a fundamental reform of the business rates system before the General Election. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), the system is no ...

Tags: Businesses, Business Rate Reform, Furnishing

Daily Smoking Prevalence Stood at 15.1% and Has Now Fallen to 12.8% in Australia

Aug 19, 2014

Before the measure was introduced in December 2012, daily smoking prevalence stood at 15.1% and has now fallen to 12.8%, the 2013 National Drug Strategy Household Survey reveals. Standardised packaging is the only new policy intervention ...

Tags: daily smoking, Standardised packaging

Malaysia Needs to Open up Despite Its Economy Growth

Jul 2, 2014

Malaysia appears to be steadily approaching the goal of taking its place among the world's developed economies by 2020. However, the nation needs to open up and embrace its ethnic minorities together with international residents and ...

Tags: economic policies

MPS Back Need for Business Rate Reform

Jul 1, 2014

New research published today by the British Retail Consortium finds that 80% of MPs believe the current system of business rates is 'not fit for purpose and in need of fundamental reform'. The poll, which also finds that 93% agree that ...

Tags: Furniture, Furnishing

Opening up The Banking Industry Will Help Drive Competition and Increase Access to Finance

Jan 21, 2014

Commenting on the announcements made by Ed Miliband, Alex Jackman, Head of Policy at the Forum of Private Business, said, “This is a significant speech from Ed Miliband that sets out the emerging policy proposals from the Labour ...

Tags: Ed Miliband, Forum of Private Business, General Election, mechanism

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