Retail Economist
In a time of almost unprecedented financial upheaval, it's never been more important to unpick the reality and relevance behind the economic headlines to retailers.
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Gloom but not doom
Can you remember the last time there was a good news story? Social, political and economic turmoil across the globe has cast such a huge shadow over the lives of so many that you'd think we were heading for the End of Days. It's tough out there, agrees, Peter Burgess, but far from hopeless.
09 September 2011Osborne's Vampire VAT?
Is the much-discussed increase in VAT really going to damage the economy and the retail industry in particular? Peter Burgess provides his two penneth.
15 January 2011A hard act to follow - the equality Act
To many the new Equality Act brought into law this month might seem little more than a lot of fuss about not a great deal, changing very little and arguably not going far enough on some issues. However as Peter Burgess, MD of Retail Human Resources, discusses, there are some interesting and important issues arising from amidst the rhetoric.
18 October 2010
