Michelle Thomson - who has served both as an MP and an MSP - said that “price caps invariably don’t work”.

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As promised in our manifesto, Labour has acted and we will continue to act to ensure the job is done on tackling shoplifting.

Helen Dickinson, chief exec of the British Retail Consortium, said the 'job is far from done' when it comes to tackling a crime epidemic on the High Street.

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The conflict in the Middle East is beyond the government's control, but it can adapt domestic policies to address effects such as rising costs, says BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson

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More than half of roles could be hit and young shop workers in particular could lose out, trade body warns

Labour’s cost of living crackdown on the grocers misses the point — it is time for ministers to stop blaming Putin and Trump for their own failed policies

Two of Britain's best-known high street retailers have sounded the alarm over Labour's new workers' rights laws as youth unemployment soars.

New figures reveal sharp fall in footfall in Glasgow city centre footfall in aftermath of fire