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How the Budget impacts retail and next steps

Take a more thorough look at the Budget, how the OBR forecasts have been adjusted, costs associated with key policies and the role the BRC played pre Budget and what our next steps are.

BRC Retail Masters

The strategic leadership programme for senior retail leaders ready to lead at the very top. Four immersive days, built by retailers for retailers.

Cost of living, youth jobs and high streets top public Budget priorities

Cost of living pressures, youth unemployment and Britain’s productivity challenge are the public’s top priorities for the Budget

Sluggish sales as shoppers look for Budget boost

Retail sales growth remained subdued in September as households are still cautious with their spending ahead of expected rises in household bills and taxes.

BRC and DWP launch Opening Shift

Learn more about Opening Shift

Opening Shift is a retail work experience programme aiming to help thousands of young people take their first step into employment.

Retail targets 100,000 jobs to tackle youth unemployment

The BRC and the Department for Work and Pensions have launched Opening Shift, a scheme targeted at young people not in education, employment or training to help break the 'no experience, no job' doom loop.

Retail Job Champions

Political stakeholders support our 'Buy into Retail Jobs' campaign at our Parliamentary Reception.

Media Coverage of Opening Shift

The launch of Opening Shift gained wall to wall media coverage. BRC CEO, Helen Dickinson and DWP Secretary of State, Pat McFadden, both did broadcast interviews while the story also featured in national papers and the trades.

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