There is increased regulatory interest worldwide in the retail sector. The most recent manifestation of this is the publication today of the UK Competition Commission inquiry into the competitiveness of the grocery retail sector. Recommendations include a compulsory code of practice between suppliers and retailers and measures to increase competition in local markets. The press [...]

Although we do not want to risk being too parochial in our reporting of news stories, it is unusual for a retail development question to make the front page of the FT. In today’s paper, Shopping Centres hit by funding downturn reports on the amount of retail developments being shelved across the UK and, on [...]