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...“Customers who bought dairy, margarine, fish and vegetables — all typically own-brand lines — will have found lower prices compared to last month,” said Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the BRC....
...Helen Dickinson, BRC chief executive, said: “Dismal weather and disappointing sales led to a depressing start to spring for retailers, even accounting for the change in timing of Easter.”...
...“Rising geopolitical tensions will also add to uncertainty and costs in supply chains,” said Dickinson....
...The data was “good news for consumers”, said Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the BRC....
...Some companies have also warned that crime is squeezing profits....
...Helen Dickinson, BRC chief executive, said the latest figures indicated that prices were “showing signs of normalising, providing relief to households” after the cost of living crisis....
...“Consumer demand was dampened by the wettest February on record, translating into a poor month of retail sales growth,” said BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson....
...“Weak consumer demand led retail sales growth to slow,” said BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson....
...BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said the fall resulted from retailers competing “fiercely to bring prices down for customers ahead of Christmas”....
...Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the BRC, said households had “reason to celebrate as food inflation fell for the eighth consecutive month thanks to retailers’ efforts to bring down prices in the run-up...
...Simon Dickinson’s son, Milo Dickinson, is joining the gallery as managing director....
...The slowdown was driven by “easing input costs for energy and fertiliser while retailers competed fiercely to keep prices down”, said BRC’s chief executive Helen Dickinson....
...He will replace Alan Dickinson. Heka Advisors has appointed Cyrus Shabi as a partner. Shabi was previously global co-head of the building materials investment banking group at Citi....
...offices and factories will collectively see their annual business rates bill increase by about £1.66bn as a result of the Autumn Statement, according to real estate intelligence firm Altus Group Helen Dickinson...
...Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, which represents the retail sector, said the largest chains that provided “the lion’s share of employment, investment and low-cost essentials...
...BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said discount event Black Friday boosted sales in early November but that “the momentum failed to hold throughout the month, as many households held back on Christmas...
...“The festive period failed to make amends for a challenging year of sluggish retail sales growth, as weak consumer confidence continued to hold back spending,” Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British...
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...“Even though intestacy rules have been updated over the years, they are absolutely predicated on the idea of spouses and children,” said Fionnuala Kenny a partner at law firm Hill Dickinson....
...This was the backdrop against which chief officer Melanie Dickinson sold just over £300,000 in shares, at an average price of 248p....
...For example, law firm Womble Bond Dickinson is using generative AI software tools for brainstorming ideas and drafting documents....
...Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the trade body, said that while a weaker pound and emerging trade frictions had led to higher price growth for imported goods, “prices for some domestically produced foods...
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...“We expect some global commodity prices to rise again as a result and food prices will be slower to fall,” said Dickinson....
...Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, which represents the sector, said: “We are seeing organised gangs threatening staff with weapons and emptying stores....
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