Work Streams

The Retail Sector Council has established industry-led working groups to complete analysis and make recommendations on specific priority areas. The priority areas for our sector – under an overarching theme of “Productivity and Growth” – to be considered over the next two years (2019 -2021) are:

Business costs [lead: Richard Pennycook]

• Work stream live 
• The work plan for this working group can be downloaded below. 
• RSC has launched a new survey investigating costs burdening the industry such as business rates. The findings from the survey will be used to identify recommendations to support retail. You can take part here.

Skills and lifelong learning [lead: Doug Gurr] 

• Work stream live 
• The proposal for this working group can be downloaded below.

Employment [lead: Helen Dickinson]

Starting H2 2019

Industrial Strategy [lead: Sir Charlie Mayfield]

Starting H2 2019

Circular economy [lead: Victoria Robertshaw]

Starting H1 2020

Consumer protection [lead: Ursula Lidbetter]

Starting H2 2020  

Focusing on these priority areas ensures that the Council will have a positive impact on the sector; develop a strong evidence-based and effective outcomes that both serve the interests of the sector, consumers, and the wider community, and support the UK government in meeting its short- and long-term challenges and priorities.

Click below to download the terms of reference for the priority areas for the Retail Sector Council's work.