Retail news round-up: Call for two-tier VAT system; looking for value; squeeze on non-essentials
As an incentive for people to shop in person and for online retailers to lease physical stores, international property firm Colliers International suggests that the government should create a two-tiered VAT system where shoppers would be charged 15% for purchases in stores and 22.5% for online transactions. Meanwhie, Tesco chief executive David Lewis has again