British Retail Consortium

British Retail Consortium
AbbreviationBRC
Formation1946; 80 years ago (1946)
Merger ofBritish Retailers' Association, Retail Consortium
Legal statusNot for profit company
PurposeTo make a positive difference to the retail industry and the customers it serves
LocationLondon, UK
Region served
UK
Members200 retailers
Chief Executive
Helen Dickinson OBE
Websitewww.brc.org.uk

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is a trade association for retail businesses in the United Kingdom.

History

The British Retail Consortium was formed in January 1992 with the merger of the British Retailers' Association and the Retail Consortium. In 1998, it produced the first edition of the BRC Food Technical Standard and Protocol for food suppliers, which has been widely adopted[citation needed].

BRC went on to produce other global standards, which became a separate brand and were sold to the LGC Group in 2016.

Functions

It campaigns for the retail industry and act as a voice for retail companies. It campaigns and influences the government and acts as a provider of retail information. The BRC works with its members to shape debates and influence issues and opportunities[citation needed].

Campaigns

The BRC has backed a Private Members’ Bill that aims to protect shop workers and deter criminals by introducing stronger criminal penalties for offenders attacking shop workers and reviewing the sentencing guidelines for assault.

References

  1. 1 2 "About BRC". BRC. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Boxall, Guy J. (1996). New Card Technologies in Retail Banking: Competition and Collaboration in the 1990s (PDF) (MPhil). Open University. p. 147. doi:10.21954/ou.ro.0000f7aa.
  3. 1 2 "The British Retail Consortium". BRCfoodsafety.com. 31 May 2020. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Private Members' Bill Ballot presents Opportunity to Protect Shop Workers". BRC. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.