Politicians don't listen to us, say store bosses By Calum Muirhead And Emily Hawkins Updated: 17:01 EST, 23 December 2023 e-mail 23 View comments The bosses of many of Britain’s biggest store chains have joined forces to call on the Government to provide urgent support for the High Street – including help on business rates and a clampdown on shoplifting. Stuart Machin, chief executive of Marks & Spencer, said this weekend that politicians neither ‘understand nor value’ the importance of the retail sector to the economy. He blasted ‘inaction’ and ‘increasing regulatory burdens’ for curbing investment in jobs and growth in the…
