Will the Minister provide an update on the publication of the strategic vision for retail?
I aim to launch the Shared Strategic Vision for the Retail Sector at the end of May.
I recently published a precursor to the Vision, a Position Statement for Retail, that clearly outlines the challenges facing the sector and its stakeholders and a commitment to developing a clear strategic vision for the future.
A vision that is led by Government, but which is developed with social partners and for the retail sector as a whole; its businesses, employers and workers.
The Vision will build upon this position statement and support a sustainable retail sector, one that will prosper and one where the profile of the sector’s employees will grow in stature. I want retail to become a career of choice that offers safe, fair, secure and rewarding work.