Fortnightly Comms Call - 10 March 2026
The BRC Corporate Affairs Community brings together communications, public affairs, and corporate relations professionals from across the retail industry to stay ahead of the policy landscape and coordinate our collective voice.
This community call provides regular updates to align on key messaging, the media issues of the week, and journalist enquiries, it also looks at BRC’s campaigning and lobbying activity, insight into emerging policy developments, and a forum for members to share priorities, challenges, and best practice.
Who Should Attend
- Corporate affairs, public affairs, and communications leads across member organisations
- Press, media, and external relations professionals involved in shaping narrative and messaging
- Anyone in a member organisation who contributes to or oversees political engagement, campaigning strategy, or corporate communications
Agenda
BRC coverage
- Brief overview of key BRC campaigning coverage over past fortnight
Proactive Messaging
- This fortnight's proactive issues
News
- Key dates over next fortnight
Parliament
- What's going on in Parliament over next fortnight
Reactive Issues
- Discuss key reactive issues of the next fortnight
Enquiries
- Opportunity for members to raise enquiries they have recently received, and share intel
Journalists Moves / Learnings
- Sharing intel on where journalists have moved to, any stories they are interested in
Social Media
- BRC activity over next two weeks and how members can get involved
Public Affairs Update
Devolved Update
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