Bira
This coverage focuses on Bira (British Independent Retailers Association) and its work representing independent retailers, including those in the UK petcare industry. Pet Gazette reports on Biraโs policy updates, advocacy efforts, market insights, and support initiatives for independent pet shops and related businesses. Our coverage provides pet trade professionals with information on industry challenges, opportunities, and resources available through Bira to strengthen retail performance and competitiveness.
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Jun- 2021 -11 JuneGovernment & Legislation
Bira calls for extension of Govโs TCR scheme
Bira is calling for an extension in the government’s Trade Credit Reinsurance (TCR) scheme. CEO of Bira, Andrew Goodacre said the removal of the scheme as planned on June 30, 2021, could โnot come at a worse time for independent retailersโ. In May, the government announced the temporary TCR scheme…
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Mar- 2021 -5 MarchTrade Organisations
Bira urges Sunak to extend business rates relief for full year
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is appealing to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend the 100% business rates relief in England for a full year. The plea follows a decision by the government in Wales earlier this week to give retailers 100% rates relief until next March. In February, Scotland…
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Feb- 2021 -16 FebruaryCoronavirus
BIRA calls on government for โclear exit planโ out of lockdown
The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) is calling for the UK government to make a clear exit plan out of lockdown for the sector, with Andrew Goodacre CEO of the group stating that โretail continues to be and always has been a safe placeโ.ย The plea comes one week ahead…
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Aug- 2020 -21 AugustRetailing
Road closures are โaccelerating the decline of the high streetโ, says Bira
Local authorities across the UK are โaccelerating the decline of the high streetโ with โunnecessaryโ road closures, according to Bira. The group said it has been โinundatedโ with calls from concerned businesses that post-lockdown accessibility issues are โsignificantly impacting tradeโ. Bira said it is now working hard to help address…
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14 AugustRetailers
Extra support needed for retailers to meet rent demands, says Bira
โPositive actionโ is needed to help retail businesses meet rent demands as they continue to recover from the Covid-19 crisis, The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has said. It comes as the British Retail Consortiumโs (BRC) proposed for a Property Bounceback Grant, after exclusive research revealed independent retailers were concerned…
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Jul- 2020 -30 JulyRetailers
New grants to be made available for small businesses
Grants totalling ยฃ20m are to be made available to small businesses, the government announced today (July 30). Thousands of smaller businesses in England are set to benefit from the new government funding to help them recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Small and medium sized businesses will have…
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22 JulyRetailers
Bira urges PM to โgive us back our high streetsโ
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to intervene and โgive us back our high streetsโ. In an exclusive Bira survey, three quarters (75%) of independent retailers said trade is being โdetrimentally impactedโ by lockdown road closures. The survey revealed that two thirds (66.1%)…
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21 JulyRetailers
Bira backs plans for tougher shoplifting penalties
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has welcomed government plans to take a tougher stance on shoplifting. Home Secretary Priti Patel recently announced the Government would be writing to police chiefs to advise that shoplifters stealing items to the value of ยฃ200 should be prosecuted. The decision follows a major…
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9 JulyRetailers
Bira โdisappointedโ mini-budget does โnot help indie retailersโ
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has expressed its โdisappointmentโ that Chancellor Rishi Sunakโs mini-budget does not โdirectly help retail business ownersโ. Sunak announced a raft of further measures to support the recovery of the economy following the coronavirus lockdown, in Parliament yesterday (8 July). Features of the budget included…
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2 JulyRetailers
Increased road closures โdetrimentalโ to high street trade, says Bira
Increasing numbers of road closures are a further barrier for shoppers to return to the high street, says the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira). Bira is raising concerns after members in coastal resorts highlighted the problem when roads were closed as โtourists flocked to beaches during lockdown last weekโ. Andrew…
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