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‘Many independent retailers are ready to reopen now’, says Bira CEO

The CEO of The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) Andrew Goodacre has said many independent retailers are ready to reopen…

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Choosing the right location for your business

How is your current business address performing? Is it helping or hindering your growth? You may not need to look…

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Fewer closures, more openings for high street retail

There were more high street retail businesses opening and fewer closing in the first half of 2017, according to a…

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Independent High Street retailers boom while national chains fall

Data released recently by The Local Data Company (LDC) and British Independent Retailers Association (bira) shows that traditional independent shops…

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Number of independent retailers rises

Data released by LDC and British Independent Retailers Association (bira) has shown that traditional independent retailers opened more shops than were…

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Budget a ‘disaster’ for pet stores, says new PIF Chair

The newly appointed chair of the Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has spoken out against the recent budget, calling it a…

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Shop closures at lowest level in five years

The rate of store closures in the UK fell from 16 closures per day in 2014 to 14 closures per…

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UK retail could lose 900,000 jobs by 2025

There may be as many as 900,000 fewer jobs in retail by 2025, according to a new report published by…

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Independents’ Day campaign set for July 4

The National Skills Academy for Retail and People 1st has launched its 4th annual Independents’ Day campaign. Celebrating the contribution…

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Nationwide Easter egg hunt planned to tackle declining footfall

Fifty-six UK towns will launch the ‘Enjoy an Independent Easter’ campaign on 23 March in a bid to encourage more…

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