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NewsRetail trade bodies respond to latest food inflation figures
Two retail trade bodies have responded to the news food inflation figures remain at 1.3%
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NewsACS urges chancellor to back forecourts in Budget
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on the chancellor to support petrol forecourts in the upcoming Budget, as retailers face higher costs and falling in-store spend due to soaring pump prices
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NewsProperty agents Colliers highlight business rates concerns ahead of Budget
Colliers’ director John Webber speaks on the UK’s failing business rates system, and what could be done to fix it
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NewsBRC urges Government to address cost of living in next month’s Budget
The British Retail Consortium’s new data shows a drop in consumer confidence and spending.
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NewsFed joins calls for the Government to put indie retailers at the heart of its Budget agenda
The Fed’s national president has urged the Government to keep independent retailers front of mind for the next Budget
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NewsACS officially launches its Local Shop Report 2026 in Parliament
The ACS’s Heart of the Community Event took place in London this morning
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NewsIndependent retailers urge Chancellor to turn growth ambition into action
Bira welcomes chancellor John Healey’s growth ambitions but asks for business rate changes as well
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NewsGovernment overhauls business reporting bureaucracy
‘Pen-pushing paperwork’ and costly red tape in business gets an overhaul
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NewsACS’s Local Shop Report reveals tax and inflation as main forces impacting stores
Tricky headwinds for convenience retailers have grown over the past year, the latest ACS report reveals today
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NewsLocal shops call on Chancellor to act on cost of trading in October’s Budget
The ACS has called on Chancellor John Healey to take action on the key issues affecting convenience stores
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NewsIs giving local communities a say on the high street’s future a good idea?
A business leader has suggested wider consultation on the future of the high street could be fraught with issues
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NewsShav Taj MS meets with the Fed’s Welsh president in Cardiff
Mark Dudden met with his new Labour party Senedd Member Shav Taj in Cardiff last week
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NewsIndependent retailers call on Andy Burnham for fair rates reform
Bira’s latest podcast reveals a potential £6.5bn funding plan
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NewsThe Fed urges new government ministers to engage with independent retailers
The Fed’s president writes to new senior government figures highlighting the vital role of independent retailers
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NewsBank of England keeps interests rates unchanged at 3.75%
A credit card provider has provider has responded to today’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged
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NewsTrade bodies, vape retailers and more react to Andy Burnham’s new plan for high streets
Leading trade bodies, stores and vape retailers have responded to the new PM’s announcement of a rate cut in the hospitality sector
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NewsTrade bodies hope Andy Burnham’s electricity cost cut will translate to businesses
Leading trade bodies hope Andy Burnham’s move signals a wider range of cuts for businesses in the UK
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NewsIndustry reacts to appointment of UK’s fifth Prime Minister in four years, Andy Burnham
The retail industry has reacted to the appointment of Andy Burnham as Prime Minister today
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NewsAmex’s Barometer shows SME’s spend nearly twice the time on admin than growing businesses
New American Express report highlights the time pressures on on smaller businesses
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NewsACS says shops are making difficult decisions due to employment costs
ACS calls on Low Pay Commission to consider effect of employment cost rises on shops