All The Fed (The Federation of Independent Retailers) articles
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NewsPembrokeshire retailer calls for UK-wide consistent deposit return scheme
Vince Malone has called for glass to be removed from Wales’ deposit return scheme
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NewsNorth East Fife MP hears from local independent retailers
Fed member Zaphar Iqbal met with Liberal Democrat MP Wendy Chamberlain last week
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Features and analysisScottish Fed members discuss trading issues with MSP Maurice Golden
Scottish Fed members met with Conservative MSP Maurice Golden last week
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NewsThe Fed says InPost’s carriage charge move shows it’s listening to retailers
InPost Newstrade has frozen the carriage charge for around half its UK customers
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NewsIndependent retailers enjoy a busy week of MP and PCC input
Retailers in Staffordshire and Cleveland met MPs in stores this week
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NewsWales’ rise in minimum alcohol price will 'hit retailers near English borders'
The Fed warns the 30% increase in MUP for alcohol in Wales will impact retailers trading near English borders
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NewsConcerns of independent retailers listed to Cardiff Central MS
Key Fed members met with Jenny Rathbone MS in a store last week
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NewsRetailers welcome reforms to restore visible neighbourhood policing
Retailers have “strongly welcomed” reforms aimed at restoring visible neighbourhood policing
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Features and analysisFed members share independent retail’s challenges with Stockport MP
Bhavna Patel is the latest Fed member to welcome her local MP to her store
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NewsThe Fed meets with MP Jim Shannon in County Down
Fed representatives met with Democratic Unionist MP Jim Shannon on Friday
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NewsWest Midlands PCC meets independent retailers over shop theft concerns
West Midlands PCC Simon Foster met with independent retailers to discuss ongoing efforts to tackle retail crime locally and further afield
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NewsThe Fed demands new Welsh government must act on retail crime
Retailers call for new Welsh government to bring in a £6,500 grant for stores to better fight crime and more
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NewsThe Fed welcomes funding extension for Retail Crime Taskforce in Scotland
The Fed welcomes continued funding for the Scottish Retail Crime Taskforce
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NewsFed members share challenges of independent retailers with local MP
Two Fed members met with Mid Cheshire Labour MP, Andrew Cooper, in Winsford on Friday
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NewsScottish retailers call for CCTV funding support from government
The Fed calls for grants to help retailers upgrade security systems as shoplifting increases 57% over 10 years
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NewsRetailers call for doubling of budget for police crackdown on Scottish retail crime
The Fed has called on ministers save the recently created taskforce and double its budget
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NewsHuge police funding boost planned for 2026 to keep town centres safe
Forces will receive up to £19.5bn to drive out crime and antisocial behaviour from town centres
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BlogChallenges and opportunities coming in 2026
National President of the Fed, Hetal Patel, discusses the challenges and opportunities facing independent retailers
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NewsCrime & Policing minister meets Fed officials to talk retail crime
Crime & Policing minister, Sarah Jones, met with The Fed on Monday
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NewsThe Fed’s vice president welcomes local Labour MP Tony Vaughan to his Kent store
Hemanshu Patel met MP Tony Vaughan at Saltwood General Stores in Kent on Friday


















