30 March 2020

£500mn extra support for Welsh companies

The Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford, has announced a new £500m fund to provide extra support to the Welsh economy, businesses and charities experiencing a sharp drop in trading as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, reports local news service, Wrexham.com The Economic Resilience Fund is aiming to “plug the gaps” in the UK Government’s support schemes already announced, […]

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Bira members lament lack of support from banks, which should “hang their heads in shame”

High street banks are failing to support small independent retailers in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, a new members’ survey by the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has revealed. Bira asked its members three key questions about the support they’ve received following the outbreak of coronavirus – and the results show a large majority

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Shock to the retail system as shops close and exhibitions are cancelled or postponed

Whilst many British retailers have welcomed measures such as rates relief, which might just enable them to survive the trauma of closing up for months this spring, across the pond some 47,000 American stores have pulled down their shutters and virtually all US retailers have informed landlords they will withhold or slash rents. For some

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