Independent greeting card and gift retailers, Alasdair and Lydia Walker-Cox of Grace Cards and Books, have been served up a £1,000 fine for refusing to close during the latest lockdown of so-called non-essential shops.
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Bira has expressed ‘delight’ non-essential retail will be allowed to reopen in England from next Wednesday December 2. The comments follow Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s statement to the House of Commons on Monday, November 23. Following a second lockdown in England, all ‘non-essential’ retail was forced to shut from November 5 to December 2, inclusive.
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A new campaign backed by the British Allied Trades Federation (BATF), The Gift-ware, Jewellery Distribution, and British Travel Goods and Leather Accessories Associations was launched today by non-essential retailers to stop others exploiting lockdown loopholes through the global pandemic. The campaign aims to target authorities to challenge retailers that are taking advantage of the sale
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Now the UK is halfway through its second lockdown, many of us are beginning to tear our hair out with boredom. As a society, we’re used to a fast-paced life that’s packed full to the brim and now that’s been taken away again, it’s understandable that you might be feeling a little fed up with
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Basildon-based Publishing company, Offset Charity has today announced that it is assisting charities to continue selling its Christmas cards and gifts during lockdown by offering free online retail support. Offset Charity has rewritten its website to become a portal for charities’ online Christmas shops until the end of the year. Visitors can click on any
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The Garden Press Event is the latest exhibition to confirm that it will go digital next year, with a virtual event scheduled to run on March 3 2021. The Garden Press Event, now in its 16th year, is a unique one-day event specifically for the garden industry to showcase the latest products and stories exclusively
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