Are you Brexit-ready?
August 5, 2019
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The Treasury Committee might have set aside £108mn of its £2.1mn budget to “promote and support businesses to ensure they are ready for Brexit”, but
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Celebrating Down Your High Street
August 5, 2019
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Independent retailers recently united in London to celebrate the ongoing success of the national online selling platform, Down Your High Street (DYHS), where they were
Lily Belle jewellery moves into wholesale
August 4, 2019
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Popular online jewellery brand Lily Belle is now available for wholesale. The stretch bead bracelets have been a huge hit online and with celebrities such
Running on empty
August 4, 2019
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According to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI), 15.9% of all shops and retail outlets in the UK now lie empty
Alastair Fisher is new BHETA president
August 4, 2019
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The joint managing director of Taylor’s Eye Witness, Alastair Fisher, was selected as president of the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA)
EU anti-trust regulators investigate Amazon
July 17, 2019
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The BBC has reported that EU anti-trust regulators have opened an investigation into Amazon, following a series of allegations that it has been misusing “sensitive
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