Shop for Britain!
April 6, 2021
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The Daily Mirror is bringing back its Shop For Britain campaign in an effort to rally shoppers by supporting local independent retailers once lockdown has
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The Cost of Lockdown to Retail: 188, 685 jobs and counting
April 5, 2021
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Research conducted by the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) has found shown that 188,685 retail jobs in the UK disappeared between the start of the
Shop Out to Help Out
March 29, 2021
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As our nation of shopkeepers gets ready to unlock after long months of closure over Christmas and key spring season occasions, campaign group, Save the
Extended opening for retailers when lockdown ends
March 27, 2021
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Communities Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has announced that shops will be able to stay open from Monday to Saturday until 10 pm when lockdown restrictions end
Ingka Centres acquires Aura Retail Podium and puts IKEA at its heart
March 25, 2021
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Ingka Centres and IKEA Canada (both part of Ingka Group) have announced plans to make IKEA more accessible to Torontonians with the retailer’s first downtown
Home & Gift will return to Harrogate in July
March 24, 2021
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Home & Gift organiser, Clarion Events, has announced that the exhibition will return to a live show format at its usual location in Harrogate from
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