Bira has welcomed a new £50m boost to help local authorities prepare high streets for reopening. High Streets Minister Simon Clarke announced the fund for councils to help their local high streets get safely back to business earlier this week. The Reopening High Streets Safely Fund will help local authorities in England introduce a range
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Bira CEO, Andrew Goodacre, is calling for small independent shops to reopen during the first phase of lifting lockdown restrictions outlined in government documents released on Tuesday May 11, saying: “Independent retail businesses can offer a safe shopping environment and will help keep people within their local communities”. Andrew says small shops help to keep
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The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is offering a free membership package to help businesses through the Covid-19 crisis. Independent retailers who sign up for the Coronavirus Membership Package can gain complimentary access to Bira member benefits for three months, in return for a nominal donation of £1, £5 or £10 to the Rainy Day
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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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The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has set out a package of temporary measures to support public services, people and businesses through this period of disruption caused by COVID-19. This includes a package of measures to support businesses including: A Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme; deferring VAT and Income Tax payments; a Self-employment Income Support
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The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is calling for the Treasury to set up an emergency business fund to help those affected by coronavirus. The plea comes as part of Bira’s statement to Chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of the Budget statement on March 11. Bira is calling for a number of measures to support small
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