Why giving people more time could be one of the simplest ways to strengthen Britain’s independent high streets. Jackson Szabo, Portfolio Director, Spring & Autumn Fair, writes: The UK’s best independent retailers all have one thing in common. They give people a reason to stay a little longer. Whether it’s discovering the perfect gift, choosing
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Independent retailers across the UK are rethinking how they present artwork. Traditional gallery walls and static displays lost their pull. Shoppers now expect visual storytelling that connects products to place, culture, and something that feels real. Scottish landscapes, dramatic coastlines, shifting Atlantic light, have moved into the centre of that shift. Top image by British
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Autumn Fair, the UK’s leading marketplace for home, gift, and fashion, has revealed the first stage of its Retail Makeover Mission, an ambitious initiative designed to future-proof independent retailers and champion the innovation at the heart of the British high street. Following hundreds of applications, two outstanding winners – OSO Fashion Boutique in Salisbury and
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The Centre for Retail Research has revealed the devastating extent of losses to Britain’s high streets and town centres in ‘The Crisis in Retailing: Closures and Job Losses’. Whilst the research organisation claims that retailing in the western world has been in crisis for more than a decade, a toxic combination of sky-high rents, business
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The iconic Small Business Saturday campaign returns to the UK for the tenth year on 3 December; small business owners across the country are being encouraged to make the most of the spotlight, particularly as many enter the peak trading period amidst news that the UK has entered recession. Small Business Saturday celebrates small business
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The British Independent Retailers Association has welcomed the support from the Chancellor in the Autumn Statement announced today. However the group has also warned that tough times still lie ahead with consumer confidence declining. In the plans released on Thursday, 17 November, it was announced that National Living Wage will be increased by 9.7% to
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