The owner of a popular online gift shop has announced she is due to open her first ever in-person store in Ormskirk this August. Local resident, Michelle Henriksen, who has owned an online gifting company since 2014, will be opening “Personalised Gifts Ormskirk” to the public from 20th August 2022, and says the shop is
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According to data presented by Finbold, United Kingdom Black Friday 2021 sales are projected to grow 21.7% on a year-over-year basis from £2.78 billion to £3.39 billion. Despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, sales increased 10.1% between 2019 and 2020 from £2.53 billion to £2.78 billion. Brits are expected to spend a total of
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The British Independent Retailer Association (Bira) has said it is ‘pleased’ the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a 50% business rates discount for one year in his Autumn Statement today (Wednesday, October 27, 2021). The discount, which is worth up to £110,000 for retail and hospitality businesses, was one of several pledges made by
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According to the Office of National Statistics, retail sales volumes fell by 0.2% in September 2021, pulled down by lower sales in non-food stores as household goods stores sales volumes fell by 9.3% compared with August. Non-food stores as a whole saw monthly sales volumes fall by 1.4% in September 2021 and were 1.7% below
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Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced today that non-essential retail in England could reopen from April 12. Boris Johnson set out his exit roadmap from lockdown restrictions which includes a four-phase easing of restrictions starting with all pupils returning to school on March 8. From March 29, outdoor gatherings of either six people or two households
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The increase in online sales instigated by the global coronavirus pandemic has prompted Amazon to announce it would no longer ship what it considers to be ‘non-essential items’ in Italy and France and Amazon UK has been making similar noises as delivery drivers plead with the public to stop ordering non-essential items and fear warehouses
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