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A new trading platform hopes to help indies recover from pandemic

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has launched a new platform that hopes to aid independent retailers in their pandemic recovery. Set to launch for customers in February 2022, Neartoo will act as a national trading platform to provide retailers with a new way of selling online, with the goal of helping them to build their...

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Short-term relief, long-term concern: Independent retailers on the government’s Covid-19 measures

It has been three weeks to the day since the UK government announced the immediate closure of all ‘non-essential’ stores in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus, a move that, while undoubtedly necessary, meant certain and unprecedented distruption for businesses across the country. To minimise the economical impact of the lockdown, the...