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Get ready to celebrate independent Record Store Day

18 Apr 2024

Independent record stores around the country are preparing to celebrate all things vinyl for this year’s Record Store Day on Saturday April 20th. 
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Indies encouraged to put themselves forward for Retail Business of the Year award.

18 Apr 2024

BIRA, the British Independent Retailers Association, has announced its partnership with this year’s SME National Business Awards., joining the 2024 awards as a leading sponsor, backing... Read more…

Family-run Polesworth fish and chip shop celebrates 40 years in business with half-price chips.

18 Apr 2024

A Midlands fish and chip shop is celebrating 40 years in business and offering half-price chips to mark the milestone.
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Assault of shop workers to be made specific criminal offence

18 Apr 2024

Assaulting a shop worker is to be made a separate criminal offence in England and Wales as part of a government response to a wave of retail crime. 
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New stores helping Cardiff arcades buck retail trends.

18 Apr 2024

Eleven new businesses that have opened in the last year in the historic arcades of Cardiff city centre’s Morgan Quarter, made up of the Morgan and Royal arcades, have helped the arcades... Read more…

Study highlights impact of rising staff costs for convenience retailers.

3 Apr 2024

Research by the University of Stirling and the Scottish Grocers’ Federation has shed light on the impact of rising staff costs on the convenience retail sector in Scotland.
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Independent department stores hitting a sweet spot on local high streets.

3 Apr 2024

With large national chains increasingly disappearing from the high street, Drapers magazine has been looking at how independent department stores are stepping up their offerings to... Read more…

Entries open for 2024 Baking Industry Awards

2 Apr 2024

The Baking Industry Awards return for their 37th year and are once again ready to recognise and reward the very best people, products, and businesses in the sector. The awards showcase the... Read more…

Family-owned cycle shop celebrates 90 years trading in Walsall.

2 Apr 2024

Walsall's cycling community has been celebrating a family-owned business which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year.
 
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Payment-processing outages at UK retailers raise reliability issues for cashless transactions.

2 Apr 2024

Recent payment disruptions at supermarkets and fast-food outlets have raised questions on the need for improved reliability.
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Help to Grow Webinar: How SMEs can innovate, grow & drive recovery

Posted on in Business News, Cycles News, Political News

Join webinarthe Secretary of State for the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy, Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, for the next in a series of live panel discussions on 23rd June at 10:30 AM.

The panel will discuss how UK SMEs and startups can scale-up, becoming vital engines of growth, innovation and social value across the UK. This is a unique chance to hear the experiences of some of the UK's top business leaders, with members of the panel sharing their experience and thoughts on enterprise & entrepreneurship.

The panel:

Debbie Wosskow OBE - Founder of LoveHomeSwap and co-founder of AllBright

Former CEO of Love Home Swap, a subscription-based home exchange business, which she sold for $53m in 2017. She also co-founded AllBright, a club and community that celebrates and connects women at work.

Marta Krupinska - Cofounder of Azimo & Head of Google for Startups UK

Founded Azimo, a global money transfer platform in 2012. In 2018 she joined Google as Head of Google for Startups UK, a role in which she works with high potential tech start-ups.

Laura Tenison MBE - Founder and Managing Director of JoJo Maman Bébé

Founded JoJo Maman Bébé in 1993 & over the last 28 years has grown the Newport, Wales based company to become one of the UK's leading maternity wear and baby clothing retailers.

Professor Nigel Locket - Professor of Entrepreneurship at University of Strathclyde

A senior academic and serial entrepreneur. He also has over 25 years of experience as a company director, with a track record in managing start-ups & social enterprises.

Byron Dixon OBE - Founder & CEO of Micro-Fresh

Beginning his career as a lab technician, Byron founded Micro-Fresh after he developed a way of preventing mould growing on household products and his since grown the company to global sales of over £10m.

Sign up here to submit your questions to the panel in advance. You will also be given exclusive access to the event, with the opportunity to submit questions live, as the event goes on.

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