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Welsh Government Announce £20m Future Proofing Fund for Retail Businesses in Wales

21 Mar 2024

A number of organisations, including Bira (the British Independent Retailers’ Association), other trade associations, BIDs and unions have met with officials from the Welsh Government to... Read more…

High Street Faces 'Unprecedented Challenges' says Trade Association

21 Mar 2024

The British Independent Retailers’ Association (Bira) has reacted to data released by PwC and the Local Data Company exploring the state of the UK retail landscape.
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Greeting Card Association expresses concern on new evidence Royal Mail prioritising parcel deliveries over letters.

6 Mar 2024

The Greeting Card Association has reacted to a BBC Panorama programme lifting the lid on Royal Mail management prioritising parcel delivery over letters, which it says are in contradiction of... Read more…

Kate Bush named as Record Store Day ambassador.

4 Mar 2024

Pop star Kate Bush has been announced as an ambassador for this year's Record Store Day, on 20 April.
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Shortlist for Independent Bookshop of the Year 2024 revealed.

4 Mar 2024

The British Book Awards has announced its shortlist for Independent Bookshop of the Year. 
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Local Bike Shop Day 2024 confirmed for Saturday May 4th.

4 Mar 2024

The ACT is happy to confirm the date for Local Bike Shop Day 2024 as Saturday 4 May, the weekend of the early May Bank Holiday.
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New research reveals the best cities in the UK for independent retailers.

4 Mar 2024

Research by global fintech company SumUp has revealed the best cities in the UK for independent businesses.
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Rising costs continue to impact hair and beauty sector

21 Feb 2024

The latest quarterly State of the Industry survey from the National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF) shows that the recovery of the sector was slow and steady through 2023 and into January... Read more…

UK votes for its favourite pun-based shop name

21 Feb 2024

The UK has voted for its favourite pun-based shop name, and 'Sew It Seams' - a clothing alteration store in Belfast - has been awarded the top spot. 
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Town centre shops praise council for initiatives

21 Feb 2024

Businesses in the Devon town of Ottery St Mary have praised their local council for initiatives designed to help support them and boost trade.
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Oldest record shop in Liverpool reopens with museum to celebrate city's musical heritage.

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One of the North West’s oldest record shops has reopened after 14 months, creating a small museum to pay tribute to its long-standing musical connections with the city.

Liverpool music store

The Musical Box Record Shop in Tuebrook, Liverpool opened just after the end of the Second World War and is still going strong. To celebrate its longevity, and the impact it has had on the musical scene in the city, it has now transformed an upstairs room into a mini museum detailing its fascinating history.

The shop stocks an incredible 50,000 LPs, singles, CDs and cassettes - and was opened by Antiques Roadshow expert Wayne Colquhoun

He said: "All these things around us, they all tell stories of the history of Liverpool the musical city.

"It's a great institution which now, after trading 75 years, is restored for the next 75 years."

Tony Quinn, the shop’s owner, says young and old come into the shop for records.

"We have kids coming in with their families," he said. "They've got into records, they've got a record player, or they'll get one for Christmas, and they'll come and pick their favourite LPs.

"A lot of them they get off their mums and dads or they'll discover their own music, but it is cool to put a record on."

He added: "LPs have that special thing, they're always sealed up now down the side, so you get your thumb down the seam, pull it out, you put it on your record player, and you put the needle down and it's just wonderful."

The shop has been run by the same family since opening, with Diane Cain, Tony Quinn's mother, running the shop in its early days working alongside her mother.

One of her favourite anecdotes from the shop includes the world-famous Liverpool band The Beatles.

"In the cupboard we found 40 copies of the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour which had been hidden from my dear old dad because he used to go around saying 'don't go around ordering anymore of them Beatles, they'll never last'!" she said.

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