Independents’ Day UK, in association with Maybe*, is a campaign that exists to support and promote independent retail businesses across the UK all year round, but with an annual focus on 4 July. Independents …
UK high street to be protected from aggressive rent collection
High street shops and other companies under strain will be protected from aggressive rent collection and asked to pay what they can during the Coronavirus pandemic. Key points Government …
Vacant Abingdon town centre shops halved in 12 months
As the number of vacant and available units in Abingdon town centre reached fourteen, Vale of White Horse District Council created a scheme aimed to help improve the town centre by reducing the number …
‘Purple Tuesday’ – the UK’s first accessible shopping day
Nearly one in every five people in the UK has a disability or impairment. Their collective spending power – named the 'Purple Pound' – is worth £249 billion to the UK economy. However, there …