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The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) has commented on the disappointing retail sales figures for December. The association, which works with over 6,000 independent businesses of all sizes across the UK, has said they are ‘disappointed’ with the figures for the festive period which has been released by the Office …

The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) has urged shoppers to support their local high streets during the ongoing strike action, and asked for key stakeholders to settle their grievances soon. The association, which works with over 6,000 independent businesses of all sizes across the UK, has said the ongoing strike …

Bira CEO, Andrew Goodacre has issued the following review of 2022. 2022 has been quite a year with a new monarch, 3 Prime Ministers, political scandals, and inflation at levels we have not seen for 40 years. When we started this year we were still facing disruption from Covid in …

The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) has issued a comment on the recently released Ordnance Survey which analyses changes in high streets since 2020 across the UK. The report was compiled from 1.5 million records of mapping data, which shows a comprehensive quarterly survey of businesses, facilities and services operating …

BIRA is launching its Christmas window competition Winners will be awarded £500 bira direct credit or £205 towards Bira membership (to be used for one year’s membership for new members, or £205 off your next year’s renewal). How to enter Social Media – Make sure you’re following Bira on Facebook …

The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) has revealed more retailers will be boycotting Black Friday sales this year as the cost-of-living crisis hits. The association, which works with over 6,000 independent businesses of all sizes across the UK, once again surveyed its members, which are made up of single retail …

As Black Friday is approaching, the pressure from the media for consumers to take part shows no signs of slowing. Despite the rising cost of living, the promise of big discounts from large retailers is enticing in the run-up to the holiday season. It goes without saying that this pressure, …

The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) has welcomed the support from the Chancellor in the Autumn Statement announced on November 17. However, the group has also warned that tough times still lie ahead with consumer confidence declining. According to recent figures, UK inflation has hit 11.1% as energy bills and …

The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) has welcomed the latest shop vacancy rate figures which have shown a significant decrease in the last quarter. The report, released this week by the British Retail Consortium and Local Data Company, highlights: In the third quarter of 2022, the overall GB vacancy rate …

The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) has warned that the latest interest rate rise, the biggest increased in more than three decades, will dampen consumer confidence. The Bank of England has raised the base rate of interest by 0.75 % points and has said that the UK is already in …