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Julie Holden, former national membership manager of Bira (British Independent Retailers Association) is the first in a raft of appointments for ShopAppy.com. ShopAppy.com is a website that was created to ‘revive British High Streets by providing an alternative to supermarkets and online retail giants, allowing customers to book events and …

The winners of the Excellence in Housewares Awards 2019 were announced last night (Wednesday October 3) during a ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. The victors of the event, which was organised by ‘Progressive Housewares’ magazine in conjunction with bira (British Independent Retailers Association), are: Retail Employee of …

Bira (British Independent Retailers Association) has written to Andrea Leadsom, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, calling for greater clarity on what Brexit will mean for the UK workforce. Bira said: ‘With many independent businesses relying heavily on foreign workers, the suggested £30,000 minimum salary threshold would …

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) and its insurance partner Towergate Insurance are offering one Bira member the chance to win £1,000 in cash. The prize draw is open to all retail members of the association – or those that join before December 2019. To be in with the chance …

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has joined forces with trade bodies including the BRC (British Retail Consortium) and the Association of Convenience Stores to urge the Treasury Select Committee to release the findings of its inquiry into business rates. Bira said: ‘With several of the MPs involved in the …

Following Boris Johnson’s appointment as Prime Minister, the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is challenging the government to resolve ‘some of the ongoing issues that are burdening independent retail businesses’. Bira is urging the new Prime Minister to: Find a Brexit solution that works for independent businesses. Bira said: ‘We …

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) confirmed today (Wednesday August 14) an investment in Mica, which will see the UK co-operative group of 50-plus DIY, hardware and garden shops join the association as a new division. Bira will become a major shareholder in Mica. Bira ceo Andrew Goodacre said: “This …

The latest quarterly sales figures reported by members of the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) show an average fall in sales of -2.94% compared with same three months in 2018. Scotland saw the sharpest fall in the UK compared with April, May and June in 2018. East Anglia was the …

Independent retailers came together at the OXO Tower in London earlier this month to celebrate the partnership of national online selling platform Down Your High Street (DYHS) and the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira). With workshop sessions from DYHS supporter Mark Hayes, stylist on ITV’s ‘Lorraine’ (a weekday morning, lifestyle …

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has acquired OSS Retail, formally known as the Oxford Summer School, from the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira). The move is part of BRC’s Better Jobs campaign and its ongoing commitment to repositioning retail as a career of choice. BRC said: ‘With the changing nature …