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Miles DavisDevon political reporter, Newton AbbotBBCHayley Kyte has been put off expanding her business because of rising ratesIndependent traders in a Devon town are deeply concerned about an increase ...

Rachel ClunBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesRiver Island has been given the green light to close 33 stores across the UK after the High Court approved the fashion retailer's restructuring ...

Four fire engines and an aerial platform are being used to tackle the fire on a vessel at Albert Dock in HullCrews from Humberside Fire and Rescue are tackling ...

Faarea MasudBBC Business reporterGetty ImagesStruggling budget chain Poundland has been sold for £1 and now faces a shake-up which could see up to 100 stores close, the BBC understands.Its ...

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentBBCShops and services may have to be forced to accept cash in the future to help protect vulnerable people who rely on it, MPs have ...

Supermarkets will be banned from displaying unhealthy snacks near tills or on their website homepages from next year after the Senedd narrowly approved obesity-tackling plans.The new rules mean junk ...

BBCThe number of people going to shops has fallen for the second year in a row, according to a leading data monitor, after the year ended on a "drab ...

BBCCynthia Binks has owned her wool shop in Aberystwyth's high street for almost 40 years and feels she shouldn't have to pay more in business rates than chain storesBusinesses ...

BBCWill and Emily Lee sell their local ice-cream on Gloucester dockside, in a food court that is entirely made up of independent tradersThere’s one in every town centre. The ...

Election issues: ‘Crime, rats and shops shutting down’It's Thursday lunchtime on the high-street in Erith, south-east London, and it's eerily quiet. The man running a fruit and veg stall ...

Sainsbury's response has been to focus heavily on its food, which accounts for about three-quarters of its business, and it said it has spent £780m over the past three ...