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 ...

All of the bakery chain's stores hit by an earlier technical glitch are now trading as normal, Greggs says. Source link

A demand for vinyl is credited with there being 122 more owner-run music shops than there were in 2014. Source link

Retail figures reveal a 3.4% sharp rise at the beginning of 2024 following December's record fall. Source link

The property became a Hyper Value in the 1980s and has been used as a cannabis factory. Source link

"It is not right that stores are able to prominently display vaping paraphernalia for all to see, such as in a shop window, often in bright, colourful packaging that ...

The supermarket buys the Paperchase brand but not its shops, leaving the future of 820 staff in doubt. Source link

The first half of 2023 will be particularly difficult, the British Retail Consortium predicts. Source link

It has been a tough year with more challenges to come, but some retailers are proving the fittest can survive. Source link